Active — mandatory September 10 TA gate completed; eligible attendees only
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 10, 2026
Maryland Department of Veterans & Military Families
Maryland FY27 Veterans Service Animal Program Grants — Mental Health & Suicide Prevention
Maryland DVMF is accepting FY27 Veterans Service Animal Program applications from qualified Maryland-based 501(c)(3) service/support animal and equine-therapy organizations. The program anticipates $211,930 statewide, with applications due October 2, 2026 by 3:00 PM. The mandatory September 10 Technical Assistance call has ended; direct applicants should continue only if they satisfied that attendance gate unless DVMF formally announces an exception or reopening. Atlas also flags the NOFA's unresolved $21,190 versus $12,000 per-application ceiling conflict.
Required next actionThe mandatory September 10 Technical Assistance call has ended. Only organizations that attended that required session should continue preparing a direct FY27 application unless DVMF publishes a formal exception or reopening. Eligible attendees should resolve the NOFA's conflicting $21,190 versus $12,000 request ceilings using any clarification issued during or after the call, verify Maryland-based 501(c)(3) status and ADI accreditation or PATH/EAGALA eligibility, prepare two current signed Letters of Support, evidence-based need/outcomes, evaluation tool, budget and online application, and submit by October 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM. The NOFA does not state a timezone for the application cutoff.