VA Seeks Comments on Suicide Prevention Grant Paperwork Renewal
Published Date: 5/13/2026
Notice
Summary
The VA is renewing its paperwork for the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, which helps communities support veterans at risk of suicide. This means organizations applying for or renewing grants will keep submitting forms to show how they’re helping and following rules. If you’re involved, get ready to send your feedback by June 12, 2026, so the program can keep saving lives smoothly and smartly.
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3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Veterans must complete required suicide risk and mental health screenings
Veterans enrolled in services funded by the SSG Fox SPGP must undergo eligibility screening using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) and baseline mental health screening that includes Social Economic Status (SES), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWS), and Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL-12). The notice lists participant-facing burdens such as Form 10-317c (Participant Satisfaction Survey) with an estimated 5,000 respondents and 1,250 hours annually.
Grantees must keep filing detailed grant forms
Organizations that apply for or hold SSG Fox SPGP grants must continue submitting application, renewal, and compliance forms (VA Forms 10-315a-b and 10-316b-e). For example, Form 10-315a (Application) estimates 360 respondents with an average burden of 35 hours each (12,600 hours annually), and Form 10-315b (Renewal) estimates 90 respondents with an average burden of 10 hours each (900 hours annually).
Reporting streamlined but total burden rises
VA consolidated Performance Reports into a single form submitted twice per year and requires only one Annual Financial Report, but overall the program reports an increase in respondents and total annual burden to 31,166 hours and Total Annual Number of Responses of 54,525. The Intake Form was split into two forms with the same total burden, and several forms were updated for clarity.
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