GETTING STARTED: Please read “New Grant Requirements and Process Changes ( ) Document before proceeding. While grant applications are accepted every quarter, we encourage applicants to consider applying during periods when available funding is greater, as well as to seek additional sources of revenue or support

Approval of grants is always subject to available funds. Meanwhile, the volume of qualified and quality Veterans' Cash Grant applications has steadily increased. Please note that April through November of each year is typically a low funding period, as the annual Veterans' Cash game runs begins in November and is complete about February of the following year. Post-traumatic stress disorder research or treatment.Organizations that provide services in the following 6 categories are encouraged to apply for a Veterans' Cash grant: Grants to individuals are not awarded under this program. Eligibility is open to Government agencies, not-for-profits, veterans’ organizations and tax-exempt entities currently providing veterans’ assistance or wishing to expand to veterans’ assistance. Since 2006, nearly 300 organizations have shared over $13 million in funding.įor more information about the Illinois Lottery, please visit Veterans' Cash Grantsġ00 percent of the Veterans' Cash lottery ticket proceeds go to support Illinois veterans. On a quarterly basis, IDVA's Veterans' Cash Grant Committee reviews applications and awards grants to groups that help address PTSD, homelessness, health insurance costs, long-term care, disability benefits, and employment. The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs awards these funds in the form of Veterans' Cash Grants.

Since then, Veterans' Cash has awarded more than $13.3 million in grants statewide to veterans' organizations that provide vital services, including job training, housing assistance, and post-traumatic stress treatment. It was the first lottery game in the United States to designate 100 percent of net proceeds to veterans. The first Veterans' Cash ticket was launched in 2006.

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