County Veteran Service Officer (CVSO) Grant

The County Veteran Service Officer (CVSO) Grant is one of four local government grant types offered by the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA). On the source page, WDVA explains that its local government grants are designed to support county veteran service offices, tribal veteran assistance, county transportation support services for disabled veterans, and local municipalities that provide services benefiting veterans. Within that set of programs, the CVSO Grant is specifically identified as the grant that provides assistance to county veterans service offices. The official grant name presented in the source is County Veteran Service Officer (CVSO) Grant. The stated purpose of this grant is to improve services to county veterans. The source says that the program provides grants to county veterans service offices for the improvement of services to county veterans, which makes the intended use clear at a high level even though the page does not list detailed budget categories, allowable expense line items, unallowable costs, or performance measures. Based on the source text, the funding is directed to county veterans service offices rather than to private organizations or the public at large. The page does not describe any special spending restrictions, indirect cost rules, reimbursement procedures, reporting requirements, or period of performance. The funding range is stated directly on the page. The grants are between $12,300 and $18,800, and the source explains that the amount is based on county population. No total program funding amount is given, and the number of anticipated awards is not stated. The page also does not mention any required cash match, in-kind contribution, or cost share. Because the source does not present a matching requirement, there is no basis to state that applicants must provide matching funds. Similarly, the page does not provide application scoring criteria, review standards, award announcement timing, or post-award obligations. Eligibility is implied by the program description and the recipient type named in the grant title and summary. The grant is for county veterans service offices, and the broader WDVA page describes these offerings as grants for local government. That means the eligible applicant group for this opportunity is county-level government entities operating county veterans service offices. The source does not extend eligibility to nonprofits, tribal organizations for this specific grant, municipalities generally, or individuals under this specific program entry. It also does not identify sub-state restrictions within Wisconsin, so the program appears to operate on a statewide basis for the relevant county offices rather than being limited to named counties. The application timeline is clearly stated on the page. The application window is marked OPEN, and the source states that the window to apply is open from Monday, March 30, 2026 through Friday, May 15, 2026. The page also includes a submission action, telling applicants to click the provided link to start the CVSO Grant Application. That indicates an online application pathway, but the page does not describe the platform name, required attachments, narrative questions, registration prerequisites, or any pre-application step such as a letter of intent or concept paper. No separate question deadline, technical assistance session, or mandatory webinar is mentioned in the provided text. The source is brief, so many standard grant administration details remain unspecified. No contact person, email address, or phone number is listed in the provided content. No PDF guidelines link is shown in the provided text, and no recurrence language such as annual or quarterly is stated for this particular grant entry. As a result, the opportunity can be described accurately as a currently open state grant from WDVA for county veterans service offices in Wisconsin, with awards ranging from $12,300 to $18,800 based on county population, and an application period running from March 30, 2026 through May 15, 2026.