Number of Homeless Veterans and VA Beds by State

The following table shows the number of beds funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program in each state compared to the estimated number of homeless veterans reported in each state. This information was taken from the 2006 VA CHALENG Report. The entire report can be found at http://www1.va.gov/homeless/page.cfm?pg=17.

Per Diem funds under the Grant and Per Diem Program are awarded, on a competitive basis, to community-based programs that offer supportive housing and services to homeless veterans. Notices of funding availability are published in the Federal Register, usually in the spring. The program funding level is determined internally by the VA after Congress approves appropriations each year. For more information about the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, go to: http://www1.va.gov/homeless/page.cfm?pg=3.

State	Funded  Beds	Homeless Veterans
AK	0	600
AL	42	824
AR	40	850
AZ	199	3,970
CA	1,875	49,724
CO	102	1,203
CT	103	5,000
DC	43	2,500
DE	15	550
FL	430	18,910
GA	165	3,297
HI	118	800
IA	56	547
ID	10	500
IL	136	2,197
IN	108	1,200
KS	47	601
KY	115	425
LA	150	9,950
MA	378	1,700
MD	241	3,300
ME	0	100
MI	139	3,513
MN	23	523
MO	82	3,325
MS	60	1,579
MT	17	232
NC	182	1,659
ND	0	1,000
NE	12	770
NH	36	257
NJ	142	6,500
NM	30	860
NV	201	4,715
NY	274	21,147
OH	261	1,710
OK	27	500
OR	159	5,891
PA	332	2,784
RI	23	175
SC	110	1,375
SD	42	170
TN	241	2,844
TX	233	15,967
UT	145	530
VA	86	870
VT	10	30
WA	167	6,800
WI	209	828
WV	41	347
WY	31	98
PR	12	80
TOTAL	7,700	195,827