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Homeless Veterans Programs: Bed Capacity, Service, and Communication Gaps Challenge the Grant and Per Diem Program

GAO-07-1265T Published: Sep 27, 2007. Publicly Released: Sep 27, 2007.
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The Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs asked GAO to discuss its recent work on the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem (GPD) program. GAO reported on this subject in September 2006, focusing on (1) VA's estimates of the number of homeless veterans and transitional housing beds, (2) the extent of collaboration involved in the provision of GPD and related services, and (3) VA's assessment of program performance.

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Data collectionEligibility determinationsstate relationsHomelessnessHousingHousing programsPerformance appraisalProgram evaluationState programsVeteransVeterans benefitsProgram goals or objectives