---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 21.442"
title: "38"
number: "21.442"
heading: "VEPFS grants—general."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/21.442"
---

# §21.442. VEPFS grants—general.

- (a) VA may award a VEPFS grant only to an eligible entity selected under [§ 21.446](/cfr/38/21.446.md).
- (b) The amount of Federal funding available to be awarded in a VEPFS grant will be specified in the NOFA.
- (c) A VEPFS grant will be awarded for a minimum and maximum number of years that is specified in the VEPFS grant agreement, beginning on the date on which the VEPFS grant is awarded, with the availability of no-cost extensions.
- (d) As a condition of receiving a VEPFS grant, a recipient will be required to provide matching funds from non-Federal sources equal to or greater than the amount of Federal grant funds awarded, to be combined with the amount of Federal grant funds awarded and used as specified in [§ 21.443](/cfr/38/21.443.md).
- (e) **A VEPFS grant award is not a Veterans' benefit.** Decisions of the Secretary are final and not subject to the same appeal rights as decisions related to Veterans' benefits.

## Notes

### Amendments

[81 FR 52775, Aug. 10, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 37755, June 24, 2020]

### Source

Source: 81 FR 52775, Aug. 10, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), chs. 18, 31, and as noted in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[81 FR 52775, Aug. 10, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 37755, June 24, 2020]