Face the Fight® Awards $16.5 Million in New Grants to Strengthen Community-Driven Veteran Suicide Prevention

Face the Fight®, a life-saving initiative dedicated to dramatically reducing veteran suicide, today announced $16.5 million in grants to 27 nonprofit organizations nationwide. These investments highlight the power of collaboration and community connection in helping veterans thrive during and after their military service.

Launched in 2023 by USAA, Reach Resilience, and the Humana Foundation, Face the Fight brings together a coalition of organizations to reduce veteran suicide. Over 355,000 lives have been impacted through Face the Fight-funded programs, including 245,000 veterans screened, and over 40,000 veterans have received care to date. Face the Fight’s efforts are projected to save more than 6,500 veteran lives by 2032.

“Through these grants, Face the Fight is investing in nonprofit partners that bring communities together to support veterans where it matters most. By strengthening peer networks rooted in shared strength, where veterans both give and receive support, we can expand access to proven resources,” said Dr. Katy Dondanville, Chief Scientific Advisor, Face the Fight.

Face the Fight’s Strategic Priority Areas Match Grantees’ Work

Face the Fight grantees employ evidence-informed strategies — solutions that are proven to save lives — that can be scaled across the country and focus on one or more of Face the Fight’s strategic priority areas:

• Identifying and supporting veterans at risk
• Strengthening access and delivery of clinical care
• Creating protective environments

To date, the initiative has awarded more than $41.5 million to projects that strengthen peer support networks, expand access to care, and foster environments where veterans feel supported and empowered.

Onward Ops and Team RWB: Supporting Veterans in Transition

Among the grantees are Onward Ops and Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB), partnering to support recently separated veterans during the high-risk first year after transitioning to civilian life. Onward Ops connects service members with trained sponsors to strengthen connectedness during this vulnerable period. Team RWB leverages its nationwide membership to serve as community-based sponsors, proactively identifying risk factors and guiding individuals to appropriate resources—together providing critical peer support and suicide prevention.

Full List of Face the Fight Grantees

New Projects

• Support the Enlisted Project
• Team Red, White, and Blue
• The Armory Project
• University of Colorado (The Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative)

Grant Renewals

• America’s Warrior Partnership
• Centerstone Military Services
• Cohen Veterans Network
• Columbia Lighthouse Project
• Combined Arms
• Crisis Text Line
• Denver Research Institute
• Endeavors
• Objective Zero
• Onward Ops
• Overwatch Project
• Robert Irvine Foundation
• Rush University (Road Home Program)
• Stop Soldier Suicide
• STRONG STAR Training Initiative
• Syracuse University (D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families)
• The Headstrong Project
• University of Pennsylvania (The Penn Center for the Prevention of Suicide)
• University of Washington (Center for Suicide Prevention and Recovery)
• Veteran Spouse Network
• Vets 4 Warriors
• Worried About a Vet
• Wounded Warrior Project

Launched in 2023 by founding partners USAA, Reach Resilience, and the Humana Foundation, Face the Fight has made strides by bringing together a like-minded coalition of organizations to help reduce veteran suicide through a multi-pronged approach that includes charitable giving, public education, and awareness. Face the Fight is committed to supporting every veteran, regardless of their unique needs and challenges, and aspires to dramatically reduce veteran suicide. Learn more at WeFaceTheFight.org.