New Mexico Included in Latest VA Pilot Program

Press Release

Today, Congressman Steve Pearce applauded the Department of Veterans Affairs' announcement that New Mexico's Department of Veterans' Services was one of five entities selected to participate in a new pilot program to assist veterans and their families living in rural or underserved communities transition from military service to civilian life.

"I am pleased that we will be able to provide much-needed assistance to our rural veterans and their families," said Congressman Steve Pearce. "Transitioning care from the military to the VA continues to be a weakness within our veterans' support system. This program will work to make this extremely difficult adjustment an easier process. In August, Chairman Jeff Miller and Congressman Beto O'Rourke joined me in meeting with Army and VA staff about this very issue at Fort Bliss. I look forward to the implementation of this program and the increased care it will provide New Mexico's veterans and veterans nationwide."

The New Mexico Department of Veterans' Services will receive up to $2 million, through the Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot (RVCP) program, to increase coordination of health care and benefits, increase availability of high-quality medical and mental health services, provide assistance to families, and/or outreach to veterans and families. NMVS was the only state veterans' department to be granted the pilot program funding.

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