This bill establishes a program to provide service dogs to eligible veterans by awarding grants to nonprofit organizations.
1. This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to create a program for providing service dogs to veterans. 2. Nonprofit organizations can apply for grants to help fund their service dog programs for eligible veterans. 3. Applications must include plans for training both the dogs and the veterans who will receive them. 4. The bill ensures that service dogs are treated humanely and that organizations have experience in training service dogs. 5. The program aims to increase awareness among veterans about the availability of service dogs through marketing efforts.
Eligible veterans who may benefit from having service dogs for support and companionship.