# Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2013-04-02 · Effective 2013-05-02 · 78 FR 19586
## Document
- **Document number:** 2013-07636
- **Category:** va-healthcare
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 78 FR 19586
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2013-04-02
- **Effective date:** 2013-05-02
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its regulations to establish a new program to provide grants to eligible entities to assist veterans in highly rural areas through innovative transportation services to travel to VA medical centers, and to otherwise assist in providing transportation services in connection with the provision of VA medical care to these veterans, in compliance with section 307 of title III of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010. This final rule establishes procedures for evaluating grant applications under the new grant program, and otherwise administering the new grant program.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/04/02/2013-07636/grants-for-transportation-of-veterans-in-highly-rural-areas)
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