Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is accepting grant applications for programs and services benefiting veterans.

The department will award up to $800,000 in 2019-2020 Veterans’ Trust Fund grants to nonprofit organizations, veteran service organizations and county directors of veteran affairs. Applications must be received no later than 3 p.m. Dec. 18.

Up to a total of $150,000 in grant funding is available for new, innovative or expanded programs or services operated by the county directors of veterans affairs or the Pennsylvania Association of County Directors of Veterans Affairs. The areas of emphasis in this category are veterans’ outreach and veterans’ court programs.

Up to $650,000 in funding is available to nonprofit veteran service organizations with funding priorities of homelessness, behavioral health initiatives and Veterans’ Courts.

Eligible applicants from either category may also submit applications for programs addressing newly identified, unmet or emerging needs of veterans and their families.

Application information is available at www.vtf.pa.gov or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/padmva.