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Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (RCSSP)
OMB 2900-0899 · VA.
This information collection is necessary due to the mandates of section 502 of Public Law 115-171, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, which amended Chapter 76 of title 38 United States Code (U.S.C.) by establishing sections 7698 through 7699B and creating a scholarship program known as the Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (RCSSP). This legislation authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS) to provide scholarship awards to individual Veterans enrolled in accredited academic programs leading to an appointment in one of the selected health professional occupations (psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling). The RCSSP serves as an incentive to eligible individuals to further their own career development through completing a graduate degree in one of these four professions. The RCSSP also provides increased access to care for eligible individuals by filling existing vacancies in Vet Centers within population areas with a high level of veteran density and corresponding levels of demand. It is expected that many of these scholarship recipients will continue with VA employment after completion of their service obligation. Further legal authority for this data collection is found under 38 USC, Part I, Chapter 5, Section 527, which authorizes the collection of data that will allow measurement and evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Programs, the goal of which is improved health care for veterans. The information is required to be collected to determine the eligibility or suitability of an applicant desiring to receive an award under the provisions section 502 of Public Law 115-171, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019. The application forms in this collection are 10-264, 10-264A, 10-264E, and 10-264G. The awardee forms are 10-264D, 10-264F, 10-264H, 10-264I, 10-264J, 10-264K, and 10-264M.
The latest form for Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (RCSSP) expires 2029-05-31 and can be found here.
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Form 10-264M Mobility Agreement
SSA_2900-0899_RCS Scholarship Program (RCSSP)_updated Apr 2026.docx
Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (RCSSP) - Selected Participants | Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection | 2026-04-24 | ||
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Approved without change |
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number) | 2022-12-08 | |
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Comment filed on proposed rule |
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number) | 2021-11-23 |
Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program (RCSSP) - Applicants
Federal Enterprise Architecture: Health - Health Care Services
| Form 10-264 | Academic Verification | Fillable Printable | Form and instruction |
| Form 10-264A | Addendum to Application | Fillable Printable | Form and instruction |
| Form 10-264G | Application | Fillable Printable | Form and instruction |
| Form 10-264E | Evaluation and Recommendation | Fillable Printable | Form and instruction |
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