2900-AP83_Ecclesiastical Endorsing Organization

The information is needed to establish that religious organizations that wish to provide ecclesiastical endorsements of individuals who seek employment as a VA chaplain or who seek to be engaged by VA under contract or appointed as on-facility fee basis VA chaplains under 38 U.S.C. 7405 meet eligibility requirements. The authority for this collection is 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 7304, and 7405. The information will be submitted by religious organizations wishing to endorse applicants for VA Chaplaincy. The information is used to establish that requesting organizations meet eligibility requirements. It is also used to ensure that VA accepts ecclesiastical endorsements of members of a religious organization signed only by the official designated by the organization. It is also used to inform job applicants who do not know who their organization has designated as their ecclesiastical endorsing official.

The latest form for 2900-AP83_Ecclesiastical Endorsing Organization expires 2021-01-31 and can be found here.