Grants for Veteran Organizations & Military Family Nonprofits

Top opportunities

• Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability

  Department of Veterans AffairsUp to $209199Mopen

  Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability is sponsored by Department of Veterans Affairs. This opportunity supports mission-aligned proje...

  discover:veterans servicesfit_score:45

• Veterans State Nursing Home Care

  Department of Veterans AffairsUp to $2319Mopen

  Veterans State Nursing Home Care is sponsored by Department of Veterans Affairs. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable out...

  discover:veterans servicesfit_score:42

• State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program

  Construction of State Home FacilitiesUp to $275MDeadline: Jan 1, 2040open

  Award range: $260,000 - $275,000,000 Eligibility: ONLY STATE AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS MAY APPLY. "NO PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, RELIGIOUS, NON-PROFIT, OR IN...

• State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program

  Construction of State Home FacilitiesUp to $275Mopen

  Improving Oversight of Federal GrantmakingVA is required to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders when eva...

• Expanding the network of veteran centers

  Up to $80MDeadline: Sep 9, 2028open

  The Veterans Center is a public institution for providing support and services to the veterans-stradally population. The founder of veteran centers is...

• Veterans Cemetery Grants

  VA National Cemetery AdministrationUp to $60MDeadline: Jul 1, 2026open

  Max award: $60,000,000 Eligibility: States, U.S. territories, federally recognized tribal governments on trust land owned by, or held in trust for, t...

• Veterans Cemetery Grants

  VA National Cemetery AdministrationUp to $60MDeadline: Jul 1, 2026open

  Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking VA is required to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders when ...

• Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) – Texas Project Grant

  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VHA, Under Secretary for Health)Up to $23Mopen

  Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) – Texas Project Grant is sponsored by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VHA, Under...

  community_developmentsocial_sciencehealth_disparitiesveteranssupportive_services

• Glioblastoma Research Program (GBMRP)

  Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)Up to $10Mopen

  Glioblastoma Research Program (GBMRP) is sponsored by Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). The Glioblastoma Research Program (G...

  defense_researchveterans

• Vocational and Educational Counseling for Servicemembers and Veterans

  Department of Veterans AffairsUp to $6.0Mopen

  Vocational and Educational Counseling for Servicemembers and Veterans is sponsored by Department of Veterans Affairs. This opportunity supports missio...

  discover:veterans servicesfit_score:46

• Landscape Resiliency Program

  Oregon Department of ForestryUp to $5.0Mopen

  Landscape Resiliency Program is a grant from the Oregon Department of Forestry that funds landscape-scale forest restoration and wildfire risk reducti...

  forestryveteranswildfire risk reductionlandscape resiliencyforestlands

• Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26)

  Department of Defense (DoD), Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)Up to $4.1Mopen

  Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) is sponsored ...

  mental_healthclinical_researchbiomedical_researchveteranstraumatic brain injury

• Reaching Rural Veterans: Applying Mind-Body Skills for Pain Using a Whole Health Telehealth Intervention (RAMP-WH)

  Up to $3.6MDeadline: Jul 31, 2028open

  1 This project addresses the significant challenge of implementing effective, non-opioid interventions for chronic pain 2 management in rural and rem...

• Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs

  U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)Up to $2.0Mopen

  Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs is sponsored by U.S. Department...

  defense_researchhuman_computer_interactionai_healthcaresbirsttr

• Innovate UK Smart Grants

  Innovate UKUp to $2.0Mopen

  Innovate UK Smart Grants is sponsored by Innovate UK. Smart Grants support game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovations that can significantl...

  human_traffickinginnovationveteransresearch and developmentinnovation

• General Housing Account Program (GHAP)

  Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS)Up to $1.9Mopen

  General Housing Account Program (GHAP) is a grant program from Oregon Housing and Community Services that funds capacity building for organizations wo...

  affordable_housingcommunity_developmentveteranshousing supplylow income housing

• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

  SBAUp to $1.8Mopen

  Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is sponsored by SBA. Provides funding to small businesses for research and development of innovative...

  sbir_sttrsmall_businessinnovationadult_educationveterans

• Broadening Participation of Veterans in the STEM Workforce through Service Learning

  Up to $1.8MDeadline: Feb 28, 2027open

  It can be challenging for military veterans to reenter the civilian workforce for various reasons, including finding purposeful work and learning how ...

• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

  Various Federal Agencies (coordinated by U.S. Small Business Administration)Up to $1.7Mopen

  Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is sponsored by Various Federal Agencies (coordinated by U.S. Small Business Administration). Americ...

  sbir_sttrinnovationsmall_businessveteranssmall business

• Veterans’ Nonprofit Capital Program (VNCP) – Round 3

  New York State Department of Veterans’ Services / Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY)Up to $1.4Mopen

  Veterans’ Nonprofit Capital Program (VNCP) – Round 3 is sponsored by New York State Department of Veterans’ Services / Dormitory Authority of the Stat...

  community_developmentsocial_scienceveteransnonprofitfacility improvements

What's included in veterans & military grants

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How GrantMind sources these grants

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov, filtered for opportunities tagged or thematically aligned with veterans & military.
• State portals — state-administered programs across all 50 states and D.C.
• Foundations — community and private foundations active in this category, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated foundation directories.
• Corporate giving — a curated set of corporate philanthropy programs.

Make these grants count

The leverage point isn't writing more proposals — it's qualifying funders before you write. A 1–2 page Letter of Inquiry tells you in days whether a foundation is going to fund you, instead of forty hours from now. Our guide walks through the structure that gets a yes: