Housing & Homelessness Grants in Virginia

Top housing & homelessness grants in Virginia right now

• CDBG Planning Grants

  Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)Up to $1.0Mopen

  CDBG Planning Grants is sponsored by Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). DHCD offers planning grants through the CDBG pro...

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• Sentara Community Care Fund

  Sentara HealthUp to $15Kopen

  Sentara Community Care Fund is a competitive grant program from Sentara Health that supports organizations improving the health and well-being of indi...

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• Virginia Housing Accessibility Grants (Owner-Occupied Modification)

  Virginia HousingUp to $8Kopen

  Virginia Housing Accessibility Grants (Owner-Occupied Modification) is sponsored by Virginia Housing. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projec...

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• Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) Grants

  Virginia Department of Housing and Community Developmentopen

  Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) Grants is sponsored by Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Supports projects t...

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• Virginia Utility Assistance Program

  Dollar Energy Fund (administers Hardship Programs for Appalachian Power Company, Old Dominion Power, Columbia Gas of Virginia, and Virginia American Water Company)open

  Virginia Utility Assistance Program is sponsored by Dollar Energy Fund (administers Hardship Programs for Appalachian Power Company, Old Dominion Powe...

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• 2025 Innovation Grant Program

  Virginia Housingopen

  2025 Innovation Grant Program is sponsored by Virginia Housing. Supports innovative housing solutions focusing on affordability and services for low- ...

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• Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundation Grants

  Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundationopen

  Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundation Grants is sponsored by Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundation. Supports programs and organizations in arts, educa...

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• Closing Cost Assistance Grant (Virginia Housing)

  Virginia Housingopen

  Closing Cost Assistance Grant (Virginia Housing) is sponsored by Virginia Housing. This grant reduces out-of-pocket expenses for qualified first-time ...

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• Virginia Housing Trust Fund Homeless Reduction Grants

  Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)open

  Virginia Housing Trust Fund Homeless Reduction Grants is a grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) that funds h...

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• Virginia Individual Development Accounts (VIDA) Program

  Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)open

  Virginia Individual Development Accounts (VIDA) Program is sponsored by Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). The Virginia ...

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• Community-Based Support for Reentry in Virginia

  The Grant Portal (aggregator, but describes a real grant)open

  Community-Based Support for Reentry in Virginia is sponsored by The Grant Portal (aggregator, but describes a real grant). This initiative focuses on ...

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• Homebuyers Program (Loans and Grants)

  Virginia Housingopen

  Homebuyers Program (Loans and Grants) is sponsored by Virginia Housing. Virginia Housing offers various loans, grants, and specialty programs to make ...

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• St James Mission Inc Financial Assistance

  St James Mission Incopen

  St James Mission Inc Financial Assistance is sponsored by St James Mission Inc. Provides financial assistance for house repairs, food, and car repairs...

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• Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention (FVIP) Grants to Enhance Safety in Public Housing Communities

  Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Servicesopen

  Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention (FVIP) Grants to Enhance Safety in Public Housing Communities is sponsored by Virginia Department of Crim...

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• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project Grants

  Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)open

  Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project Grants, administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), provide ...

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• Community Heroes Grant

  Virginia Housingopen

  Community Heroes Grant is sponsored by Virginia Housing. Offers down payment and closing cost assistance to eligible first-time homebuyers in communit...

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• Virginia Housing Down Payment Assistance Grant

  Virginia Housingopen

  The Virginia Housing Down Payment Assistance Grant is a grant from Virginia Housing that funds down payment costs for eligible first-time and qualifyi...

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• GO Virginia Growth and Opportunity Grants

  Virginia Department of Housing and Community Developmentopen

  GO Virginia Growth and Opportunity Grants is sponsored by Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Provides grants to projects that a...

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• Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention (FVIP) Grants

  Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS)open

  Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention (FVIP) Grants is sponsored by Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). Offers grants to e...

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• Emergency Rent Assistance

  Northern Virginia Housing and Community Services (NOVAHCS)open

  Emergency Rent Assistance is sponsored by Northern Virginia Housing and Community Services (NOVAHCS). Offers temporary, time-limited rent assistance t...

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What counts as a housing & homelessness grant in Virginia

We surface opportunities matching housing & homelessness-related keywords whose geography includes Virginia (statewide, regional, or county-level grants serving Virginia-based organizations). The keyword set:

Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in Virginia where program names vary by region.

Where Virginia housing & homelessness grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to Virginia-based organizations and thematically aligned with housing & homelessness.
• Virginia state portal — state-administered housing & homelessness programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in Virginia for housing & homelessness work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund housing & homelessness work in Virginia.