Department of Veterans Affairs GPD Capital Grant

Deadline: 12/6/2021

Amount: $4,500,000 max

Website: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335557

Description:

Funding for grants awarded under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is made available through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) (P.L. 117-2). This NOFO responds to the mounting need for equity in communities where evidence suggests that the existing supply of transitional housing is inadequate to meet the demand of unsheltered Veterans. As shown in the 2020 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in January 2021, although the increase in the number of Veterans experiencing homelessness between 2019 and 2020 was small (i.e. less than 1%), the increase was entirely among Veterans staying in unsheltered places. The funding offered under this NOFO will allow current GPD grantees to improve the transitional housing they offer to Veterans, potentially making transitional housing more attractive than unsheltered places for Veterans who previously were difficult to outreach. By increasing the availability of private accommodations, this funding will provide for the safety of Veterans experiencing homelessness and reduce or avoid the risk associated with shared or congregate accommodations.

Eligible applicants:

Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Special district governments

City or township governments

Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

County governments

State governments