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VA-GPD-CG-FY2022: GPD Capital Grant

Closed Closed December 6, 2021 Opportunity VA-GPD-CG-FY2022 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: GPD Grant Forecast (VA-GPD-FORECAST-FY2026-FY2028). Status: Forecast, no dates yet. It is in our archive of Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$4.5 million
• Total funding$75.0 million
• Expected awards40
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

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Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program awards averaged $764,316; this notice allows up to $4.5 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (94% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

SUMMARY: During the National Emergency due to COVID–19, VA announces the availability of approximately $75 million in capital grants to increase safety and reduce the risk to Veterans in GPD transitional housing who otherwise would be experiencing homelessness. 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. This is the second batch of funding in a limited series of funding opportunities designed to continue relief efforts in response to COVID-19. While the first batch of funding, made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, 2020 (CARES Act) (P.L. 116-136), supported a remarkable 200% more grants than originally forecasted, the funding did not reach all of the communities in need. Therefore, this second opportunity targets other communities in need, such as high-cost areas, by increasing the funding available, by continuing to focus on current GPD grantees and continuing to hold applicants to high standards. VA continues to monitor current events as they impact the transitional housing needed in communities. VA is committed to supporting community-based organizations as they transform programs and meet the challenge of providing high-quality transitional housing to Veterans experiencing homelessness. DATES: Applications for grants must be received by the GPD National Program Office no later than 4:00 p.m.

Category: Housing.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, VA-GPD-FORECAST-FY2026-FY2028, which is forecast.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.