VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program (64.024)
VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program (Assistance Listing 64.024) is run by the Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration, part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. It awarded $859 million in 1,124 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $764,316 per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.
The typical award was $432,830. Half of the 1,124 awards fell between $213,663 and $903,713, and they ranged from $305 to $8.6 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$859 million
- Grant awards1,124
- Typical award$432,830
- Awarded in FY 2025$17.2 million
- Size rank276 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $121 million in fiscal 2021 to $17.2 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 276th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 30% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 50 states and territories.
What the program funds
The VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program is VA’s largest transitional housing program for Veterans experiencing homelessness. Since 1994, the GPD Program has awarded grants to community-based organizations to provide transitional housing with wraparound supportive services to assist vulnerable Veterans move into permanent housing. The grants are designed to meet Veterans at various stages as they move to stable housing. Community-based organizations receiving GPD grants offer focused transitional housing services through a variety of housing models targeted to different populations and needs of Veterans. The GPD program plays a vital role in the continuum of homeless services by providing supportive services to those Veterans who would otherwise be among the unsheltered homeless population. The result of GPD programs is that Veterans achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels and/or income, and obtain greater self-determination.
Forecast opportunities
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Applicants eligible for grants include public and nonprofit private entities with the capacity to effectively administer a grant; which demonstrate that adequate financial support will be available to carry out the project; and which agree to and demonstrate capacity to meet the applicable criteria and requirements of the grant program.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-590) established the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program with permanent authority being given by Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-461). The Program allows VA to assist public or non-profit private entities with the costs of creating or improving transitional supportive housing facilities or services centers. In addition, VA also is authorized to fund other types of grants such as grants to support the operating expenses (minus other sources of income) for transitional supportive housing facilities through per diem payments, and grants to support case managers to assist Veterans in attaining or retaining permanent housing.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Capital grants have ranged from $96,000 to $4,550,000 with an average award of$1,330,000. Case management grants have ranged from $90,000 to $675,000 with an average award of $236,000. Per Diem is a based on the operational costs and income of each project per the requirements of 38 CFR 61.33. To receive per diem the bed must be occupied. During FY 2024, the maximum per diem rate of up to 115% of the State Home rate for domiciliary care was in effect (up to $68.64). With an average number of 34 beds per project, assuming a seventy-seven percent average occupancy rate, and assuming grantees generally receive a rate of approximately 94% of the available maximum rate ($64.71), the result is an average per diem of approximately $1,694 per award per day.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2026: Lists of all active GPD awards are available on the GPS website: https://www.va.gov/homeless/gpd.asp
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program (64.024) awarded $859 million across 1,124 grant awards, an average of $764,316 per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 94% of the money, state and local governments 6.3% and tribes less than 0.1%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 1,083 | $805 million | 94% |
| State and local governments | 40 | $54.3 million | 6.3% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 1 | $134,078 | less than 0.1% |
By state
47 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 119 | $133 million |
| Florida | 80 | $64.9 million |
| Texas | 51 | $49.3 million |
| Ohio | 51 | $42.5 million |
| New York | 38 | $41.5 million |
| Arizona | 32 | $38.5 million |
| Tennessee | 38 | $34.8 million |
| Pennsylvania | 60 | $33.0 million |
| Massachusetts | 48 | $32.4 million |
| Oregon | 42 | $27.9 million |
| Illinois | 52 | $27.7 million |
| Wisconsin | 23 | $26.9 million |
| North Carolina | 41 | $26.7 million |
| Washington | 32 | $25.8 million |
| Maryland | 23 | $19.7 million |
| Michigan | 27 | $19.1 million |
| New Jersey | 16 | $18.6 million |
| South Carolina | 20 | $15.3 million |
| Nevada | 15 | $15.2 million |
| Kentucky | 20 | $14.8 million |
| Indiana | 20 | $13.3 million |
| Colorado | 18 | $11.6 million |
| Louisiana | 19 | $10.6 million |
| Missouri | 20 | $10.1 million |
| Hawaii | 7 | $9.7 million |
| Connecticut | 24 | $9.4 million |
| Georgia | 18 | $8.7 million |
| Utah | 12 | $7.7 million |
| District of Columbia | 8 | $7.5 million |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $7.5 million |
| Rhode Island | 7 | $7.1 million |
| Virginia | 10 | $5.4 million |
| Wyoming | 11 | $5.4 million |
| New Mexico | 4 | $5.2 million |
| Alabama | 11 | $4.2 million |
| Iowa | 21 | $4.1 million |
| Delaware | 6 | $3.8 million |
| Montana | 11 | $3.6 million |
| Minnesota | 10 | $3.4 million |
| Nebraska | 12 | $2.9 million |
| Arkansas | 5 | $2.2 million |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $1.7 million |
| Idaho | 4 | $1.5 million |
| Maine | 4 | $1.3 million |
| Vermont | 2 | $1.2 million |
| North Dakota | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Alaska | 5 | $1.0 million |
| West Virginia | 5 | $674,421 |
| Kansas | 4 | $610,021 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | $293,308 |