Virginia State Grants Portal

Pays the annual accreditation-management platform fee for local police agencies pursuing VLEPSC accreditation.

Competitive JAG funding for local crime prevention and criminal justice programs in set priority areas.

Small competitive JAG awards for local public safety technology, training, equipment and forensic capacity.

Builds capacity in recovery courts, behavioral health dockets and veterans treatment dockets.

Helps institutions and nonprofits at risk of bias-motivated crime protect themselves.

Funds community violence intervention and prevention programs that break local cycles of gun violence.

Starts hospital programs that support gun violence victims and their families.

Funds year-round community, mentoring and school-based programs that address youth delinquency.

Funds wellness training, peer support and equipment for current and retired first responders.

Helps local police and governments interrupt local cycles of violent crime.

Funds nonprofits that run peer support and post-critical incident seminars for law enforcement officers.

Federal funding to cut gun and gang violence through local partnerships with the U.S. Attorneys.

Federal funding for residential substance use disorder treatment in correctional facilities and aftercare.

Pays localities to place school resource or school security officers in schools that have none.

Funds school safety staff such as threat assessment coordinators, behavior interventionists and school ambassadors.

Supports rape crisis centers that give direct help to sexual assault victims of any age.

Funds local victim/witness programs that guide crime victims through the justice process.

Funds summer diversion and prevention programs that give youth enrichment opportunities.

Expands substance use disorder treatment and transition services for people held in local and regional jails.

Supports prosecution, victim services and forensic nurse examiners for sexual and domestic violence cases.

Improves arrest, prosecution and adjudication of violent crimes against women.

Federal VOCA funding for direct services to crime victims.

Reimburses localities for short-term protection of witnesses in serious felony cases.

Revolving renovation funds for providers that buy, fix and resell undervalued homes to first-time LMI buyers.

Competitive financing for new construction, substantial renovation or adaptive reuse that creates affordable rental and homebuyer housing.

CDBG grants for regionally significant economic development and entrepreneurship projects that create jobs.

Small CDBG grants that help localities identify priority needs and make a CDBG project ready for a construction application.

CDBG construction gap funding for regional water and sewer service to low- and moderate-income communities.

State income tax credits for landlords who rent to Housing Choice Voucher holders in low-poverty census tracts.

Grants to communities that run a business-plan training and pitch competition to fill vacant downtown storefronts.

Competitive federal CDBG grants to smaller Virginia localities for housing rehabilitation, infrastructure, economic development and public services projects.

Repairs that remove health and safety hazards and accessibility barriers in homes of low-income Virginians.

Project-based grants for collaborative, region-led projects that grow and diversify regional economies and create higher-paying jobs.

Deferred, interest-free gap financing for down payment and closing costs for first-time homebuyers.

HUD-funded grants for housing and services for low-income people living with HIV/AIDS and their families.

Gap funding to redevelop vacant, deteriorated industrial and large commercial buildings that blight their surroundings.

State tax credits for buying a new accessible home or retrofitting an existing home for accessibility.

Loans that help residents or nonprofits buy manufactured home parks to keep them affordable and prevent displacement.

Federal ARC Area Development grants, administered by DHCD, for economic development and quality-of-life projects in Appalachian Virginia.

Per-position cash grants to businesses that create well-paid jobs in designated Enterprise Zones.

Cash grants to investors that build or rehabilitate commercial, industrial or mixed-use property in Enterprise Zones.

Funding for local homeless crisis response systems: outreach, shelter, rapid re-housing, prevention and coordinated entry.

Competitive state grants for rapid re-housing, youth and older-adult homelessness projects, and permanent supportive housing rental assistance.

Matched savings toward a home down payment and closing costs.

One-time catalytic grants for revitalizing historic downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts in the Virginia Main Street network.

Grants to extend last-mile broadband to unserved areas, plus additional eligible uses such as make-ready and disaster restoration.

Cost-share to plant American (or hybrid) chestnut, red spruce and shortleaf pine.

Full funding for installing and repairing dry hydrants for rural firefighting.

Cost-share for insecticide treatment that preserves ash trees from emerald ash borer.

Small matching grants that help at-risk communities reduce wildfire hazards.

Payments to localities to offset tax revenue forgone under forest use-value assessment.

Cost-share for forest management practices that improve pine and mixed pine-hardwood stands.

Cost-share for hardwood management practices recommended by a forestry professional.

Cost-share reimbursement for treating eastern and Carolina hemlocks against hemlock woolly adelgid.

Cost-share for stream-crossing BMPs on timber harvests.

Incentives for thinning and restoration that reduce southern pine beetle risk.

Cost-share reimbursement for pine reforestation on cutover land and old fields.

State tax credit for leaving streamside timber standing as a buffer during harvest.

No-cost riparian forest buffer installation plus one year of maintenance.

Cost-share for portable bridges and mats that protect streams during timber harvests.

Federal reimbursement grants for long-term urban and community forestry projects and programs.

State matching funds for local purchase of development rights programs on farm and forest land.

50-50 matching reimbursement for protective gear, tools and equipment for rural volunteer fire departments.

Funds movement-rich math and literacy instruction for pre-kindergarten through grade 2.

Competitive grants to implement Virginia's 2024 Computer Science Standards of Learning, prioritizing at-risk students and schools.

Start-up and per-pupil operating funds for Board-approved college partnership laboratory schools.

Competitive grants to buy industry-standard equipment for career and technical education programs in high-demand sectors.

State tax credit allocations that help education nonprofits raise donations.

Federal pass-through funds for out-of-school-time academic enrichment centers serving students in high-poverty, low-performing schools.

Competitive state grants toward construction, expansion or major renovation of public school buildings in poor condition.

Planning grants for school divisions preparing a School Division of Innovation plan for Board of Education approval.

Competitive federal school improvement funds for federally identified low-performing schools.

Competitive grants that help school divisions buy security equipment for public school buildings.

State planning and start-up grants for extended, enriched or year-round school calendars and related instructional innovations.

Federal matching grants to buy battlefield land or easements, passed through DCR to nonprofits.

Grants and loans that help Virginia regions and localities reduce the impacts of flooding.

Reimbursement grants that reduce the risk of dam failures and flood damage.

Federal 50-50 matching reimbursement grants to buy or develop public outdoor recreation areas.

Grants and loans to local governments for flood resilience, home mitigation, buyouts and resilient rebuilding.

Full-reimbursement grants for trail projects that improve access for people with disabilities.

Cost-share payments to farmers for conservation practices that protect water quality.

State income tax credit for farmers' out-of-pocket spending on water quality best management practices.

State cost-share on top of federal CREP payments for riparian buffers and wetland restoration.

Matching grants to buy land or conservation easements for farmland, forests, historic areas, natural areas and parks.

Federal 80-20 matching reimbursement grants to build and rehabilitate trails and trail facilities.

Zero-interest loans to farmers and conservation districts to install practices that cut polluted agricultural runoff.

Competitive grants to localities for statewide and regional litter prevention and recycling education programs and pilot projects.

Annual grants to localities, sized by population and road miles, to run local litter prevention and recycling programs.

Federal 319(h) grants for projects that carry out accepted watershed implementation plans, including septic repair and replacement.

Matching grants to local governments to plan, design and build stormwater best management practices that reduce pollutant loads.

Low-interest loans to clean up contaminated brownfield sites where the cleanup protects groundwater or surface water.

Low-interest loans to buy land or permanent conservation and open-space easements that protect water quality.

Low-interest loans to local governments to build living shorelines or to run a local living-shoreline lending program for residents.

Low-interest loans for facilities and best management practices that cut stormwater pollution from impervious surfaces.

Low-interest loans to local governments and wastewater authorities to improve publicly owned wastewater treatment plants and collection systems.

Grants for nutrient reduction technology and certain conveyance infrastructure at publicly owned wastewater plants in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Grants to strengthen housing organizations' operations, plans and staff.

A non-repayable grant of up to 2% of the purchase price toward closing costs on Virginia Housing RD and VA loans.

Early-stage grants for studies and planning that lead to housing and economic growth.

A non-repayable grant toward the down payment on a Virginia Housing loan.

Sponsorship grants for affordable housing events.

Grants to HUD-approved housing counseling programs that educate renters and buyers.

Non-competitive federal housing tax credits for affordable rental developments financed with tax-exempt bonds.

Competitive federal housing tax credits for developments that set aside rental units for low-income tenants.

Below-market financing for typical predevelopment costs of affordable rental housing.

Taxable-bond, tax-exempt-bond and REACH Virginia financing for affordable, mixed-income and mixed-use rental developments.

Allocations of lower-rate Virginia Housing mortgage funds to localities and partners working on revitalization and homeownership.

Grants for transportation demand management: ridematching, commuter outreach, employer trip reduction, vanpools and transit marketing.

Grants for rail infrastructure that expands capacity and function of Virginia's freight rail network.

Federal pass-through funds for vehicles, mobility management and operating projects that serve seniors and people with disabilities.

State funding for public transportation capital projects, scored and prioritized by DRPT.

Competitive grants to test new transit service or new transit technology.

Grants for transit and transportation demand management studies, plans, research and data collection.

Grants to transit and commuter agencies to hire apprentices and interns for public transportation careers.

Grants to connect new or expanding Virginia businesses to the freight rail network and divert truck traffic.

Grants to bring Virginia's shortline railroad track and bridges up to modern safety standards.

Grants for zero and reduced fare pilots, regional connectivity, transit public safety, and passenger amenities.

A return on investment from the Commonwealth for investors who put cash into eligible Virginia small businesses.

Low-cost tax-exempt bond financing for nonprofits' land, buildings and equipment.

Direct state loans made alongside lender-originated small-business loans, funded by SSBCI 2.0.

Pledged cash collateral that covers a small-business borrower's collateral shortfall so the lender can approve the loan.

Interest-free loans for child care providers to improve children's health, safety and learning environment.

A state deficiency guaranty that helps banks approve small-business loans they would otherwise decline.

A companion state loan for fixed assets that fills the gap between a bank loan and the owner's equity.

Below-market, long-term bond financing issued through VSBFA for manufacturing and other qualifying capital projects.

Loans to CDFIs so they can expand lending to small businesses and nonprofits.

Direct small-business loans of up to $150,000 from the state, with no bank participation required.

Small grants that make arts programs, equipment and spaces accessible to people with disabilities.

One-time $500 grants that help individual Virginia artists reach a new stage in their practice.

Funds in-person residencies and workshops led by artists on the VCA Teaching Artist Roster.

Small grants for consultants and professional development that strengthen arts organizations' operations.

Project grants for new or expanded arts programs that reach underserved communities.

Unrestricted annual operating funds for established Virginia arts organizations.

Funds sequential, hands-on arts learning led by professional teaching artists.

Flat-rate general operating support for small Virginia arts organizations.

Reimburses Virginia presenters for part of the fee to book artists from the VCA Touring Artist Roster.

State funds for localities to build or improve access roads to licensed, public-use airports.

State funds for localities to design or build access roads to new or expanding qualifying business sites.

Free consultant help for smaller localities to develop a project idea toward a future Transportation Alternatives application.

State funds for access roads and bikeways to public recreational areas and historic sites.

State matching funds for locally designated highway construction, improvement and maintenance projects.

Scores and ranks proposed highway, transit, rail and transportation demand management projects so the Commonwealth Transportation Board can fund the ones with the greatest benefit for the cost.

Funding to repave deteriorated locally maintained primary extension roads.

Federal reimbursement funding for community-based pedestrian, bicycle and other non-motorized transportation projects, including Safe Routes to School.

Federal and state safety funding for data-driven projects that reduce fatal and serious-injury crashes on public roads.

Deal-closing grants, awarded at the Governor's discretion, to win a competitive company location or expansion for Virginia.

Federally funded reimbursements that help Virginia small businesses start or grow exporting.

Reimburses Virginia companies for exhibiting at international trade shows.

Competitive matching grants to localities to characterize and develop large industrial sites so they are ready for economic development projects.

Cash grants for large headquarters, administrative or service-sector locations that create high-wage jobs in Virginia.

Grants that reward existing Virginia manufacturers for large new capital investments in capacity, modernization or advanced technology.

Reimburses companies for recruitment and training costs tied to new jobs or workforce retraining.

A two-year export accelerator combining state reimbursement funds with private-sector professional services.

Training plus reimbursement of supply chain expenses for Virginia companies preparing to export.

Low-interest fixed-asset loans for job-creating employers, plus park development funding for local development authorities in Southwest Virginia's e-Region.

Per-job grants to businesses that create new full-time jobs in VCEDA's target industries.

Region-wide low-interest loans for fixed-asset projects that diversify Southwest Virginia's economy.

Loans and grants for workforce development and training in Southwest Virginia's e-Region.

Matching fixed-asset loans for business projects that create a unique opportunity in a coal-producing community.

Loans and grants to attract renewable energy jobs and investment to Southwest Virginia's e-Region.

Matching grants of up to $10,000 for startups and new small businesses in Southwest Virginia's e-Region.

Grants for initiatives that meet telehealth and telemedicine needs in the VCEDA region.

Federal Historic Preservation Fund grants for Certified Local Governments' preservation work.

Federal subgrants to rehabilitate public-serving historic buildings in Appalachian Virginia.

Shared funding and DHR administration for local historic resource surveys and preservation plans.

Emergency funding to rescue archaeological sites threatened by erosion, development or vandalism.

Grants to nonprofits to permanently protect Virginia battlefield land by purchase or easement.

Grants to acquire, protect and rehabilitate historic sites associated with Black, Indigenous and people of color communities.

State tax credits for owners who rehabilitate historic buildings to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards.

Grants for the care, documentation and preservation of historic African American cemeteries and graves.

Grants to Virginia universities and research institutes to validate and prototype research-derived technologies toward commercialization.

Funding for universities to bring in experienced entrepreneurs who help commercialize research and launch startups.

Up to $50,000 for startups licensing university technology through the Virginia Fast-Track License.

Competitive grants to entrepreneur support organizations that serve Virginia's science and technology startups.

Non-dilutive grants for healthcare technologies that prevent and manage chronic disease in rural Virginia.

Convertible-note funding of up to $150,000 for Virginia startups that have reached a minimum viable product.

SSBCI-funded limited-partner commitments to venture funds that invest in Virginia startups.

Pre-seed and seed-stage equity investments in high-growth Virginia startups.

Discretionary reimbursement grants for film and television productions that shoot in Virginia.

Sales tax rebate gap financing that helps pay a developer's gap loan on new lodging and other tourism projects.

Matching marketing grants for official Virginia destination marketing organizations.

Refundable tax credits for film, television and digital interactive media productions in Virginia.

Tiered matching grants for marketing and production of Virginia special events and festivals that drive tourism.

Matching grants to bring competitively bid youth, amateur, collegiate and other sporting events to Virginia.

Reimbursable grants that leverage partners' existing marketing funds to drive tourism to Virginia.

Small reimbursable marketing grants for tourism microbusinesses, focused on shoulder-season visitation.

Funds enforcement and education against speeding and aggressive driving.

Funds programs that cut crashes caused by drivers under the influence of alcohol.

Funds rider training and education to cut motorcycle crash injuries.

Funds programs that raise safety belt, airbag and child safety seat use.