The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development is accepting applications for its Community Development Block Grant Program.
Donor Name: Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
State: Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
CDBG Project Grants are awarded competitively to aid eligible localities in implementing projects that will most directly impact the greatest needs of the community. There are four primary project types under this funding source: Housing Rehabilitation, Infrastructure, Economic Development, and Public Services. The 2026 CDBG Program includes three sub-program categories: Planning Grants; Project Grants; Urgent Need Grants.
Funding Information
- Planning Grants
- Activation: $40,000
- Project-Driven: $75,000
- Project Grants
- Job Creation/Retention
- Locality: $1,250,000
- Localities: $3,500,000
- Business District Revitalization (BDR): $1,250,000
- Water/Sewer
- Locality $2,000,000
- Localities $3,500,000
- Community Service Facilities: $1,250,000
- Housing Production: $2,000,000
- Housing Rehabilitation: $1,500,000
- Job Creation/Retention
- Public Services
- Locality: $250,000
- Localities: $500,000
- Urgent Need: 1,000,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-entitlement units of local government are the only eligible recipients of Virginia CDBG funding, but these local governments may contract with Planning District Commissions, nonprofit organizations and other competent entities to undertake project activities.
- Competitive grants are awarded following the competitive review of all applicable applications. The timeline for submission of competitive grant applications to DHCD is the spring of every year, with a second round conducted in the fall if funding remains. Applications review will occur in late spring/early summer, and announcements of competitive grant offers are anticipated in late summer/early fall.
- In order to provide more targeted technical assistance to potential applicants for CDBG funding, DHCD strongly encourages all prospective competitive applicants to contact DHCD staff with project ideas or letters of interest. DHCD staff will accept, review and provide feedback on applications in January of each year.
- To help ensure that the strongest possible competitive application is submitted, localities are encouraged to apply for a planning grant prior to submitting a construction application.
For more information, visit VDHCD.
