VA GPD Per Diem Only NOFO
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- VA-GPD-PDO-FY2027
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Housing
- Eligible applicants
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- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- City/Township Governments
- State Governments
- Special District Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- County Governments
- Full announcement
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About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is soliciting grant applications for its Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program to support transitional housing and supportive services for homeless Veterans. The NOFO seeks applications from eligible entities including 501(c)(3) nonprofits, state/local governments, and tribal governments to provide either transitional supportive housing beds or service centers. Applicants can choose between five bed models: Bridge Housing, Clinical Treatment, Hospital to Housing, Low Demand, and Service Intensive Transitional Housing, with the primary objective of facilitating Veterans' engagement in permanent housing. The evaluation criteria will likely focus on performance metrics such as discharge to permanent housing rates, employment rates, and minimizing negative exits from the program. The application deadline is February 18, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with anticipated grant awards expected around August 2026.
The VA anticipates awarding approximately 350 Per Diem Only (PDO) grants covering 10,500 transitional supportive housing beds and 15 Service Centers nationwide. Grants will be awarded for a three-year period starting October 1, 2026, with funding authorized under 38 U.S.C. 2011 and 2012. While specific per diem rates are detailed in the full grant documentation, these grants are designed to support comprehensive services aimed at helping Veterans achieve housing stability and transition to permanent housing. The program aligns with the President's priority to reduce Veteran homelessness and increase care options, as outlined in Executive Order 14296.
Synopsis
VA's Homeless Providers GPD National Program Office anticipates awarding new grants to community-based organizations to provide supportive housing services to facilitate Veteran engagement in permanent housing. These grants support the President's priority to reduce homelessness and increase the excellence of and options for care, benefits, and services for veterans, as demonstrated in Executive Order 14296 - Keeping Promises to Veterans and Establishing a National Center for Warrior Independence. Awards are expected to be for three years starting on or around October 1, 2026. The goals and objective of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) are described in the Program Description section.
Ending Veteran homelessness requires multifaceted approaches. This NOFO is designed to be one such approach. This NOFO responds to the mounting need in communities to end homelessness in unique and targeted ways tailored to the needs of diverse populations of Veterans and to the unique skills and resources in different communities. Funding under this NOFO is available for two different PDO service models to support Veterans experiencing homelessness with their move to permanent housing. One PDO service model available under this NOFO is transitional supportive housing, under which applicants may apply for any combination of five bed models (i.e., BH, CT, HH, LD and SI Transitional Housing). The other PDO service model available is service centers. These options are detailed later in the NOFO. Applicants must apply for either transitional supportive housing beds or a service center per application. A combination of transitional housing beds and a service center is not allowed. Grants funded from this NOFO will increase housing stability for Veterans.
Any eligible entity may apply for funding. Current GPD grantee organizations are eligible to apply; however, applicants are not required to be a current GPD grantee. For full details, see the Eligibility section. For program information and requirements, see 38 CFR part 61 at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/part-61.
VA anticipates that the grants will be for a period of three years starting in fiscal year (FY) 2027 on October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2029. VA anticipates awarding approximately 350 Per Diem Only (PDO) grants for a total of approximately 10,500 transitional supportive housing beds and 15 Service Centers (SC) nationwide. Applications will be accepted either for transitional supportive housing beds or for a SC. Applications for transitional supportive housing may include one or a combination of bed models (i.e., Bridge Housing (BH), Clinical Treatment (CT), Hospital to Housing (HH), Low Demand (LD), or Service Intensive (SI). Applications may not request both transitional supportive housing beds and a SC within the same application.
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