Eligible nonprofit organizations serving Loudoun County are encouraged to apply for local grant funding through the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) 2024 Virginia Housing Trust Fund – Homeless Reduction Grant. The goal of the grant program is to reduce homelessness in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The application period for the grant is now open.
Eligible projects are:
- Permanent Supportive Housing
- Rapid Re-housing
- Underserved Populations Innovation Project
The purpose of the Underserved Populations Innovation Project is to support innovative local efforts to serve members of an underserved population experiencing homelessness and pilot new models of assistance to determine the array of interventions necessary to serve the target population. The Underserved Population Innovation Project targets members of an underserved population that are experiencing homelessness. Underserved populations are defined by a lack of resources targeted towards providing culturally appropriate and trauma-informed services for a vulnerable population.
- Examples of underserved populations include but are not limited to:
- Persons 60 years of age or older.
- Unaccompanied youth aged 18 to 24.
- Persons identifying as LGBTQ+.
- Persons with disabilities, including physical or cognitive impairments, or substance use disorder.
- Persons living in rural areas.
The application deadline is October 2, 2023.
Organizations are also encouraged to attend a “How-to-Apply” webinar hosted by Virginia DHCD Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Details from the Loudoun Continuum of Care are online at loudoun.gov/CoC.
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