HVRP is an employment-focused, competitive federal grant program intended to enable veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness to reach their full employment potential and obtain high-quality career outcomes. HVRP is aligned with the priorities set forth by the President's Executive Orders to deliver comprehensive employment services to eligible veterans to assist these veterans in transitioning from homelessness to stable employment and to connect them with high-paying, skilled job opportunities that will shape the workforce of the future.
To help address the number of veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, DOL/VETS requires HVRP grant recipients to provide services tailored to each veteran's needs using a case management approach. Grant recipients must help connect veterans to supportive services available in their local communities. In addition, grant recipients must also help veterans successfully return to work by providing job training services that support their needs. This can be done by providing direct help or by creating a strong referral system that includes tools, resources, and partnerships that identify, find, prepare, and support veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness so they can reach their full employment potential.
The HVRP website, the Prospective HVRP Applicant Resources website, and Veterans' Program Letter 02-26 Homeless Veterans' Recognition Program Requirements and Functions policy provide useful information about program requirements.
Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Forecast may be emailed to HVRPFOA@dol.gov; however, please note there is limited information that may be shared with the public, as this FOA is currently under development. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.
THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF FUNDING. THIS IS A GENERAL FORECAST ONLY.
Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program Introduction
The GPD Program is VA’s largest transitional housing program for Veterans experiencing homelessness and is permanently authorized under Public Law 109-461.
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.
Types of GPD Grants
Transitional housing grants:
Per Diem Only (PDO) grants provide funding in the form of per diem payments to reimburse grantees for the cost of care provided to Veterans in transitional supportive housing.
Special Need grants target housing and services to specific populations of Veterans (e.g., women, Veterans with chronic mental illness, frail elderly Veterans, Veterans caring for minor dependents, terminally ill Veterans).
Transition-In-Place (TIP) grants offer Veteran residents housing in which supportive services transition out of the residence over time, rather than the resident. Upon completion of the TIP services, the resident retains the unit as their permanent housing with no requirement to move.
Other types of grants:
Case Management grants support Veterans who were previously experiencing homelessness or who are at risk for homelessness so that they may obtain or retain permanent housing.
Capital grants support the costs of acquiring, renovating, or constructing facilities and are only offered intermittently to improve existing facilities or to develop new transitional housing depending on VA's priorities and funding availability.
Lists of current grantees are available on the GPD website .
How to Apply for GPD Funding
Not all grant types are available annually. When available, notices of funding can be found at the following locations: www.grants.gov and https://www.va.gov/homeless/gpd.asp .
Application instructions are provided in each notice of funding.
Each notice of funding will clarify specific eligibility criteria, application requirements, funding limitations, and other requirements.
Applications are submitted through an online portal that is only available when there is an open notice of funding.
Potential applicants who wish to see what was required for previous applications may review past notices of funding, available on the GPD provider website and www.grants.gov . Past notices of funding are not a guarantee of future requirements.
Tentative Estimated GPD Award Schedule
Specific dates are not able to be forecast.
The follow tentative approximations are provided for general planning purposes.
FY 2026
Case Management – GPD tentatively expects to offer a notice of funding around FY 2025 for case management awards starting approximately in FY 2026.
FY 2027
PDO – GPD tentatively expects to offer a notice of funding around FY 2026 for PDO awards starting approximately in FY 2027.
TIP – GPD tentatively expects to offer a notice of funding around FY 2026 for TIP awards starting approximately in FY 2027.
FY 2028
GPD tentatively does not expect to offer a notice of funding for this timeframe. GPD may update this forecast closer to the time.
THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF FUNDING. THIS IS A GENERAL FORECAST ONLY.