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VA awards $28,241,58 million in grants to fight Veteran homelessness in Virginia

PRESS RELEASE

September 15, 2026

Hampton, VA - The Department of Veterans Affairs today awarded $28,241,58 in grants to 17 community organizations to help Veterans in FY 2027 who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Virginia.

This funding is part of a record-high $1.17 billion in grants awarded to 680 organizations across the country to fight Veteran homelessness. The grants follow VA’s success in housing 51,936 homeless Veterans in Fiscal Year 2025, the highest number in seven years.

 

Resource and supportive services grants will be distributed through the agency’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program to:

  • Prevent the imminent loss of a home.
  • Identify new, more suitable housing situations for Veterans and families.
  • Rapidly re-house Veterans and their families who are homeless and might remain homeless without assistance.

 

Funds for transitional housing and intensive supportive services will be distributed through the agency’s Grant and Per Diem (GPD) program to:

  • Fund transitional housing with supportive services or service centers.
  • Support transition-in-place housing, where Veterans remain in their current housing unit while receiving services to help them move toward permanent, stable housing. 

  • Provide special housing designed to better serve women Veterans and those who are chronically mentally ill, frail, or elderly.

     

View the full list of SSVF and GPD awardees here. 

 

“Across Virginia, VA medical centers remain dedicated to helping Veterans secure safe, stable housing and access the services that support long-term well-being,” said Shane Soto, Interim Director of Hampton VA Healthcare System. “Through these grants, we can deepen our work with community partners and connect Veterans with practical, life-changing resources wherever they are.”

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If you are a Veteran who is experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-4AID-VET ). Visit the VA Homeless Programs website to learn about housing initiatives and other programs for Veterans exiting homelessness.

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