GPD Grant Forecast
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The GPD Program, administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, is the largest federally funded transitional housing initiative for Veterans experiencing homelessness, permanently authorized under Public Law 109-461 since 1994. It provides grants to community-based organizations that deliver transitional housing paired with comprehensive supportive services to help Veterans achieve residential stability, improve skills and income, and gain self-determination. The program offers several grant types, including Per Diem Only grants that reimburse service costs, Special Need grants targeting specific Veteran populations such as women, terminally ill Veterans, or those caring for dependents, and Transition-In-Place grants that allow Veterans to remain in their units permanently after services conclude. Additionally, Case Management grants assist at-risk or formerly homeless Veterans in securing or maintaining permanent housing, while Capital grants, available intermittently, support facility acquisition, renovation, or construction based on VA priorities. Funding opportunities are not issued annually and are announced only when available through official notices on grants.gov and the GPD website. Applications must be submitted via an online portal that opens solely during active funding cycles, and eligibility, requirements, and limits are detailed in each specific notice. While past notices provide guidance on previous requirements, they do not guarantee future criteria. The forecast outlines tentative timing for upcoming funding opportunities: Case Management grants are expected around FY 2025 for FY 2026 awards, while Per Diem Only and Transition-In-Place grants are anticipated around FY 2026 for FY 2027 start dates. No funding is currently projected for FY 2028, but this forecast may be updated. The information provided is strictly a planning tool and not an announcement of available funding, and all applicants are directed to monitor official channels for openings.
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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.
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