Virginia Homeless Solutions Program
The VHSP is a state- and federally funded program to support Continuum of Care (CoC) strategies and homeless service and prevention programs that align with the following goals:
- To reduce the number of individuals/households who become homeless,
- To shorten the length of time an individual or household is homeless, and
- To reduce the number of individuals/households that return to homelessness.
Homeless and Special Needs Housing; Housing Trust Fund- Homeless Reduction Grant
Virginia Housing Trust Fund- Homeless Reduction Grant Application is now open in CAMS. The goal of the HTF-HRG program is to reduce homelessness in the Commonwealth of Virginia. DHCD will support CoC/LPG strategies and homeless service projects that are or will be a part of an effective emergency crisis response system to ensure that homelessness is rare, brief, and one time.
All applicants will be required to submit their project applications through CAMS to be considered for the 2026 HTF-HRG program.
The 2026 HTF-HRG program will support three project types:
- Rapid Re-housing
- Underserved Populations Innovation Project
- Permanent Supportive Housing (housing stabilization services and rental assistance for chronically homeless)
HSNH HTF-HRG Funding Guidelines
HTF-HRG FY26 Application Instructions
Request a Letter of Support from the GRCoC
The FY25 VHSP Collaborative Application Submitted, GRCoC Closed for applications.
The VHSP is a collaborative funding opportunity. Each project application must meet the GRCoC's Threshold Requirements. The community's collaborative application will be submitted by Homeward on behalf of the GRCoC.
The links below contain the collaborative application as well as the collaborative funding request:
GRCoC FY25 VHSP Coordinated Application DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
GRCoC FY25 VHSP YearOne Funding Request FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
To provide feedback, please email grcoc@homewardva.org.
Please review the following competition documents:
Competition Timeline and Process
Project Application Instructions
2022-23 Project Performance Measurements
2023-2024 GRCoC Funding Priorities
Coordinated Entry System MoU Letter of Intent
Organizational Certifications and Assurances
VHSP Previous Years
2022-2024
2022-2024 Virginia Homeless Solutions Program Application Materials and Information
The Virginia Homeless Solutions Program (VHSP) is a state- and federally-funded program to support Continuum of Care (CoC) strategies and homeless service and prevention programs that align with the following goals:
- To reduce the number of individuals/households who become homeless,
- To shorten the length of time an individual or household is homeless, and
- To reduce the number of individuals/households that return to homelessness.
Important Documents
Eligibility
Eligible applicants include units of local governments, nonprofits, planning district commissions (PDCs)*, and public housing authorities (PHAs)*. Eligible activities for the VHSP are shelter operations, rapid re-housing, prevention, child services coordination, centralized/coordinated assessment systems, CoC planning, HMIS, administration, and HOPWA assistance.
2020-2022
2020-22 (FY21 Year 1) Virginia Homeless Solutions Program Application Materials and Information
The Greater Richmond Continuum of Care (GRCoC) is pleased to announce the availability of funding for homeless services in the Richmond region through the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). DHCD released the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the 2020-2022 Virginia Homeless Solutions Program (VHSP) statewide competition on January 27, 2020. Prospective applicants should become familiar with the current opportunity's funding guidelines and application instructions:
- DHCD Virginia Homeless and Special Needs Housing Funding Guidelines 2020 – 2022
- DHCD VHSP and HOPWA Application Instructions 2020-2022
- FY22 GRCoC VHSP Grant Renewal Process Timeline
- FY21 GRCoC VHSP Coordinated Application DRAFT
- GRCoC FY 21 VHSP Grant Process Timeline
- GRCoC FY21 VHSP Application Instructions
- GRCoC FY21 VHSP Base Project Application (.docx)
- GRCoC FY21 VHSP Base Project Application (PDF)
- GRCoC FY 21 VHSP Coordinated Entry Application (.docx)
- GRCoC FY21 VHSP Coordinated Entry Application (PDF)
- GRCoC FY 21 VHSP Project Budget Template
- Grantee Certifications and Assurances
- GRCoC 2020 Project Performance Measurements
2018-2020
2018-2020 Virginia Homeless Solutions Program Application Materials and Information
- FY19 Greater Richmond CoC Collaborative Application FINAL
- GRCOC FY19 VHSP Budget Request FINAL
- GRCoC FY19 Budget Request revised
- Virginia Homeless and Special Needs Housing Funding Guidelines 2018 – 2020
- Homeless and Special Needs Housing Application Instructions for Virginia Housing Solutions Program (VHSP) and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDs Funding
- Targeted Prevention Notice
- VHSP FY19 Project Application Instructions
- VHSP FY19 Grantee Certifications and Assurances
- VHSP FY19 Project Budget Template
- GRCoC FY19 VHSP Process Timeline
- GRCoC Appeals Process
- Coordinated Entry Project Application
- Outreach Project Application
- RRH Project Application
- Shelter Project Application
- Targeted Prevention Project Application
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FY 16-18 (FY18 Year 2) Virginia Housing Solutions Program Application Materials and Information
- VA Homeless Solutions Program Guidelines 2016-2018 renewal 05.17
- FY18 VHSP Application Instructions
- FY18 VHSP- GRCoC Application Final 05.22.17
FY 16-18 (FY18 Year 2) Virginia Housing Solutions Program Application Materials and Information FY18 VHSP Application Attachments:
FY 16-18 (FY17 -Year 1) Virginia Housing Solutions Program Application Materials and Information
- FY17 VHSP GRCoC Collaborative Application (Submitted March 30th, 2016 to DHCD)
- 2016 GRCoC Federal and State Funding Priorities
- FY17VHSP Initial announcement
- FY17 DHCD Funding Announcement -How to Apply Webinar
- FY17 Yr 1 VHSP Letter of Intent Form and Instructions
- VHSP ProgramGuidelines 2016-2018
- 2016 Funding priorities draft
- FY17 (YR 1)VHSP App instructions final 2.16.16
- FY17 Project Application_SHELTER OPERATIONS 2.08.16
- FY17 VHSP Project Application_COORDINATED ENTRY 2.08.16
- FY17 VHSP Project Application_PREVENTION 2.08.16
- FY17 VHSP Project Application_RAPID REHOUSING 2.08.16
- FY17VHSP Project Budget template final 2.16.16
- Grantee certification-assurances
- GRCoC FY17 VHSP Process-Timeline 2.15.16
- GRCoC-Appeals-Process
- Scoring Forms Master FY17 VHSP 2 22 16 Final
FY16 Virginia Housing Solutions Program application materials or information
- FY16VHSP Ranking 4.28.15
- FY16 Agency Application_SHELTER OPERATIONS 4.06.15
- FY16 VHSP Agency Application_COORDINATED ENTRY4.06.15
- FY16 VHSP Agency Application_PREVENTION 4.06.15
- FY16 VHSP Agency Application_RAPID REHOUSING 4.06.15
- GRCoC 2015 (FY16) Virginia Homeless Solutions Program Timeline 4-07-15
- GRCoC FY16 VHSP App instructions
- GRCoC FY16 VHSP LOI instructions-formrevised
- GRCOC FY16 VHSP Project Budget Template 4.07.15
- GRCoC FY16 VHSP Scoring Matrices 4.17.15
- GRCoC Final Application for Fiscal Year 2016
- Approved Funding Requests for FY15 and FY16