Assistance Listing 64.024
VA Homeless Providers Grant and PER Diem Program
Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Mostly repeat grantees: only 8% of awards go to new applicants. Apply with a strong track record or a partner who has won before.
Based on 595 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 9% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $440,203. Expect about 72 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 8%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 96%
- 0% higher ed · 4% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 9%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $440K
- $375K – $450K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 84
- $41M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Dec
- annual · 72-day window
Open right now under this program
1 opportunity · from Grants.gov, checked every 10 minutes
| Deadline | Opportunity | Expected awards |
|---|---|---|
| Forecastdeadline TBA | GPD Grant ForecastVA-GPD-FORECAST-FY2026-FY2028 | — |
Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania INC | Nonprofit | PA | 23 | $11,985,450 |
| Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana | Nonprofit | OH | 18 | $22,203,688 |
| The Salvation ARMY | Nonprofit | CA | 17 | $34,305,293 |
| Veterans INC | Nonprofit | MA | 17 | $17,567,150 |
| United States Veterans Initiative | Nonprofit | DC | 17 | $10,920,967 |
| Volunteers of America of Florida INC | Nonprofit | FL | 15 | $37,366,759 |
| Nation'S Finest | Nonprofit | CA | 14 | $15,623,984 |
| Vietnam Veterans Workshop INC | Nonprofit | MA | 14 | $11,235,088 |
| American G.I. Forum, National Veterans Outreach Program, Incorporated | Nonprofit | TX | 12 | $21,095,926 |
| The Salvation Army-Heartland DIV. | Nonprofit | IL | 11 | $10,742,625 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 237 | $111M | $214K | $150K – $550K |
| 2022 | 394 | $714M | $1.1M | $487K – $2.4M |
| 2023 | 461 | $480M | $591K | $255K – $1.3M |
| 2024 | 50 | $37M | $728K | $436K – $969K |
| 2025 | 84 | $41M | $440K | $375K – $450K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | 2026-02-18 | 65 d | VA-GPD-PDO-FY2027 · VA GPD Per Diem Only NOFO |
| 2025-12-15 | 2026-02-17 | 64 d | VA-GPD-SN-FY2027 · VA GPD Special Need Renewal NOFO |
| 2025-12-15 | 2026-02-17 | 64 d | VA-GPD-TIP-FY2027 · VA GPD Transition In Place NOFO |
| 2024-12-18 | 2025-02-26 | 70 d | VA-GPD-CM-FY2026 · GPD Case Management Grant |
| 2024-10-03 | forecast | — | VA-GPD-FORECAST-FY2026-FY2028 · GPD Grant Forecast |
| 2024-02-02 | 2024-04-15 | 73 d | VA-GPD-SN-FY2025 · GPD Program Special Need Grant |
| 2023-08-08 | — | — | VA-GPD-FORECAST-FY2024-FY2027 · GPD Grant Forecast |
| 2023-02-03 | 2023-05-04 | 90 d | VA-GPD-CM-FY2024 · GPD Case Management Grant Program |
| 2022-10-27 | 2023-02-06 | 102 d | VA-GPD-PDO-FY2024 · GPD Per Diem Only Grant Program (PDO) |
| 2022-10-27 | 2023-01-30 | 95 d | VA-GPD-TIP-FY2024 · GPD Per Diem Only Grant Program (TIP) |
| 2021-09-03 | 2021-12-06 | 94 d | VA-GPD-CG-FY2022 · GPD Capital Grant |
| 2021-03-11 | 2021-05-25 | 75 d | VA-GPD-CG-FY2021 · GPD Capital Grant |
| 2021-03-04 | 2021-05-05 | 62 d | VA-GPD-SN-FY2021 · GPD Special Need Grant |
| 2020-12-17 | 2021-02-18 | 63 d | VA-GPD-CM-FY2021 · Grant and Per Diem Case Management Program |
| 2020-02-18 | 2020-04-22 | 64 d | VA-GPD-TIP-FY2020 · GPD Per Diem Only Grant Program TIP |
| 2020-01-03 | 2020-03-02 | 59 d | VA-GPD-PDO-FY2020 · GPD Per Diem Only Grant Program (PDO) |
| 2019-03-21 | 2019-05-20 | 60 d | VA-GPD-CM-FY2019 · Grant and Per Diem Case Management Services Grant Program |
| 2018-05-15 | 2018-06-22 | 38 d | 2018SN · FY 2018 Special Need |
| 2017-11-06 | 2018-02-21 | 107 d | 2018-TIP-NOFA · 2018 VA GPD Transition In Place NOFA |
| 2017-11-02 | 2018-02-28 | 118 d | 2018-PDO-NOFA · 2018 VA GPD Per Diem Only NOFA |
| 2017-01-10 | 2017-04-04 | 84 d | GPD-NOFA-FY2017 · VA's Grant and Per Diem Program FY 2017 NOFA |
| 2016-05-20 | 2016-06-27 | 38 d | VA-GPD-2016-SN · VA Grant and Per Diem Program Special Need Renewal |
| 2015-01-16 | 2015-04-20 | 94 d | VA-GPD-FY15-TIP-NOFA · VA GPD TIP Renewal NOFA |
| 2014-06-30 | 2014-07-16 | 16 d | VA-GPD-FY14-SN · VA Grant and Per Diem Program Special Need NOFA |
| 2013-05-16 | 2013-06-28 | 43 d | VA-GPD-FY13-VAN-NOFA · VA Grant and Per Diem Program FY13 Van NOFA |
| 2013-05-16 | 2013-06-28 | 43 d | VA-GPD-FY13-REHABILITATION-NOFA · VA Grant and Per Diem Program FY13 Rehabilitation NOFA |
| 2012-03-01 | 2012-05-30 | 90 d | VA-GPD-PDO2012 · VA Grant and Per Diem Program Notice of Fund Availability |
| 2011-08-08 | 2011-08-25 | 17 d | 2011-SN-RENEWAL · VA Grant & Per Diem Program: Special Need Renewals |
| 2010-01-25 | 2010-03-31 | 65 d | VA-GPD-2010-CG · VA Grant/Per Diem, 2010 Capital Grant |
| 2010-01-25 | 2010-03-31 | 65 d | VA-GPD-2010-PDO · VA Grant/Per Diem, 2010 Per Diem Only |
| 2009-01-23 | 2009-03-25 | 61 d | VA-GPD-2009-CG · VA GRANT/PER DIEM, 2009 CAPITAL GRANT |
| 2009-01-23 | 2009-03-25 | 61 d | VA-GPD-2009-TA · VA GRANT/PER DIEM, 2009 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT |
| 2009-01-23 | 2009-03-25 | 61 d | VA-GPD-2009-SN · VA GRANT/PER DIEM, 2009 SPECIAL NEED RENEWAL GRANT |
| 2008-02-15 | 2008-04-09 | 54 d | VA-GPD-2008-CG · Department of Veterans Affairs, 2008 Capital Grant |
| 2008-02-15 | 2008-04-09 | 54 d | VA-GPD-2008-PDO · Department of Veterans Affairs, 2008 Per Diem Only |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 64.024?
Mostly repeat grantees: only 8% of awards go to new applicants. Apply with a strong track record or a partner who has won before. Based on 595 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 9% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $440,203. Expect about 72 days between posting and deadline.
How much does VA Homeless Providers Grant and PER Diem Program award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $440K; the middle half ran from $375K to $450K. 84 new awards were made, with $41M committed to them.
When does 64.024 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Dec with about 72 days to apply. The most recent round posted Dec 15, 2025.
Who runs this program?
Department of Veterans Affairs (Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration). Assistance Listing 64.024 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 63% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.