Community Investment Funds
Discretionary Grant Making for Northern Virginia Nonprofits

Applications are being accepted in the following categories:
2019 CIF Webinar
See this webinar presented by Sari Raskin and Jill Bach about the 2019 grant application cycle.Read about all of the 2018 Community Investment Fund grant recipients.
Grant Application Portal
To apply, update, or submit a grant application, and to submit final reports for past grants, click below:Submit Applications or Review Past Grants Here
You will be instructed to set up an organizational profile before applying. If your organization has applied in the past, check with other staff members to get access to the organization profile already established. It contains grant history and past applications. Please do not set up a new profile unless you are sure your organization has not applied previously.
If you have any questions, please contact Sari Raskin at sari.raskin@cfnova.org or Jill Bach at jill.bach@cfnova.org.
Who can apply?
- Organizations providing services in Northern Virginia (defined as the areas within Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park) can apply for funding.
- Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations providing charitable or educational services. Local, state and federal government entities are not eligible to apply.
- Organizations are limited to one application per grant cycle. Multiple applications will not be considered.
The maximum grant is $10,000, with the exception of the Military Personnel & Their Families Fund, which is accepting applications for one $26,000 impact grant for 2019. Please see the detailed page for more information.
Grant Cycle Timeline
For help with an application or to receive an email notification when this and other Community Foundation grant cycles open, please click here to contact us.