Grants & Scholarships

Investments in our Community

Flexible, Responsive Funds for Northern Virginia

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia strives to build a community that works for everyone. We use a data-driven approach to understand the greatest needs of the region and manage competitive and transparent grants and scholarship processes that bolster our community.

In 2024, we awarded more than $10 million in grants and scholarships, including $960,375 in grants from discretionary funds and $8,815,297 from donor advised funds that the Community Foundation directly brokered to help advance equity in Northern Virginia.

Here you will find information about our grants and scholarship programs managed by the Community Foundation and their impact in Northern Virginia.

Grant Cycles

Grant Cycles
The Community Foundation runs community grant cycles that support schools and nonprofits in Northern Virginia in a variety of areas guided by research. These include child and youth development, safety net support, mental health, aging, military personnel, disabilities, education, the arts, the environment, Latino engagement and achievement and innovation.
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Scholarship Opportunities

Scholarship Opportunities
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia manages 35 scholarship funds that support Northern Virginia students pursuing undergraduate degrees. Annually, the Community Foundation awards more than $500,000 to 150+ high school graduates and current college students.
2025 scholarships are open and accepting applications!
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Grant Application Portal

Grant Application Portal
Nonprofit organizations can use the Community Foundation’s Grant Application Portal to apply, update or submit grant applications and final reports for past grants from the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia. Volunteers reviewing grants can use this portal to access and review assigned grant applications.
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jasondoeQuestions?
Please contact Sari Raskin, Vice President of Grants and Community Leadership.
703 879 7641 sari.raskin@cfnova.org
Jennifer CochranQuestions?
Please contact Jennifer Cochran, Manager of Grants and Scholarships.
703 879 7639 jennifer.cochran@cfnova.org
Recap on Insight Region Deep Dive: Continuing the Conversation about Health and Safety of Northern Virginia Youth 

Continuing the Conversation about Health and Safety of Northern Virginia Youth 

April 7, 2025 at 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

In April, we took a deeper dive into the critical issues impacting the safety and well-being of youth in Northern Virginia. We explored key challenges related to students' perceptions of safety, mental health concerns, and trends in substance use across the region. This session continued conversations from the Shape of the Region Conference on March 25. Senior Director of Insight Region®, Denise Bellows was joined by doctoral candidate in the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience at George Mason University, Dylan V. Scarton.  Dylan has worked closely with Dr. Holly Matto, who was on our panel at Shape of the Region. Dylan shared his work using the iCONNECT app to prevent adolescent risk behaviors and support youth facing substance use challenges.

Learn more by watching our recording and reading our recap questions. 
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