See the list of 2023 Community Investment Fund award winners here.
Please consider a gift to support our annual Community Investment Fund grant cycle, to ensure organizations across the region can provide critical support to our neighbors and fellow community members. Your contribution of any size will be pooled with all donors and combined with funding available from our Permanent Fund endowments to make a difference right here at home.
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Nonprofits: Learn More & Apply
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia conducts an annual grant cycle through the Community Investment Fund. Nonprofit organizations providing services in Northern Virginia are invited to apply. All CIF Funds use the same application.
The Community Foundation accepts funding requests in the following categories.
- Aging
- Arts
- Child & Youth Development
- Education
- Environment
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Fund
- Lamond Fund to Benefit Children and Youth in Alexandria and Fairfax County
- The Latino Engagement and Achievement Fund (LEAF)
- Mental Health
- Military Personnel & Their Families
- Safety Net Support
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.
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.
Grant Cycle Timeline
| January 4, 2023 | Applications Open |
| January 4, 2023 | 2023 Grants Webinar |
| February 1, 2023 | Grant Reports Due from 2022 Grantees |
| February 2, 2023 | Applications Due |
| April 2023 | Applicants notified of funding status |
| February 1, 2024 | Grant Reports Due from 2023 Grantees |
Special Thanks To:
Questions?Please contact Sari Raskin, Vice President of Grants and Community Leadership.
703 879 7641 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Questions?Please contact Jennifer Cochran, Manager of Grants and Scholarships.
703 879 7639 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
