Community Investment Funds

The Community Investment Funds are the signature grant cycle managed by the Community Foundation in which funds are invested in organizations serving the Northern Virginia community in the areas of child and youth development, education, health, mental health and aging, military personnel and their families, and poverty relief.

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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.

The 2020 Community Investment Funds Grant Cycle has closed, and applications are currently under review.

Sari Raskin, Vice President of Grants and Community Leadership and Jill Bach, Manager of Grants and Scholarships, hosted a webinar to share the 2020 priority focus areas and application process. Watch it below:



Applications will be accepted in the following categories:

• Child & Youth Development
• Education
• Health, Mental Health & Aging
• Military Personnel & Their Families
• Poverty Relief
• Lamond Fund to Benefit Children and Youth in Alexandria and Fairfax County

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 requests for capacity building, program, or general support purposes will be considered. Funding may be used to support, expand, or enhance existing programs or to start new programs. Applications for capital improvements, endowments, or scholarship awards will not be considered.

Please see the detailed page for more information.

Grant Cycle Timeline

January 9, 2020	2020 CIF Informational Webinar at 11:00 am
January 9, 2020	Applications Open
January 31, 2020	Grant Reports Due from 2019 Grantees
February 6, 2020	Applications Due
May 1, 2020	Applicants notified of funding status
February 1, 2021	Grant Reports Due from 2020 Grantees