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New Virginia Housing Programs You Should Know About - Virginia REALTORS® Have you heard about the two new programs at Virginia Housing that are help making homeownership a reality for more Virginians? Learn about FirstHome Dream and the upcoming Community Heroes Grant today! FirstHome Dream is a program developed to support first-time, first-generation home buyers.
Rather than a stand-alone program, this program is layered on top of Virginia Housing existing programs to substantially reduce the interest rate for qualified borrowers. First-generation is defined as: Borrowers and co-borrowers who have never owned a home of any kind, The spouse of the borrower has never owned a home (even if not a borrower), and The borrowers’ parents have not owned a home in the last three years.
This program supports borrowers who have not been afforded the opportunity to build generational wealth through homeownership . Approved Virginia Housing lenders can access this program through a sponsor network that includes sponsors located throughout the commonwealth.
Virginia Housing Community Heroes Grant The Virginia Housing Community Heroes Grant (which is currently in development) is a grant program to support community heroes—which includes first responders, law enforcement, healthcare workers, educators, and military service members —to achieve the dream of homeownership. Community heroes are often challenged with achieving homeownership in the communities they serve.
This is primarily due to the cost of housing and other financial barriers, such as down payment and closing costs. The Virginia Housing Community Heroes Grant aims to support eligible borrowers on their path to homeownership in the communities they serve. For more information about these housing grants and more, visit the Virginia Housing website or contact Grants@VirginiaHousing.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: First-time homebuyers employed in education, public safety, military, and healthcare sectors in Virginia. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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Community Heroes Grant is funded by Virginia Housing. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Virginia. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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Lowe's Hometowns Grant Program is sponsored by Lowe's. This program aims to restore and revitalize community spaces across the country through physical renovations. Consumers can nominate a community space in their hometown, such as a neighborhood garden, park, or community center. While broad, it can apply to infrastructure improvements within a community context.
CFNF Helping Today, Shaping Tomorrow Grant is a grant from the Community Foundation of North Florida that funds nonprofits addressing pressing challenges with programs and services of lasting impact in Florida's Big Bend region. Each year, CFNF awards ten grants of $5,000 each to eligible organizations. A separate Arts Nonprofit Grant Cycle awards five grants of $6,000 each for arts organizations in the same region. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations serving one or more of eleven counties including Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson, and Wakulla, with at least two years of operating history in the region. Applications for the Helping Today, Shaping Tomorrow cycle close September 30.
The Citi Foundation's 2026 Housing Supply RFP puts $20M behind 20 nonprofit housing developers at $1M each — targeting pre-development and preservation, the exact points where affordable projects die. It sits inside Citi's $60B Blueprint for Housing Opportunity. Here's what the grant design reveals and how nonprofit developers should position for the next cycle.
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