Community Investment Funds (CIF)

Community Investment Funds (CIF) is sponsored by Community Foundation for Northern Virginia. Supports nonprofit organizations addressing needs in arts, education, children & youth development, environment, intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, military personnel and their families, aging neighbors, and safety net support.

Community Investment Funds | The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Community Investment Funds Supporting Critical Need in Northern Virginia In partnership with our donors, we support the Northern Virginia nonprofit community through grantmaking and capacity building programs.

Grants from the Community Investment Funds give back to local causes such as child and youth development, intellectual and developmental disabilities, education, Latino engagement and achievement, mental health, aging, military personnel and their families, and safety net support. See the list of 2026 Community Investment Fund grantees here.

Please consider a gift to support our annual grant cycle distributed from the Community Investment Funds. Your gifts support organizations across the region who provide critical support to our friends, families, neighbors, and fellow community members. Every donation is combined and amplified by our Permanent Fund to create meaningful, timely impact right here at home.

Thank you for helping us make more possible for Northern Virginia. INVEST IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA'S FUTURE Nonprofits: Learn More & Apply The cycle for this year is now CLOSED. In response to rising service demands, declining donations, and reduced federal support, the Community Foundation is refining its discretionary grantmaking approach to better support nonprofits.

Only organizations funded by CFNOVA between 2016 and 2025 through the Community Investment Fund or COVID-19 Response Fund grants cycles were eligible to apply. See below for more details on eligible organizations. General operating support grants will be awarded based on organizational budget size.

Organizational strengthening These updates are informed by our latest Insight Region ® report, The State of Nonprofits in Northern Virginia , which underscores the urgent need for flexible, sustained investment in the sector.

The 2026 CFNOVA grants cycle for Funds: Aging , Child & Youth Development , Education , Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities , Lamond Fund , Mental Health , Military Personnel and their Families , and Safety Net are now CLOSED. Check out our GRANTS FAQs for 2026 information.

Eligibility Requirements for 2026 Organizations invited to apply have previously received awards from the Community Investment Fund or the COVID-19 Response Fund since 2016. 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. Grant requests for general support purposes will be considered.

Applications for capital improvements, endowments, or scholarship awards will not be considered. Organizations are limited to one application per grant cycle. Multiple applications will not be considered.

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Funded through the Foundation’s 2026 Community Investment Funds (CIF) distributions, these grants reflect one of the most direct and impactful ways the Community Foundation responds to the region’s most pressing needs. Each organization received either $15,000 or $30,000 , flexible awards designed to bolster essential operations and programming.

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