City of Virginia Beach: Community Organization Grants

City of Virginia Beach: Community Organization Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: City of Virginia Beach
Last Updated: July 16, 2025

Summary

The City of Virginia Beach offers Community Organization Grants to qualified non-profit organizations that provide services to local citizens. This program allows recipients to receive funding based on evaluations by the COG Review and Allocation Committee. Eligible applicants must be independent 501(c)(3) non-profits, while City departments are ineligible to apply. The program ensures transparency through required financial and service delivery reports from grant recipients.

Overview

Community Organization Grants The Community Organization Grant (COG) program provides an opportunity for qualified non-profit organizations that deliver services to Virginia Beach citizens to receive funding from the City. The City Council appointed COG Review and Allocation Committee evaluates applications and determines how best to allocate funds among the organizations. Financial and service delivery reports are submitted by recipient organizations as a condition of grant awards.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The applicant must be a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization meeting the legal requirements of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the City of Virginia Beach.Furthermore, the applicant’s nonprofit status must be independent of the City of Virginia Beach.

Ineligibility

Neither City of Virginia Beach departments nor programs administered by the City of Virginia Beach may apply for funding through COG.