Ad Hoc Grants

Fiscal Year 2026 Ad Hoc Funding

The FACT Board has approved a total of $300,000 in ad hoc grant support for local government and non-profit organizations to improve the prevention, treatment, or public awareness of family violence in Virginia for Fiscal Year 2026. This funding is divided into two categories: training and organizational capacity support for up to $5000 per award, and service support for up to $10,000 per award.

• Applications will be reviewed by the FACT Grants Committee and recommended for full Board consideration in two cycles: September 2025 and March 2026.
  • Applications for the September cycle are due August 29, 2025.
  • Applications for the March cycle are due February 27, 2026

• The FACT Grants Committee may recommend full or partial funding based on the request.
• Organizations submitting requests are eligible to receive no more than one ad hoc grant per Virginia state fiscal year (July 1 – June 30).
• Materials associated with the activity must include the official FACT logo and organizations receiving funding must recognize FACT’s support through existing social media outlets.
• A FACT Ad Hoc Summary Report* and invoice must be completed and submitted within 30 days of completion of the activity.  Both documents should be sent to nicole.poulin@dss.virginia.gov.
• Payment will be made via hard copy check issued by the Virginia Department of Treasury through the U.S. Postal Service after receipt of approved Ad Hoc Summary Report and Invoice by the Executive Director.
• FACT reserves the right to request proof of expenses paid and services provided with this support.  

The application can be found here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/tpt9xqtntS

Q&A Session

FACT will be hosting a Q&A session to discuss the new process on Wednesday, July 30^th 2-3pm. This session will be recorded and available on our website after the event.

Questions can be submitted during registration or emailed to  familyandchildrens.trustfund@dss.virginia.gov

Register here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/g/CgPZtbhGDk

*Final Summary Report Questions

Due with invoice, in one email, upon project completion:

1. How many attended/participated in the activity?
2. What impact did this funding have on the activity and the organization as a whole?
3. Please provide any evaluation summaries or reports collected, as well as any pictures for public distribution of the activity.

A sample invoice template can be found here.

Amended:

July 17th, 2025

FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S TRUST FUND SMALL GRANT AWARDS POLICY STATEMENT

Funding will be provided on a reimbursement basis upon approval of an invoice submitted within 30 days of completion of the awarded project.

Ad Hoc Policy can be found here.

Pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2-4303 G and H, the Family and Children’s Trust Fund (FACT) hereby adopts the above small purchase procedures for grants awarded by FACT when the aggregate or the sum of all purchases of any contract or grant award is not expected to exceed $10,000.