Virginia Beach Housing & Neighborhood Preservation is accepting proposals for the following programs:

Housing Opportunity Funds (HOF)

The HOF program encourages the development of newly constructed housing units or substantial rehabilitation of existing housing units for occupancy by low- and moderate-income persons and families, or apartment units for homeless individuals. Federal HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds may be awarded to eligible projects based on the extent to which they achieve the City's goals. There is no set amount that may be awarded in total or to any particular project.

HOF Application Package

• RFP Instructions
• Appendix A - Fillable Application (PDF): Applicants are required to complete the fillable application. Download the fillable PDF file and choose Save or Save As to save it to your computer. Print and sign the application before submitting it. 
• Appendix B - Financial Worksheet (Excel): All applicants are required to provide the completed spreadsheet form in Appendix B – Financial Worksheet. To obtain the financial worksheet, please contact Sharon Shoff at SShoff@VBgov.com or 757-385-5836.

Submission Deadline and Instructions

• Applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.
• Submit completed applications by:
  • Email to SShoff@VBgov.com
  • Or mail or hand deliver to:
    Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation
    Attn: Sharon Shoff
    2424 Courthouse Drive, Building 18A
    Virginia Beach, VA 23456

For more information about the scope of the application, contact Sharon Shoff, Housing Development manager, at 757-385-5836. 

Neither this notice nor the acceptance of any application shall imply a funding obligation to any applicant. The City reserves the right to approve or reject any and all applications on such basis as it deems to be in its best interest and to waive irregularities or informalities in the proposal process.