MOAA Charities is awarding 74 Community Outreach Grants totaling more than $190,000 to 52 MOAA affiliates — a program record in grants and funds awarded.

The grants support MOAA councils and chapters providing services to local military and veteran families — either directly or through partnerships with other community organizations — in one of 10 areas of critical military and veteran family needs: housing, food assistance, employment, health (including behavioral health), family support, community reintegration, financial assistance, legal assistance, transportation, and crisis relief.

The 2026 grants will support food-assistance programs for veterans and uniformed service families in need, awards and scholarships for students in Junior ROTC and ROTC programs, veteran treatment courts, and Stand Downs for veterans, among other high-impact local programs.

“The programs our councils and chapters are involved with and support continue to grow — both in quantity and impact to the uniformed services community,” said Amanda Centers, MOAA’s vice president of Development. “MOAA Charities had a record number of applicants this year for Community Outreach Grants, and because of the generosity of our donors, we were able to provide a record number of grants. We are impressed by the impact our councils and chapters have in their local communities and are proud to support their efforts.”

(Affiliates that received multiple grants are noted with quantity.)

• Arizona Chapter
• Bella Vista Arkansas Chapter
• Bradenton (Fla.) Chapter
• Cape Coral (Fla.) Chapter (2)
• Cape Fear (N.C.) Chapter (2)
• Catalina Mountains (Ariz.) Chapter
• Central Florida Chapter
• Charlotte-Metrolina (N.C.) Chapter
• Chattanooga (Tenn.) Chapter (4)
• Coastal Carolina (N.C.) Chapter
• Falcons Landing (Va.) Chapter
• Florida Council of Chapters
• Gen. Omar N. Bradley Mid-Missouri Chapter
• Georgia Mountain Chapter
• Grand Canyon (Ariz.) Chapter
• Grand Strand (S.C.) Chapter
• Hawaii Aloha Chapter
• Heart of America (Mo.) Chapter
• Heart of Texas Chapter (2)
• Historic Mayport (Fla.) Chapter (2)
• Keystone Capital (Pa.) Chapter
• Lake and Sumter Counties (Fla.) Chapter
• Lincolnland (Ill.) Chapter
• Luke (Ariz.) Chapter
• Mahoning and Shenango Valleys (Ohio) Chapter (3)
• Middle Tennessee Chapter
• Montgomery County (Md.) Chapter
• Shore and Chicago Chapter
• Nassau County (Fla.) Chapter
• New Jersey Lakes and Pines Chapter (4)
• North Carolina Council of Chapters
• Northwest Arkansas Chapter
• Northwest Florida Chapter (3)
• NYS Capital District (N.Y.) Chapter
• Olympia Area (Wash.) Chapter
• Portland (Ore.) Chapter
• South Central Florida Chapter
• Southeastern North Carolina Chapter
• Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter
• Southern Maine Chapter
• Southside Virginia Chapter
• Southwest Florida Chapter
• St. Petersburg Area (Fla.) Chapter (7)
• Star Fort (S.C.) Chapter
• Sumner (Tenn.) Chapter
• Treasure Coast (Fla.) Chapter (2)
• Treasure Valley (Idaho) Chapter
• Tucson (Ariz.) Chapter (2)
• West Volusia (Fla.) Chapter
• Western New York Chapter
• Western North Carolina Chapter
• WY-CO Border (Wyo.) Chapter

To date, the Community Outreach Grant program has awarded approximately 400 grants totaling more than $970,000 through its 10 annual cycles.