diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 6b7beb7711..cd606abc88 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ See [here](../docker/README.md) for more information about commands to use when
 
    ![AWS SES Error](./img/error-aws-ses.png)
 
-1. Visit `client_url/login` (e.g <http://localhost:8080/#/login>) and login w/ user `grant-admin@usdigitalresponse.org`. You'll see a confirmation message on the screen. Check your logs to find the generated session link.
+1. Visit `client_url/login` (e.g <http://localhost:8080/login>) and login w/ user `grant-admin@usdigitalresponse.org`. You'll see a confirmation message on the screen. Check your logs to find the generated session link.
 
    **NOTE:** if you only see a blank screen then ensure you've set up the `packages/client/.env`
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/Layout.vue b/packages/client/src/components/Layout.vue
index 6f8706150f..f8b2629b82 100755
--- a/packages/client/src/components/Layout.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/Layout.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div>
     <b-navbar :type="navBarType" :variant="navBarVariant" class="header-dropshadow py-1">
-      <b-navbar-brand href="/#/grants" class="d-flex align-items-center">
+      <b-navbar-brand to="grants" class="d-flex align-items-center">
       <b-img v-if="myProfileEnabled" :src="require('../assets/usdr_logo_standard_wide.svg')" style="height: 2.5rem;" class="" alt="United States Digital Response - Home" />
       <b-img v-else :src="require('../assets/usdr_logo_white_wide.svg')" style="height: 2.5rem;" class="" alt="United States Digital Response - Home" />
       <h1 class="ml-3 mb-0 h4">Federal Grant Finder</h1>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             <template v-else #button-content>
               <em>{{loggedInUser.email}}</em>
             </template>
-            <b-dropdown-item href="#/my-profile">
+            <b-dropdown-item to="my-profile">
               <b-icon icon="person-circle" scale="1" class="dropdown-icon"></b-icon>
               <p class="dropdown-item-text">My profile</p>
             </b-dropdown-item>
diff --git a/packages/client/src/router/index.js b/packages/client/src/router/index.js
index 3e9f09b953..9b707fc5aa 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/router/index.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/router/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import store from '../store';
 
 Vue.use(VueRouter);
 
-const routes = [
+export const routes = [
   {
     path: '/login',
     name: 'login',
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ const routes = [
   {
     path: '/',
     name: 'layout',
-    redirect: '/my-grants',
+    redirect: (to) => {
+      if (to.fullPath.startsWith('/#/')) {
+        // Redirect any old hash-style URLs to the new history API URL.
+        return { path: to.hash.substr(1), hash: '' };
+      }
+      return 'my-grants';
+    },
     component: Layout,
     meta: {
       requiresAuth: true,
@@ -131,12 +137,17 @@ const routes = [
   },
   {
     path: '*',
-    redirect: '/my-grants',
+    component: () => import('../views/NotFound.vue'),
+    name: 'notFound',
+    meta: {
+      requiresAuth: true,
+    },
   },
 ];
 
 const router = new VueRouter({
   base: process.env.BASE_URL,
+  mode: 'history',
   routes,
 });
 
@@ -154,8 +165,8 @@ router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
     next({ name: 'login', query: { redirect_to: redirectTo } });
   } else if (to.name === 'login' && authenticated) {
     next({ name: 'grants' });
-  } else if (to.name === 'not-found'
-    || (to.meta.requiresMyProfileEnabled && !myProfileEnabled())
+  } else if (
+    (to.meta.requiresMyProfileEnabled && !myProfileEnabled())
     || (to.meta.requiresNewTerminologyEnabled && !newTerminologyEnabled())
   ) {
     if (authenticated) {
diff --git a/packages/client/src/views/Dashboard.vue b/packages/client/src/views/Dashboard.vue
index 313191adc1..f656d10d25 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/views/Dashboard.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/views/Dashboard.vue
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
               <div v-if="totalInterestedGrants > 4">
                 <b-row align-v="center" >
                   <b-navbar toggleable="sm py-0" bg-transparent class="gutter-activity row">
-                    <a class="nav-link active" href="#/RecentActivity">See All Activity</a>
+                    <b-link class="nav-link active" to="RecentActivity">See All Activity</b-link>
                   </b-navbar>
                 </b-row>
               </div>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
               <div v-if="totalUpcomingGrants > 3">
                 <b-row align-v="center">
                   <b-navbar toggleable="sm py-0" bg-transparent class="gutter-upcoming row">
-                    <a class="nav-link active" href="#/UpcomingClosingDates">See All Upcoming</a>
+                    <b-link class="nav-link active" to="UpcomingClosingDates">See All Upcoming</b-link>
                   </b-navbar>
                 </b-row>
               </div>
diff --git a/packages/client/src/views/MyProfile.vue b/packages/client/src/views/MyProfile.vue
index 66e9f8ee57..c3082d1563 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/views/MyProfile.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/views/MyProfile.vue
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export default {
       breadcrumb_items: [
         {
           text: 'Home',
-          href: '/#/grants',
+          to: 'grants',
         },
         {
           text: 'My Profile',
diff --git a/packages/client/src/views/NotFound.vue b/packages/client/src/views/NotFound.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab6e7f86f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/views/NotFound.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<template>
+  <div id="app" style="text-align: center;">
+    <h1 style="font-size: 100px;">404</h1>
+    <h1>Page not found</h1>
+    <h1>The page you are looking for does not exist. Click here to go to the <b-link to="/">home page</b-link>.</h1>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/packages/client/tests/unit/router/index.spec.js b/packages/client/tests/unit/router/index.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9499b9b517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/tests/unit/router/index.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import VueRouter from 'vue-router';
+
+import { routes } from '@/router';
+
+describe('Router logic', () => {
+  it('displays 404 page for unknown route', async () => {
+    const router = new VueRouter({ routes, mode: 'history' });
+    await router.push('/rants');
+    expect(router.currentRoute.name).to.equal('notFound');
+  });
+
+  it('redirects hash URLs to non-hash URLS', async () => {
+    const router = new VueRouter({ routes, mode: 'history' });
+    await router.push('/#/grants');
+    expect(router.currentRoute.fullPath).to.equal('/grants');
+    expect(router.currentRoute.name).to.equal('grants');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/server/__tests__/api/sessions.test.js b/packages/server/__tests__/api/sessions.test.js
index 328bc115fa..c31c49df59 100644
--- a/packages/server/__tests__/api/sessions.test.js
+++ b/packages/server/__tests__/api/sessions.test.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe('/api/sessions', () => {
                 '#/grants': false, // hash based URLs should still be prefixed with /
                 '/': true,
                 '/#/grants': true,
+                '/grants': true,
                 '/arpa_reporter/uploads': true,
             };
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ describe('/api/sessions', () => {
         }
 
         it('redirects to valid redirect_to', async () => {
-            const redirect_to = '/#/grants';
+            const redirect_to = '/grants';
             const { redirectUrl } = await testLogin({ redirect_to });
             expect(redirectUrl).to.have.string(redirect_to);
         });
diff --git a/packages/server/__tests__/lib/redirect_validation.test.js b/packages/server/__tests__/lib/redirect_validation.test.js
index 7c0b4ae1bd..776298bbbb 100644
--- a/packages/server/__tests__/lib/redirect_validation.test.js
+++ b/packages/server/__tests__/lib/redirect_validation.test.js
@@ -13,12 +13,9 @@ describe('Redirect Validation Module', () => {
             expect(result_undefined).to.equal(null);
         });
         it('returns URL if part of safe URL list', async () => {
-            const grantsModalUrl = '#/grants?manageSettings=true';
             const auditReportUrl = '/api/audit_report/3/99/some-example-file.xlsx';
-            const result_grants_modal = validatePostLoginRedirectPath(grantsModalUrl);
             const result_audit_report = validatePostLoginRedirectPath(auditReportUrl);
 
-            expect(result_grants_modal).to.equal(grantsModalUrl);
             expect(result_audit_report).to.equal(auditReportUrl);
         });
         it('returns null if string that does not start with / is passed in', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/lib/email.js b/packages/server/src/lib/email.js
index bf1a25190c..beae5a88df 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/lib/email.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/lib/email.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ function getGrantDetail(grant, emailNotificationType) {
             // estimated_funding: grant.estimated_funding, TODO: add once field is available in the database.
             cost_sharing: grant.cost_sharing,
             link_url: `https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=${grant.grant_id}`,
-            grants_url: `${process.env.WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/#/${emailNotificationType === notificationType.grantDigest ? 'grants' : 'my-grants'}`,
+            grants_url: `${process.env.WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/${emailNotificationType === notificationType.grantDigest ? 'grants' : 'my-grants'}`,
             view_grant_label: emailNotificationType === notificationType.grantDigest ? undefined : 'View My Grants',
         },
     );
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ async function sendGrantAssignedNotficationForAgency(assignee_agency, grantDetai
     const emailHTML = module.exports.addBaseBranding(grantAssignedBody, {
         tool_name: 'Grants Identification Tool',
         title: 'Grants Assigned Notification',
-        notifications_url: `${process.env.WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/#/grants?manageSettings=true`,
+        notifications_url: `${process.env.WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/grants?manageSettings=true`,
     });
 
     // TODO: add plain text version of the email
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ async function buildDigestBody({ name, openDate, matchedGrants }) {
     let additionalBody = grantDetails.join(contentSpacerStr).concat(contentSpacerStr);
 
     const additionalButtonTemplate = fileSystem.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '../static/email_templates/_additional_grants_button.html'));
-    additionalBody += mustache.render(additionalButtonTemplate.toString(), { additional_grants_url: `${process.env.WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/#/grants` });
+    additionalBody += mustache.render(additionalButtonTemplate.toString(), { additional_grants_url: `${process.env.WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/grants` });
 
     const formattedBody = mustache.render(formattedBodyTemplate.toString(), {
         body_title: `${name} - ${matchedGrants.length} NEW GRANTS`,
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ async function sendGrantDigest({
     const emailHTML = module.exports.addBaseBranding(formattedBody, {
         tool_name: 'Federal Grant Finder',
         title: 'New Grants Digest',
-        notifications_url: `${process.env.WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/#/grants?manageSettings=true`,
+        notifications_url: `${process.env.WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/grants?manageSettings=true`,
     });
 
     // TODO: add plain text version of the email
diff --git a/packages/server/src/lib/redirect_validation.js b/packages/server/src/lib/redirect_validation.js
index bf1d3b2dab..92e0f9f3d6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/lib/redirect_validation.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/lib/redirect_validation.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 function matchesSafeUrl(url) {
     const safeUrls = [
-        /^#\/grants\?manageSettings=true$/,
         /^\/api\/audit_report\/\d+\/\d+\/.*\.xlsx$/,
     ];
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/routes/sessions.js b/packages/server/src/routes/sessions.js
index 177982c2a6..4e0c1bf57c 100755
--- a/packages/server/src/routes/sessions.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/routes/sessions.js
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@ router.post('/init', async (req, res) => {
     const WEBSITE_DOMAIN = process.env.WEBSITE_DOMAIN || '';
     const { passcode } = req.body;
     if (!passcode) {
-        res.redirect(`${WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/#/login?message=${encodeURIComponent('Invalid access token')}`);
+        res.redirect(`${WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/login?message=${encodeURIComponent('Invalid access token')}`);
         return;
     }
 
     const token = await getAccessToken(passcode);
     if (!token) {
-        res.redirect(`${WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/#/login?message=${encodeURIComponent('Invalid access token')}`);
+        res.redirect(`${WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/login?message=${encodeURIComponent('Invalid access token')}`);
     } else if (new Date() > token.expires) {
         res.redirect(
-            `${WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/#/login?message=${encodeURIComponent('Access token has expired')}`,
+            `${WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/login?message=${encodeURIComponent('Access token has expired')}`,
         );
     } else if (token.used) {
-        res.redirect(`${WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/#/login?message=${encodeURIComponent(
+        res.redirect(`${WEBSITE_DOMAIN}/login?message=${encodeURIComponent(
             'Login link has already been used - please re-submit your email address',
         )}`);
     } else {