# State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/va-grants-112508-002-state-veterans-home-construction-grant-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/58617

> Construction of State Home Facilities is offering grants of up to $275 million (at least $260,000) to state and local governments and tribes. It expects to make $275 million in total. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis or until a date given in the notice.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | VA-GRANTS-112508-002 |
| Agency | Construction of State Home Facilities |
| Status | Open |
| Deadline | not set |
| Award ceiling | $275 million |
| Award floor | $260,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $275 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 64.005 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

ONLY STATE AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS MAY APPLY. "NO PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, RELIGIOUS, NON-PROFIT, OR INDIVIDUAL IS QUALIFIED TO APPLY."

## What the grant funds

Improving Oversight of Federal GrantmakingVA is required to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders when evaluating and awarding grants. In accordance with Executive Order 14332, Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking, aside from the evaluation criteria published in this announcement, VA has discretion to remove from consideration any applicant VA deems does not clearly advance the President's or VA's priorities. VA will not fund activities that use racial preference for eligibility criteria or promote gender ideology. VA will not fund activities that promote or facilitate violations of immigration laws or are sources of waste, fraud, or abuse. VA will not tolerate activity or conduct by grant recipients that constitute acts of moral turpitude, are scandalous, or bring the recipient, the project funded by this grant, or VA into public disrepute, contempt, or ridicule. These grants support the President's priority to increase the excellence of and options for care, benefits, and services for veterans, as demonstrated in Executive Order 14332. Program is subject to Public Law 117-58 Build America, Buy America Act. Recipients of an award of Federal financial assistance from a program for infrastructure are hereby notified that none of the funds provided under this award may be used for a project for infrastructure unless:(1) all iron and steel used in the project are produced in the United States--this means all manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, occurred in the United States; (2) all manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States—this means the manufactured product was manufactured in the United States; and the cost of the components of the manufactured product that are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States is greater than 55 percent of the total cost of all components of the manufactured product, unless another standard for determining the minimum amount of domestic content of the manufactured product has been established under applicable law or regulation; and (3) all construction materials44 are manufactured in the United States—this means that all manufacturing processes for the construction material occurred in the United States. The Buy America preference only applies to articles, materials, and supplies that are consumed in, incorporated into, or affixed to an infrastructure project.

## Questions people ask

### Who can apply for State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program?

Construction of State Home Facilities accepts applications from state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program?

Rolling or no fixed deadline. Confirm the date and time in the official notice on Grants.gov.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $275 million each. About $275 million in total.