# Veterans Cemetery Grants

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/va-nca-vcgp-2025-veterans-cemetery-grants/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358437

> VA National Cemetery Administration offered grants of up to $60.0 million to state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 30 awards worth $60.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 1, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | VA-NCA-VCGP-2025 |
| Agency | VA National Cemetery Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 1, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $60.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 30 |
| Total funding | $60.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 64.203 |

## Who can apply

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

U.S. Territories are eligible to apply.

## What the grant funds

Since 1980, the Veterans' Cemetery Grants Program (VCGP) has awarded grants totaling over $1.1 billion that states (46), tribes (14) and 3 territories (Guam, Saipan, and Puerto Rico) used to establish, expand, improve, operate, or maintain a total of 122 Veterans cemeteries. In 2024, VCGP cemeteries interred more than 42,720 Veterans and eligible family members, which is approximately 24% of the total annual interments in all national, state, territory, and tribal cemeteries (176,965). In 2025, the program will open two new state cemeteries, the New York State Veterans Cemetery - Finger Lakes in New York and the Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island in Nebraska, bringing the total to 124 VCGP funded Veterans cemeteries. These two cemeteries will provide burial options to an additional 24,907 unserved Veterans and their eligible family members. Additionally, VCGP’s 125th grant-funded state Veterans’ cemetery in Lubbock, Texas is planned to open in December 2025. Once completed, this cemetery will provide access to 19,923 Veterans that were previously unserved. This listing is to solicit FY25 pre-applications for the development of grant funded projects included in the FY26 priority list. Grants may be used only to establish, expand, or improve Veterans cemeteries that are owned and operated by a state, territory or tribal government on trust land. Federal Financial Assistance is granted only to states, U.S. territories and federally recognized tribal governments, not to private organizations, cities, or other government agencies. The US Department of Veteran Affairs (US-DVA) provides up to 100 percent of the development cost for an approved project. US-DVA can only provide operating equipment for the establishment of new cemeteries. US-DVA cannot pay for land acquisition. Cemeteries funded under the grant program must conform to the standards and guidelines pertaining to site selection, planning and construction prescribed by US-DVA. Cemeteries must comply with Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements in Title IX, Sections 70901 – 70952, Public Law, 117-58 that ensure all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials are produced in the United States. Cemeteries must certify that they will use grant funds for projects that meet BABAA domestic content procurement preferences.

## Questions people ask

### Is VA-NCA-VCGP-2025 still open?

No. It closed on July 1, 2025.

### Who can apply for Veterans Cemetery Grants?

VA National Cemetery Administration accepted applications from state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Veterans Cemetery Grants?

Closed July 1, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $60.0 million each. About $60.0 million in total across about 30 awards.

### Who has won Veterans Cemetery Grants Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Texas General Land Office, TN Department of Veterans Services, Department of Veterans Services. The program made 74 awards worth $265 million in that time.