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VA-NCA-VLGP-FY2026: Veterans Legacy Grants Program

Closed Closed March 27, 2026 Opportunity VA-NCA-VLGP-FY2026 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Veterans Legacy Grants Program (VA-NCA-VLGP-FY2027). Status: Expected deadline April 9, 2027. It is in our archive of Veterans Legacy Grants Program notices from 2026.

• Award ceiling$400,000
• Award floor$50,000
• Total funding$2.2 million
• Expected awards10
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities and state and local governments.

• State governments
• Independent school districts
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education

Eligible recipient (or entity) means one of the following: (1) An institution of higher learning; (2) A local educational agency; (3) A non-profit entity that the Secretary determines has a demonstrated history of community engagement that pertains to the projects described in the relevant NOFO; (4) An educational institution; or (5) Another recipient (or entity) the Secretary deems appropriate. See definition of eligible recipient (or entity) at 38 C.F.R. 38.715(c).

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Veterans Legacy Grants Program awards averaged $305,912; this notice allows up to $400,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (66% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is awarding grants up to a maximum of $400,000 per recipient through the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (VLGP). Grant recipients would provide tools for the public to learn about the histories of Veterans interred in national cemeteries and state, territorial, and Tribal Veterans cemeteries. There is special interest in highlighting the histories of Veterans who have significant connections to their local communities. These grants support the President’s priority to recognize that our nation’s security, prosperity, and freedom would not be possible without our Veterans and, as demonstrated in Executive Order 14296 - Keeping Promises to Veterans and Establishing a National Center for Warrior Independence, that each veteran deserves our gratitude. These legacy grants ensure that Veterans are remembered for their sacrifices.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, VA-NCA-VLGP-FY2027, which is forecast.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.