Description
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. The program aims to commemorate the Nation’s Veterans and Service members through the discovery and sharing of their stories. Key objectives include telling the stories of Veterans, encouraging students and teachers to immerse themselves in the rich historical resources found within national cemeteries, developing resources that support learning and research about Veterans, expanding the biographical content within the Veterans Legacy Memorial, and fostering community engagement in and around national cemeteries.
• The VLGP provides funding to eligible entities to produce educational tools for students and the public to learn about the histories of Veterans interred in national, state, territorial, or Tribal Veterans cemeteries.
• The program supports the President’s priority to recognize that our nation’s security, prosperity, and freedom would not be possible without our Veterans.
• The VLGP is particularly interested in funding projects that focus on Veterans who have significant connections to their local communities.
• The program encourages students and teachers to immerse themselves in the rich historical resources found within national cemeteries.
• The VLGP aims to develop resources that support learning and research about Veterans who can no longer tell their own story.
• The program seeks to expand the biographical content within the Veterans Legacy Memorial.
• The VLGP aims to foster community engagement in and around national cemeteries and other Veterans cemeteries.