A grant of up to $929,477 to the state of kansas for the expansion of kansas veterans cemetery at winfield in winfield, kansas

The National Cemetery Administration (NCA) awarded $929,477 to the Kansas Office of Veterans Services on September 5, 2025, under the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program (CFDA 64.203) to expand the Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Winfield. The grant will fund the development of 550 cremains gravesites along with associated landscaping and irrigation infrastructure improvements. The project is scheduled for completion by September 30, 2028, and will serve more than 58,000 veterans and eligible family members in the region by increasing burial capacity and memorial services at the state-operated facility.

The Veterans Cemetery Grants Program, administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, provides federal funding to states, territories, counties, and federally recognized tribal governments to establish, expand, improve, operate, and maintain veterans' cemeteries in geographic areas where the VA's national cemetery system cannot fully meet burial service demand. All funded projects must conform to VA standards and construction guidelines and comply with applicable federal requirements, including the Build America, Buy America Act domestic content provisions.

The cemetery serves more than 58,000 veterans and their eligible family members in the region. The grant will fund 550 cremains gravesites, landscaping and irrigation.