Project Grant LG2209

The National Cemetery Administration, through the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204), awarded a $223,458 project grant to the West Virginia Humanities Council Inc. on June 6, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to facilitate the work of high school students from Grafton High School and University High in Morgantown, as well as a team of West Virginia University graduate students, to compose biographies of veterans interred at Grafton and West Virginia National Cemeteries. The students...

This federal Project Grant award of $311,819.00 was provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204). The award to Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation, Inc. will fund a K-12 educational outreach project that engages undergraduate students to collect oral histories from family members of World War II veterans who participated in the Civil Rights movement and are interred in Georgia...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration awarded a $342,000 Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) project grant to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The grant will fund the institute's "Vietnam Veterans: Legacies of Service" project, which will commemorate Vietnam veterans and service members interred in VA national or grant-funded cemeteries. The project will create lesson plans, conduct teacher professional development, and...

This federal Project Grant award of $320,861.20, awarded on June 6, 2024 by the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204), will support National History Day Inc.'s "Silent Heroes: Untold Stories from the Korean War" initiative. The project will leverage National History Day's network of teachers and students nationwide to identify Korean War-era veterans interred in nearby veterans' cemeteries, and guide...

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater was awarded a $281,923 Project Grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) on June 6, 2024. The grant will fund the "CIM CIA PROJECT: SHARING THE LIVES OF HMONG AMERICAN VETERANS," an educational outreach initiative focused on collecting and sharing oral histories of Hmong American veterans interred in 14 cemeteries across 10 states. The project will be...

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration awarded Texas State University a $344,015 Project Grant under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) on June 6, 2024. The grant will fund the university's project titled "Texas Veterans Legacy for Tomorrow," which will leverage storytelling, social work methodologies, educational pedagogy, and primary source materials to create publicly accessible resources for university professors, high school teachers, and...

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to Loyola Marymount University (LMU) under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204). The grant, awarded on June 6, 2024, will fund the "LMU Digital Veterans Legacy Project" to research and document the lives of veterans interred in the Los Angeles National Cemetery. Working closely with local high schools, community groups, and LMU's Air Force ROTC detachment, the project will...

The University of Central Florida (UCF) has been awarded a $399,260 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204). The grant will fund a K-12 educational outreach initiative called the "Veterans Legacy Program" that aims to connect teachers and students to veterans interred in St. Augustine and other Florida national cemeteries. Key deliverables include mini tours of Florida national...

The National Cemetery Administration awarded Troy University a $200,017 Project Grant under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) to support the university's "Mobile National Cemetery: United States Colored Troops (MNC/USCT)" initiative. This 12-month project will engage Troy University students and several South Alabama middle and high schools in original historical research to memorialize the service of 78 Black Civil War veterans interred at the Mobile National...

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) received a $170,670 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to provide workshops for K-12 educators across the country. The workshops will focus on Virginia's role in the American Revolution, particularly in the years leading up to the 250th anniversary. Educators will visit historical sites and landmarks, discuss teaching strategies, and...