Project Grant LG2503
- The National History Day (NHD) organization received a $361,721 Project Grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204). The grant funding will support NHD in identifying 50 teachers within 90 miles of a National Cemetery Administration (NCA) cemetery or site, who will each select two World War II U.S. Marine Corps veterans to research and develop biographical profiles for publication on the VA's Veterans...
- This $341,881 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) supports Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation's efforts to curate and preserve the life histories of veterans who served in the late 1940s, 1950s, and Vietnam era, and subsequently participated in the Civil Rights Movement. The project will develop an immersive portfolio of educational and community outreach...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) provides $324,999.40 to the US-Korea Global Strategy Foundation Inc. (UEI: DGZAYJDVT5A5) to increase knowledge and awareness of the Korean War. The funding will support the creation of 10 new secondary social studies instructional modules, guide student research that can be uploaded into the Veterans Legacy Memorial, and deliver...
- 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 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...
- The U.S. 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 will support the "LMU Digital Veterans Legacy Project (DVLP)", an educational initiative to honor U.S. veterans interred in national cemeteries through collaborative research and digital storytelling. The project will engage 524 students to produce 291 veteran biographies and...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) will provide $274,439 to the University of Central Florida (UCF) from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. The grant will support UCF's collaboration with the Brevard County Veterans Memorial Center and the Museum of Military History to extend the memorialization of veterans interred in Florida national cemeteries, with a focus on the Cape...
- This $262,952 federal Project Grant award from the National Cemetery Administration's Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) supports original primary source research and biography creation by students at Grafton High, University High, and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. The students will conduct research into the lives of West Virginia veterans and publish short biographies on the Veterans Legacy Memorial. The grant also funds commemorative events near Memorial Day...
- 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 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, provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204), will fund a $280,000 initiative to develop a professional development seminar for 17 K-12 educators from the New York metropolitan area. The seminar will familiarize participants with historical resources and research materials to produce educational materials related to the stories of veterans interred in Cypress Hills National Cemetery. Participants will generate biographies of these veterans that will be published to the Veterans Legacy Memorial database. The project will also provide participants with a guided tour of Cypress Hills National Cemetery to learn about its history and the individuals interred there. This award, with a performance period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026, aims to create curriculum materials, student research projects, and biographical content that memorializes and educates about veterans' service and contributions.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $280.0k | 7/17/25 |