Project Grant LG2606
- Federal Grant Award Summary Funder: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration Program: Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) Award Date: September 1, 2025 Project Completion Date: August 31, 2026 Total Funding: $361,721 National History Day Inc. will develop an educational initiative connecting secondary students with World War II (WWII) Marine Corps veterans' histories and commemoration. The organization will identify 50 teachers operating within 90 miles of...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration awarded $329,997.45 to Us-Korea Global Strategy Foundation Inc. on September 1, 2026, under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) to develop K-12 educational outreach connecting students and teachers to Vietnam War veterans' histories and the Veterans Legacy Memorial. The recipient will create inquiry-based instructional modules guiding students through research of local Vietnam War veterans buried in national...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration awarded Montclair State University $318,971 on September 1, 2026, under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) to deliver the Garden State Veterans Legacy Program, a 12-month curriculum development initiative for K–12 educators. The program enrolls teachers in professional historical research methods using specialized databases including Ancestry.com, Fold3, and military archives to uncover the experiences of...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation, Inc. received a $341,881 project grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This award supports the continuation and expansion of a project documenting the life histories of Vietnam-era veterans across the Southeast who contributed to the nation's civil rights...
- The Korean War Legacy Foundation Inc. received a $324,999.40 Project Grant from the National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The grant funds the development and distribution of ten secondary social studies instructional modules that educate students about the Korean War and the significance of national cemeteries. The Foundation will create research-guided curriculum materials that enable...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration awarded the University of Denver $201,699 on September 1, 2026, under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) to develop K-12 educational outreach connecting area schools with Colorado veterans' history. The project will collaborate with local K-12 schools to introduce veteran-focused curriculum to teachers and engage high school students in documenting Colorado veterans' legacies. University of Denver students will...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Research Foundation of The City University of New York, doing business as RFCUNY - LaGuardia Community College, received a $280,000 Project Grant from the National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2026. The primary deliverables include the development and delivery of a professional development seminar for 17 K-12 educators from the New York Metropolitan...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration awarded $255,451 to the University of Central Missouri on September 1, 2026, under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) to research the histories of veterans interred at Fort Scott National Cemetery in Kansas and the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, and to develop educational materials and community engagement around those histories. The project will expand professional development opportunities...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The West Virginia Humanities Council Inc. received a $262,952 Project Grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2026. This award expands upon four prior Veterans Legacy Grant Program awards by supporting original primary source research into West Virginia veterans' lives conducted by students at Grafton High...
The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration awarded National History Day Inc. $356,582.80 under the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (CFDA 64.204) on September 1, 2026, to conduct "Silent Heroes: Untold Stories of the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard in World War II," a K-12 educational outreach initiative. National History Day Inc. will identify approximately 50 teachers within 90 miles of a VA or VA-grant-funded cemetery and guide their student groups in researching U.S. Navy and Coast Guard service members who served during World War II. The project will produce up to 100 biographical profiles for publication on the Veterans Legacy Memorial website and cross-listed on nhdsilentheroes.org. The award funds cemetery research and production of educational materials tied to veterans' histories and community engagement with those histories, consistent with the program's purpose under Public Law 116-107. The period of performance runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027. Place of performance is Maryland, USA.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $356.6k | 7/17/26 |