A grant of up to $657,855 to the state of north carolina for the expansion of coastal carolina state veterans cemetery in jacksonville

The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) National Cemetery Administration awarded $657,855 to the North Carolina Department of Military & Veterans Affairs on September 5, 2025, under the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program (CFDA 64.203) to expand the Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville. The project will deliver 768 columbarium niches, along with associated landscaping and irrigation improvements, to increase burial capacity for the cemetery's service population of more than 134,000 veterans and eligible family members. The grant is obligated at $811,353.00 with a completion deadline of September 30, 2028.

This award is part of a broader federal initiative to complement the VA's national cemetery system by supporting state-operated veterans' cemeteries in geographic areas where national cemeteries cannot fully meet burial service demand. The North Carolina Department of Military & Veterans Affairs received three concurrent Veterans Cemetery Grants Program awards in September 2025 totaling approximately $4.7 million to expand capacity at three state veterans cemeteries across the state. The Coastal Carolina expansion represents a critical infrastructure investment that directly enhances memorial services and burial accommodations for North Carolina's veteran population.

The jacksonville cemetery serves more than 134,000 veterans and their eligible family. The grant will fund 768 columbarium niches, landscaping and irrigation.