A grant of up to $5,993,108 to the state of new mexico for the expansion of the angel fire state veterans cemetery

The National Cemetery Administration (NCA), a civilian agency under the Department of Veterans Affairs, awarded $5,993,108 to the State of New Mexico Department of Veterans' Services on September 5, 2025, under the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program (CFDA 64.203). This Project Grant will fund the expansion of the Angel Fire State Veterans Cemetery to serve more than 18,000 veterans and eligible family members. The funded project includes construction of an administration building, maintenance building and yard, committal service shelter, 144 in-ground cremation gravesites, landscaping, and irrigation improvements. The project has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2028.

The Veterans Cemetery Grants Program assists states, territories, counties, and federally recognized tribal governments in establishing, expanding, and improving veterans' cemeteries in geographic areas where the VA's national cemetery system cannot fully meet burial service demands. The Angel Fire expansion project represents one of several recent infrastructure investments the state has received under this program, reflecting the NCA's commitment to expanding memorial and burial capacity for the veteran population across the nation.

The cemetery at angel fire serves more than 18,000 veterans and their eligible family members. The grant will fund construction of an administration building, maintenance building and yard, committal service shelter, 144 in-ground cremation gravesites, landscaping, and irrigation.