A grant of up to $8,346,019 to the commonwealth of virgina for the expansion of albert G. Horton, JR

The National Cemetery Administration (NCA), a civilian division of the Department of Veterans Affairs, awarded the Commonwealth of Virginia a Project Grant of $8.34 million on September 4, 2025, under the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program (CFDA 64.203). The award funds the expansion of the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, Virginia, with a project completion date of September 30, 2028. The deliverables include the development of 2,410 cremains gravesites, landscaping improvements, and irrigation system installation.

The cemetery expansion project will increase burial capacity for the region's veteran population and eligible family members, currently numbering over 321,000 individuals. As a categorical program, the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program provides federal funding to states, territories, counties, and federally recognized tribal governments to establish, expand, and improve veterans' cemeteries in geographic areas where the VA's national cemetery system cannot fully meet burial service demand. All funded projects must comply with VA standards and guidelines and adhere to the Build America, Buy America Act domestic content requirements.

Memorial veterans cemetery in suffolk, virginia. The cemetery serves more than 321,000 veterans and their eligible family members in the region. The grant will fund 2,410 cremains gravesites, landscaping, and irrigation.