Veterans Legacy Grants Program
Forecasted Federal grant Posted
- Opportunity number
- VA-NCA-VLGP-FY2027
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- $50,000 to $400,000
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Education
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Independent School Districts
- State Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Points of contact
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- John D Williams vlgp@va.gov (314) 348-4073
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is soliciting applications for the Veterans Legacy Grants Program to fund cemetery research, educational material production, and community engagement activities related to national, State, and Tribal Veterans' cemeteries, with the next application deadline March 27, 2026.
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher learning (public and private), independent school districts, State governments, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits. No cost share is required. Grants carry a maximum ceiling of $400,000 per awardee. The grant period follows the calendar year. Work is performed at applicant locations and focuses on national, State, or Tribal Veterans' cemeteries.
Fundable activities include conducting cemetery research; producing educational materials teaching the history of interred Veterans; and promoting community engagement with Veterans' histories. Recent awards support K-12 educator professional development, university-led oral history collection and digital storytelling, student research projects, traveling exhibits, lesson plans, and video materials highlighting underrepresented Veterans including women, African American Civil War service members, Hmong American veterans, Korean War veterans, and Japanese American World War II veterans. Representative recent grants include $361,721 to National History Day for Marine Corps World War II veteran research engaging 50 teachers and 62,000 students; $350,000 to Loyola Marymount University for curriculum development at Los Angeles National Cemetery; and $280,000 to a New York Metropolitan Area project training K-12 educators on Cypress Hills National Cemetery. Award magnitudes typically cluster between $250,000 and $400,000, with smaller awards between $67,000 and $180,000 also appearing in the portfolio.
The VA will score complete applications from eligible recipients by deadline and award grants primarily on scoring basis while also conducting risk assessment evaluation. Point weightings for selection criteria will be specified in the NOFO. Recipients must maintain records in accordance with 2 CFR part 200.
CFDA 64.204. Twenty-eight awards totaling $12.8 million have been issued since program inception in August 2022, with annual volume growing from six awards in 2022 to nine in 2024.
Forecast synopsis
VLGP will provide grants to eligible entities for the purpose of conducting cemetery research related to national, State, or Tribal Veterans' cemeteries; producing educational materials that teach about the history of Veterans interred in national, State, or Tribal Veterans' cemeteries; and promoting community engagement with the histories of Veterans interred in national, State, or Tribal Veterans' cemeteries.
Eligibility
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is awarding grants for a maximum of $400,000 per awardee through the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (VLGP), authorized under 38 U.S.C. 2400 note to provide funding to educational institutions and other eligible entities to conduct cemetery research and produce educational tools for the public to utilize and learn about the histories of Veterans interred in VA national cemeteries and VA grant-funded State and Tribal Veterans' cemeteries. This notice includes information about the process for applying for a VLGP grant; criteria for evaluating applications; priorities related to the award of grants; and other requirements and guidance regarding VLGP grants
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