VA Outer Burial Receptacle Allowance Program
Active
- Assistance listing
- 64.206
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Also known as
- OBR
- Treasury account
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- 36-0102-0-1-701
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
This is not a viable federal grant program for business development pursuit. The VA Outer Burial Receptacle Allowance Program (CFDA 64.206) under the Department of Veterans Affairs is a benefit reimbursement program, not a grants program that supports organizational projects, services, or activities.
The program provides a monetary allowance directly to individuals who have paid for privately purchased outer burial receptacles for casketed burials in VA national cemeteries or VA grant-funded cemeteries. The allowance is payable to the person who incurred the expense, not to organizations seeking to fund operations, research, infrastructure, or service delivery. This structure—direct payment to individuals for a specific incurred cost—is characteristic of veteran benefit administration, not grant-making to eligible applicant organizations.
The source contains no grant award portfolio, no recent grant awards to organizations, no award cadence, and no open grant opportunities. The program description includes no funding envelope, award ranges, or organizational eligibility. The reference to "VA grant funded cemeteries" describes cemeteries that receive VA grants under a separate authority (38 U.S.C. 2408), not applicant organizations seeking funding under CFDA 64.206 itself.
Organizations managing cemeteries or providing burial services should evaluate the separate VA cemetery grant program cited in the statute rather than this allowance listing. Individuals or families seeking reimbursement for burial receptacle expenses should contact VA directly for benefits eligibility and claims processing.
Objective and description
- Objective
Monetary allowance for an outer burial receptacle (OBR) for any casketed burial in a VA national cemetery, or in a VA grant funded cemetery (a cemetery that is the subject of a grant to a State or Tribal Organization under 38 U.S.C. 2408) where a pri
- Description
VA will provide a monetary allowance for any casketed burial in a VA National cemetery, or in a VA grant funded cemetery, where a privately-purchased outer burial receptacle has been used in lieu of a Government-furnished graveliner. This allowance is payable to the person who paid for the privately purchased OBR. In addition, VA will provide a monetary allowance for OBRs placed at the time of interment for casketed burials in a VA grant funded cemetery when the OBR is provided by the cemetery at no cost to the decedent's family or other responsible party. The allowance for casketed burials in grant funded cemeteries is authorized only for burials that occur on or after January 5, 2023.
Eligibility
- Uses of assistance
The OBR monetary allowance is payable for casketed burials in accordance with 38 CFR § 38.629.
- Use restrictions
The OBR monetary allowance is payable for casketed burials in accordance with 38 CFR § 38.629.
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 64.206?
Assistance Listing 64.206 is VA Outer Burial Receptacle Allowance Program, a federal grant program run by Department of Veterans Affairs.
What is the CFDA number for VA Outer Burial Receptacle Allowance Program?
Its CFDA number is 64.206: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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