Kansas Office Of Veterans Services

The Kansas Office of Veterans Services, a state government entity registered in SAM.gov since June 2007, serves the veteran population and their families across Kansas through its various divisions, including the Kansas Veterans Cemetery Program. The organization operates as a child entity of the state government structure and provides critical services and infrastructure to support veterans' needs and honor their service through maintenance and expansion of cemetery facilities and workforce development initiatives.

The Kansas Office of Veterans Services has received multiple federal grant awards totaling approximately $1.05 million from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, demonstrating a sustained commitment to veteran support services across two primary program areas. The organization's primary focus has been the expansion and improvement of the Kansas Veterans Cemetery system, with the most significant award being a $929,477 project grant from the National Cemetery Administration's Veterans Cemetery Grants Program (CFDA 64.203) awarded in September 2025 for the expansion of the Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Winfield. This project, scheduled for completion by September 30, 2028, will fund the construction of 550 cremains gravesites, landscaping improvements, and irrigation systems to serve more than 58,000 veterans and eligible family members in the region. Additionally, the organization has received multiple smaller project grants from the Veterans Health Administration totaling $30,000 annually from 2022 through 2024 to support nursing retention and workforce development programs at the State Home in Winfield, Kansas. These workforce development grants provided employee tuition assistance programs enabling eligible full-time and part-time staff to pursue Bachelor of Science degrees in nursing, with individual employees receiving up to $2,000 per semester for educational courses. The organization also received cemetery expansion project grants from the National Cemetery Administration in August 2023 and September 2021, further demonstrating the federal government's investment in maintaining and expanding Kansas's veteran cemetery infrastructure. All awards have been direct prime grants with no identified subcontractors, and the organization has maintained its SAM.gov registration in good standing with an expiration date of May 6, 2026.