Department Of Veterans Services

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services is a U.S. state government entity registered with SAM.gov since August 2006 that serves the veteran population across the Commonwealth of Virginia. As a prime federal grant recipient, the organization receives funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Defense to support infrastructure improvements, workforce development, and veteran care initiatives. The department's mission encompasses expanding cemetery capacity for veterans, constructing and improving state home facilities for veteran care, and developing workforce training programs that connect veterans to employment opportunities in critical industries.

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services has received substantial federal grant funding across multiple program areas and agencies. Under the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program (CFDA 64.203) administered by the VA's National Cemetery Administration, the department has secured multiple project grants totaling over $15 million, including a recent $8.3 million award in September 2025 for expanding the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk with 2,410 cremains gravesites and associated landscaping improvements. Through the VA's Grants to States for Construction of State Home Facilities program (CFDA 64.005), the department received approximately $3.2 million in project grants between August and November 2021 to fund safety improvements, electronic security enhancements, and COVID-19 isolation units at state home facilities in Richmond. Additionally, the department received workforce development funding from the Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment, including a $7 million grant for the Virginia Maritime Industrial Base Consortium Project Talent Pipeline to develop training programs connecting veterans to jobs in maritime defense industries. The department also received a cooperative agreement from the VA's Veterans Health Administration focused on establishing a Subject Matter Resource Center and conducting community outreach and training on Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, and Queer (LBGTQ+) competency and sexual minority health. These varied award types demonstrate the department's role in providing critical infrastructure, facility construction, veteran care services, and workforce development support across the Commonwealth.