National Cemetery Administration

Veterans Legacy Grant Program: Overview

In FY22, NCA's Office of Engagement and Memorial Innovation (OEMI) began administering the Veterans Legacy Grant Program (VLGP) as part of VLP.

VLGP is a federal Discretionary grant awarded using a competitive process. This provides a forecast of Funding Opportunities under the Veterans Affairs Discretionary Grant Program.

We invite applications for new awards and will provide actual or estimated deadline dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs.

If you are interested in applying for VLGP grants with the Department of Veterans Affairs, please take the time to gather your teams, schedule query meetings, and ensure that you are familiar with national, state, and tribal cemeteries.

A Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for FY24 calls for grant proposals that foster students in colleges and universities, including (K-12), to fund research and provide a tangible report using the stories of those interred in VA's National Cemeteries and VA Grant Funded cemeteries with a focus on underrepresented Veterans and Service Members to include and not limited to race, gender, ethnicity, identity and Veterans from LGBTQ communities.

Projects under VLGP can include books, films, graphic novels, educational manuals, as well as electronic database resource materials.

The FY24 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), is now available on the Federal Register at VA-NCA-VLGP-FY2024* and on Grants.gov at VLGP-FY2024 Grant Opportunity*. Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov by April 1, 2024. For more information, please e-mail VLGP@va.gov.

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