Veterans Legacy Grants Program
 ID: VA-NCA-VLGP-FY2025 • Type: Posted 
  
 
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      Overview
            Category of Funding
          
          
              
              Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) 
                 
          
        
            Funding Instruments
          
          
          
            Grant 
          
        
        
            Grant Program (CFDA)
          
          
        
            Grant Category
          
          
            Discretionary
          
        
            Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
          
          
            False
        
        
            Source
          
          
        
        On 3/20/25  posted grant opportunity VA-NCA-VLGP-FY2025 for Veterans Legacy Grants Program with funding of $2.2 million.
        
        The grant will be issued under grant program 64.204 Veterans Legacy Grants Program.
        
        
        It is expected that  10 total grants  will be made
          
          worth between $25,000 and $400,000. 
          
        
        
     
      
    Timing
             Posted Date
          
          
            March 20, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT
        
        
            Closing Date
          
          
            April 21, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
          
        
            Last Updated
          
          
            March 20, 2025, 5:17 p.m. EDT
          
        
            Version
          
          
            6
        
        
            Archive Date
          
          
            July 1, 2025      
          
        Eligibility
            Eligible Applicants
          
          
            
            Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education 
State governments
Private institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
            
           
        State governments
Private institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
            Additional Info
          
          
            The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is awarding grants for a maximum of $400,000 per recipient through the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (VLGP) to provide funding to educational institutions and other eligible entities to conduct cemetery research and produce educational tools for the public to use 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. Note: Fiscal Year 2025 grants will only be awarded if funding is allocated to this program following the Fiscal Year 2025 Continuing Resolution.
           
        Award Sizing
            Ceiling
          
          
              $400,000     
          
        
            Floor
          
          
             $25,000 
          
        
            Estimated Program Funding
          
          
             $2,200,000     
          
        
            Estimated Number of Grants
          
          
            10      
          
        Contacts
            Contact
          
          
            Mark Pedersen
Grantor      
          
        
            Contact Email
          
          
        
            Email Description
          
          
            Veterans Legacy Grants Program      
          
        
            Contact Phone
          
          
            (816) 489-5778      
          
        
            Additional Information
          
          
            Veterans Legacy Grants Program      
          
        
            Additional Information Site