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Veterans Legacy Grants Program

Veterans Legacy Grants Program · Department of Veterans Affairs · VA-NCA-VLGP-FY2027

In plain English

Veterans Legacy Grants Program (Department of Veterans Affairs) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Mar 8, 2027. Estimated application due date: Apr 9, 2027.

Individual awards range from $50,000 to $400,000, the agency expects to make 10 awards and estimated total program funding is $2,200,000.

Eligible applicant types include nonprofits, state governments, colleges & universities and school districts.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

Key facts

StatusForecasted: not open yet
Estimated posting dateMar 8, 2027
Estimated application due dateApr 9, 2027
Estimated award dateJun 30, 2027
Estimated project startSep 1, 2027
Fiscal year2027
Forecast postedJul 6, 2026
Opportunity numberVA-NCA-VLGP-FY2027
AgencyVeterans Legacy Grants Program (Department of Veterans Affairs)
Funding instrumentGrant
CategoryEducation
Opportunity categoryDiscretionary
Award ceiling (max per award)$400,000
Award floor (min per award)$50,000
Estimated total program funding$2,200,000
Expected number of awards10
Cost sharing or matching requiredNo
Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN)64.204 – Veterans Legacy Grants Program
Last updated on Grants.govJul 30, 2026

Who can apply

Browse similar: Nonprofits · State governments · Colleges & universities · School districts

  • State governments
  • Independent school districts
  • Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
  • Private institutions of higher education

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is awarding grants for a maximum of $400,000 per awardee through the Veterans Legacy Grants Program (VLGP), authorized under 38 U.S.C. 2400 note to provide funding to educational institutions and other eligible entities to conduct cemetery research and produce educational tools for the public to utilize and learn about the histories of Veterans interred in VA national cemeteries and VA grant-funded State and Tribal Veterans’ cemeteries. …

Description

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

VLGP will provide grants to eligible entities for the purpose of conducting cemetery research related to national, State, or Tribal Veterans’ cemeteries; producing educational materials that teach about the history of Veterans interred in national, State, or Tribal Veterans’ cemeteries; and promoting community engagement with the histories of Veterans interred in national, State, or Tribal Veterans’ cemeteries.

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