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National Cemetery Administration

 

VCGP: FY2027 Priority List of Grant Construction Preapplications

NCA » VCGP » FY2027 Priority List

Approved: October 1, 2026
/s/
Samuel B. Brown
Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs


Conforming Grant Preapplications

Priority Group

1 2 3 4

Priority Group 1 – Projects needed to avoid disruption in burial service that would otherwise occur at existing Veterans cemeteries within 4 years of the date of the preapplication. Such projects would include expansion projects as well as improvement projects (such as construction of additional or replacement facilities) when such improvements are required to continue interment operations.

Notes:

1 indicates improvements required to continue interment operations (38 CFR §39.3(1)).

FAI indicates the term Federal Application Identifier.

(T) indicates a cemetery project for a recognized governing body of any Indian Tribe (38 CFR §39.2).

Priority Group 1
State / Territory / Tribal Government Location Project Type # of Veterans
Benefiting from
Project
1. FAI: PR-21-02
PR Aguadilla Expansion 69,435
2. FAI: GU-22-06
GU Agatna Heights Expansion 10,538
3. FAI: MD-24-33
MD Crownsville Expansion 669,818
4. FAI: VA-24-14
VA Amelia Expansion 163,192
5. FAI: MA-26-07
MA Agawam Expansion 335,362
6. FAI: LA-26-12
LA Rayville Expansion 28,936
7. FAI: MN-23-11
MN Duluth Expansion 28,963
8. FAI: HI-25-37
HI Hilo 2 Expansion 11,703
9. FAI: MA-26-08
MA Winchendon Expansion 371,428
10. FAI: VA-25-16
VA Amelia Improvement1 163,192
11. FAI: AZ-24-15
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona Tucson (T) Improvement1 137,821

Priority Group

1 2 3 4

Priority Group 2 – Projects for the establishment of new Veterans cemeteries.

Notes:

FAI indicates the term Federal Application Identifier.

(T) indicates a cemetery project for a recognized governing body of any Indian Tribe (38 CFR §39.2).

Priority Group 2
State / Territory / Tribal Government Location Project Type # of Veterans
Benefiting from
Project
12. FAI: MI-23-02
MI Grayling Establishment 46,434
13. FAI: TX-25-36
TX Harrison County Establishment 30,379
14. FAI: OK-17-05
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Okmulgee (T) Establishment 6,518
15. FAI: OK-23-07
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Gracemont (T) Establishment 4,099
16. FAI: CA-25-13
Robinson Rancheria Nice (T) Establishment 3,850
17. FAI: VI-01-02
VI St. Croix Establishment 3,657
18. FAI: MT-13-14
Fort Peck Tribes of Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Roosevelt County (T) Establishment 2,237
19. FAI: CA-16-10
CA Anaheim Establishment 0
20. FAI: OK-19-06
Cherokee Nation Tahlequah (T) Establishment 0
21. FAI: SC-26-10
SC Gaffney Establishment 0

Priority Group

1 2 3 4

Priority Group 3 – Expansion projects at existing Veterans cemeteries when a disruption in burial service due to the exhaustion of existing gravesites is not expected to occur within 4 years of the date of the preapplication.

Notes:

FAI indicates the term Federal Application Identifier.

(T) indicates a cemetery project for a recognized governing body of any Indian Tribe (38 CFR §39.2).

(VANH) indicates a cemetery project for a Veterans Administration Nursing Home.

Priority Group 3
State / Territory / Tribal Government Location Project Type # of Veterans
Benefiting from
Project
22. FAI: MD-23-32
MD Owings Mills Expansion 690,407
23. FAI: IN-24-09
IN W. Lafayette (VANH) Expansion 172,716
24. FAI: HI-20-36
HI Kailua-Kona Expansion 11,703
25. FAI: NY-26-03
NY Finger Lakes Expansion 133,617
26. FAI: AK-24-04
Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island Reserve Metlakatla (T) Expansion 1,233

Priority Group

1 2 3 4

Priority Group 4 – Improvement projects for cemetery landscaping or infrastructure, such as building expansion and upgrades to roads and irrigation systems, that are not directly related to the development of new gravesites. Operation and Maintenance Projects that address NCA's national shrine standards of appearance are included in this group.

Notes:

FAI indicates the term Federal Application Identifier.

(VANH) indicates a cemetery project for a Veterans Administration Nursing Home.

Priority Group 4
State / Territory / Tribal Government Location Project Type # of Veterans
Benefiting from
Project
27. FAI: MN-26-13
MN Little Falls Improvement  
28. FAI: HI-10-22
HI Hoolehua Improvement  
29. FAI: MN-26-14
MN Preston Improvement  
30. FAI: MS-26-05
MS Newton Improvement  
31. FAI: MS-26-06
MS Kilmichael Improvement  
32. FAI: WI-10-10
WI Union Grove Operation and Maintenance  
33. FAI: HI-10-23
HI Kauai Operation and Maintenance  
34. FAI: HI-10-24
HI Kaneohe Operation and Maintenance  
35. FAI: MO-22-19
MO Higginsville Operation and Maintenance  
36. FAI: TN-10-12
TN Nashville Operation and Maintenance  
37. FAI: TN-10-11
TN Knoxville - Lyons View Pike Operation and Maintenance  
38. FAI: HI-10-28
HI Hilo 1 Operation and Maintenance  
39. FAI: MN-26-15
MN Little Falls Operation and Maintenance  
40. FAI: NY-26-04
NY Finger Lakes Operation and Maintenance  
41. FAI: CA-09-06
CA Yountville (VANH) Improvement  
42. FAI: GU-21-05
GU Agana (U.S. Naval Cemetery) Improvement  

Non-Conforming Grant Preapplications

Priority Group

1 2 3 4

Priority Group 1 – Projects needed to avoid disruption in burial service that would otherwise occur at existing Veterans cemeteries within 4 years of the date of the preapplication. Such projects would include expansion projects as well as improvement projects (such as construction of additional or replacement facilities) when such improvements are required to continue interment operations.

Notes:

FAI indicates the term Federal Application Identifier.

Priority Group 1
State / Territory / Tribal Government Location Project Type
FAI: CA-13-09
CA Igo Expansion
FAI: CA-26-14
CA Igo Expansion
FAI: MT-18-18
MT Helena Expansion
FAI: WA-24-07
WA Medical Lake Expansion

Priority Group

1 2 3 4

Priority Group 2 – Projects for the establishment of new Veterans cemeteries.

Notes:

FAI indicates the term Federal Application Identifier.

(T) indicates a cemetery project for a recognized governing body of any Indian Tribe (38 CFR §39.2).

Priority Group 2
State / Territory / Tribal Government Location Project Type
FAI: AZ-09-07
Navajo Nation Chinle (T) Establishment
FAI: CA-08-02
Tuolumne Me-Wuk Tribe Tuolumne (T) Establishment
FAI: MN-24-12
MN Bemidji Establishment
FAI: MT-15-15
Blackfeet Nation Browning (T) Establishment
FAI: MT-24-20
MT Columbia Falls Establishment
FAI: MT-25-21
Blackfeet Nation Browning (T) Establishment
FAI: NM-15-05
Pueblo of Acoma Cibola County (T) Establishment
FAI: NV-09-12
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony Fallon (T) Establishment
FAI: NV-21-17
Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes Fort McDermitt (T) Establishment
FAI: OK-08-01
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Pawnee (T) Establishment
FAI: SC-13-03
Catawba Indian Nation York (T) Establishment
FAI: SC-22-06
SC Moncks Corner Establishment
FAI: SC-22-07
SC Bamberg County Establishment
FAI: VI-01-01
VI St. Thomas Establishment
FAI: WA-23-06
WA Tri-Cities Establishment

Priority Group

1 2 3 4

Priority Group 3 – Expansion projects at existing Veterans cemeteries when a disruption in burial service due to the exhaustion of existing gravesites is not expected to occur within 4 years of the date of the preapplication.

No Priority Group 3 projects.


Priority Group

1 2 3 4

Priority Group 4 – Improvement projects for cemetery landscaping or infrastructure, such as building expansion and upgrades to roads and irrigation systems, that are not directly related to the development of new gravesites. Operation and Maintenance Projects that address NCA's national shrine standards of appearance are included in this group.

Notes:

FAI indicates the term Federal Application Identifier.

(T) indicates a cemetery project for a recognized governing body of any Indian Tribe (38 CFR §39.2).

(VANH) indicates a cemetery project for a Veterans Administration Nursing Home.

Priority Group 4
State / Territory / Tribal Government Location Project Type
FAI: IL-19-05
IL Quincy Operation and Maintenance
FAI: MT-10-11
MT Columbia Falls (VANH) Operation and Maintenance
FAI: ND-14-03
ND Lisbon Operation and Maintenance
FAI: NE-12-03
NE Grand Island (VANH) Operation and Maintenance
FAI: SD-16-04
Oglala Sioux Tribe Kyle (T) Improvement
FAI: SD-17-05
Oglala Sioux Tribe Kyle (T) Improvement
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