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National Cemetery Administration

 

VCGP: FY2026 Priority List of Grant Construction Preapplications

NCA » VCGP » FY2026 Priority List

Approved: October 1, 2025
/s/
James Earp, Director
Veterans Cemetery Grants Program


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: NC-25-15
NC Goldsboro Expansion 300,863
2. FAI: PR-21-02
PR Aguadilla Expansion 72,728
3. FAI: VA-24-15
VA Dublin Expansion 108,984
4. FAI: GU-22-06
GU Agatna Heights Expansion 10,643
5. FAI: CT-24-05
CT Middletown Expansion 357,351
6. FAI: NC-25-16
NC Black Mountain Expansion 230,727
7. FAI: VA-24-14
VA Amelia Expansion 165,181
8. FAI: AL-25-05
AL Spanish Fort Expansion 160,605
9. FAI: UT-25-06
UT Bluffdale Expansion 102,682
10. FAI: MD-24-33
MD Crownsville Expansion 332,121
11. FAI: IA-23-04
IA Adel Expansion 60,184
12. FAI: WI-25-21
WI Spooner Expansion 42,433
13. FAI: SD-25-07
SD Sioux Falls Expansion 35,007
14. FAI: AZ-24-15
AZ Tucson (T) Improvement1 0

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
15. FAI: MI-23-02
MI Grayling Establishment 47,488
16. FAI: TX-25-36
TX Harrison County Establishment 30,865
17. FAI: AL-25-06
AL Decatur Establishment 16,417
18. FAI: OK-17-05
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Okmulgee (T) Establishment 6,627
19. FAI: NM-14-04
NM Carlsbad Establishment 5,226
20. FAI: UT-19-05
UT Washington Terrace Establishment 4,352
21. FAI: OK-23-07
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Gracemont (T) Establishment 4,130
22. FAI: VI-01-02
VI St. Croix Establishment 3,734
23. FAI: MT-13-14
Fort Peck Tribes of Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Roosevelt County (T) Establishment 2,275
24. FAI: MP-13-04
MP Tinian Establishment 35
25. FAI: MP-13-03
MP Rota Establishment 33
26. FAI: TN-13-18
TN Putnam County Establishment 0
27. FAI: CA-16-10
CA Anaheim Establishment 0
28. FAI: OK-19-06
Cherokee Nation Tahlequah (T) Establishment 0
29. FAI: NC-21-11
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cherokee (T) Establishment 0
30. FAI: GA-21-07
GA Augusta Establishment 0
31. FAI: SC-22-06
SC Moncks Corner Establishment 0
32. FAI: SC-22-07
SC Bamberg County 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

Priority Group 3
State / Territory / Tribal Government Location Project Type # of Veterans
Benefiting from
Project
33. FAI: AZ-25-16
AZ Sierra Vista Expansion 104,085
34. FAI: MN-23-11
MN Duluth Expansion 29,945
35. FAI: MD-23-32
MD Owings Mills Expansion 313,821
36. FAI: MO-22-17
MO Springfield Expansion 80,080
37. FAI: HI-20-36
HI Kailua-Kona Expansion 12,011
38. FAI: MO-22-18
MO Springfield Expansion 80,080
39. FAI: GU-21-05
GU Agatna (US Naval Cemetery) Expansion 10,643

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
40. FAI: HI-10-28
HI Hilo 1 Operations and Maintenance  
41. FAI: HI-10-29
HI Hilo 2 Operations and Maintenance  
42. FAI: HI-10-23
HI Kauai Operations and Maintenance  
43. FAI: HI-10-24
HI Kaneohe Operations and Maintenance  
44. FAI: TN-10-11
TN Knoxville - Lyons View Pike Operations and Maintenance  
45. FAI: TN-10-12
TN Nashville Operations and Maintenance  
46. FAI: WI-10-10
WI Union Grove Operations and Maintenance  
47. FAI: WA-19-04
WA Medical Lake Operations and Maintenance  
48. FAI: CA-09-06
CA Yountville (VANH) Improvement  
49. FAI: HI-10-22
HI Hoolehua Improvement  
50. FAI: VA-25-16
VA Amelia 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

(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 1
State / Territory / Tribal Government Location Project Type
FAI: AK-09-01
Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island Reserve Metlakatla (T) Expansion
FAI: CA-13-09
CA Igo Expansion
FAI: DE-22-24
DE Bear Expansion
FAI: HI-25-37
HI Hilo 2 Expansion
FAI: IN-24-09
IN W. Lafayette (VANH) 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 Toulmne (T) Establishment
FAI: CA-25-13
Robinson Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians Nice (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: 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 Operations and Maintenance
FAI: MD-10-20
MD Owings Mills Operations and Maintenance
FAI: MD-10-21
MD Hurlock Operations and Maintenance
FAI: MD-10-22
MD Flintstone Operations and Maintenance
FAI: MD-10-24
MD Crownsville Operations and Maintenance
FAI: ME-12-16
ME Augusta-Civic Center Improvement
FAI: MO-22-19
MO Higginsville Operations and Maintenance
FAI: MS-22-04
MS Newton Improvement
FAI: MT-10-11
MT Columbia Falls Improvement
FAI: NC-17-10
NC Black Mountain Operations and Maintenance
FAI: ND-14-03
ND Lisbon Operations and Maintenance
FAI: NE-12-03
NE Grand Island (VANH) Operations 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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