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Since 1980, VA has awarded grants totaling over $1.1 billion to 124 Veterans cemeteries in 47 states, 14 tribal nations, and 3 territories (Guam, Saipan, Puerto Rico).

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Cumulative VA grant awards since 1980 total >$1.1 billion to 124 Veterans cemeteries across the listed jurisdictions.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded more than $77 million in fiscal year 2025 grants to expand or improve 20 state Veterans cemeteries and provided an establishment grant for Alaska’s first state Veterans cemetery. The awards reimburse states for construction items such as pre-placed crypts, columbaria, and outer burial receptacles; in FY2025 VA grant-funded cemeteries handled over 43,705 interments (about 25% of total annual interments). Since 1980 VA has provided over $1.1 billion to state, tribal and territorial cemeteries, helping ensure more than 94% of U.S. Veterans live within 75 miles of a Veterans cemetery.
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The claim is corroborated by official VA sources. The National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Cemetery Grants Program page states that since 1980 the program has provided over $1.1 billion in grants to establish, expand, improve, operate, or maintain 124 Veterans cemeteries across 47 states, 14 tribal nations, and 3 territories (Guam, Saipan, and Puerto Rico). A VA News Release from December 30, 2025 reiterates the same figures and geographic scope. These primary sources confirm the numbers and the geographic distribution described in the claim.

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  1. Scheduled follow-up · Dec 30, 2026
  2. Completion due · Dec 30, 2026
  3. Update · Jan 01, 2026, 12:39 PMTrue
    The claim is corroborated by official VA sources. The National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Cemetery Grants Program page states that since 1980 the program has provided over $1.1 billion in grants to establish, expand, improve, operate, or maintain 124 Veterans cemeteries across 47 states, 14 tribal nations, and 3 territories (Guam, Saipan, and Puerto Rico). A VA News Release from December 30, 2025 reiterates the same figures and geographic scope. These primary sources confirm the numbers and the geographic distribution described in the claim.
  4. Original article · Dec 30, 2025
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