VA's suicide prevention grant program awarded $52.5 million to 80 organizations that provide or coordinate suicide prevention services for Veterans and their families.
VA is focusing on improving the Native American Direct Loan (NADL) by increasing outreach to Native American tribes. VA Loan Guaranty Service strives to ensure consistent open communication to all Native Americans on tribal land to improve the overall experience for the more than 70,000 Native American and Pacific Islander Veterans eligible for the program.
As part of the Veterans Legacy Program, NCA is awarding grants for a maximum of $400,000 per awardee to qualifying educational institutions and non-profit organizations (501c3).
VA joins the Departments of Justice and Interior on a joint task force focused on raising awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
Every eligible Veteran deserves a dignified burial and memorialization to commemorate their service.
VA’s national cemeteries will host a National Day of Service on Monday, September 11 to honor our nation’s servicemembers, police, fire and first responders on the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This day of service will take place at more than 60 national VA cemeteries and include opportunities for volunteers to clean headstones and participate in other beautification activities.
VA Secretary Denis McDonough is sharing an important message during International Fraud Awareness Week from Nov. 12-18, 2023, to raise awareness and provide Veterans tips to stay safe from predatory behavior of “claim sharks.” Claim sharks are professionals that use aggressive tactics through the mail, telephone and online tools to take advantage of Veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors.
On the National Day of Service, NCA invites family, friends and volunteers to visit its Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM) to post photos and tributes.
The National Cemetery Administration has added nearly 5 million pages of Veterans interred in private and other non-VA cemeteries who received a NCA-provided headstone, marker or medallion, bringing the VLM total to nearly 10 million Veteran pages.
WASHINGTON ― The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research […]
Key accomplishments from the first year of the Isakson-Roe Act include expanded benefits and burial needs of Veterans and their families.
VA brings colorectal cancer screening to Veterans’ homes while providing cutting-edge care.