WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded grants worth $1,325,142 to the state of Georgia for improvements to the state veterans homes in Augusta and Milledgeville.
“These grants honor our commitment to care for the men and women of Georgia who have served in uniform,” said the Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. “Our federal-state partnership helps to provide comfortable housing for some Georgia veterans.”
An $804,563 grant will pay up to 65 percent of the cost of replacing the elevator controls at the state veterans homes in Augusta and Milledgeville. Overall cost of the project is estimated at $1.2 million.
Another $520,579 grant will pay up to 65 percent of the cost to replace the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system in the Milledgeville facility. Overall cost of that project is estimated at $800,000.
Further information about the state veterans homes is available on the Internet at http://sdvs.georgia.gov.
In fiscal year 2004, VA spent more than $1.8 billion in Georgia to serve nearly 740,000 veterans who live in the state. VA operates major medical centers in Augusta, Decatur and Dublin, with outpatient clinics and Vet Centers in many locations.
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