- Federal funding for the planned veterans cemetery near Huntsville has increased to nearly $19 million, with groundbreaking scheduled for October.
A planned veterans cemetery near Huntsville is getting another $5.4 million in federal funding, bringing the total federal investment in the project to nearly $19 million.
The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs said the additional funding will help move the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery-North Alabama closer to construction. Groundbreaking is planned for October.
The cemetery will be built on 150 acres near Maysville, just outside Huntsville. Once complete, it is expected to provide about 150,000 burial sites over the next 200 years…