Congressman Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, on Tuesday highlighted the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ award of more than $18 million through the Veterans Cemetery Grant Program to establish a new veterans cemetery in north Alabama.
In fiscal year 2026, the VA awarded a record $106.5 million in grants to 21 cemeteries across U.S. states, territories and tribal nations. This represents the highest level of annual funding since the program was established in 1980.
These grants help ensure that more than 94 percent of veterans living in the United States have access to a veterans cemetery within 75 miles of their homes, according to Aderholt’s press release…