Analyze existing service provided by national cemeteries and other state cemeteries. Consider service life of existing cemeteries. Provide data on veteran population, including age.

 

Suitable land should be easily accessed by road, free of limitations such as rock, steep slopes and wetlands, uncompromised by incompatible land uses near by, and appropriate for cemetery use. Land already owned by the state, county or municipality is usually the best choice. The state must have title to the land.

 

Analyze possible negative environmental and historic preservation impacts the cemetery location may have. Can such limitations be overcome?

Veterans service organizations should be informed of the project and be in support of an effort to establish a state veterans cemetery. Local governments should also be supportive. Ultimately, the state legislature must pass necessary legislation authorizing the state cemetery and appropriating funds for establishment and operation.

 

Apply to the Department of Veterans Affairs for federal assistance with a grant for establishing a state veterans cemetery. For forms and other guidance, see OMB Grants Management and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.