Nicholson: Grants HonorVA’s Commitment to Veterans
WASHINGTON – To make sure the state veterans home in Milledgeville remains a comfortable residence for veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is targeting two grants worth more than $1.2 million for improvements at the Georgia state facility.
"These grants honor our commitment to care for the men and women of Georgia who have served in uniform," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson. "Our federal-state partnership helps to provide comfortable housing for Georgia veterans in a caring community."
VA’s grants will cover 65 percent of the cost of the projects. Total cost for the upgrades to Milledgeville’s Russell and Vinson buildings are expected to total $1.9 million.
The Milledgeville state veterans home is situated on approximately 20 acres and operates three skilled nursing care facilities, a domiciliary and the KennethBirdsongRecreationCenter.
In fiscal year 2006, VA spent nearly $2.2 billion in Georgia to serve more than 760,000 veterans who live in the state. VA operates major medical centers in Atlanta, Dublin and Augusta (a two-division facility: downtown and uptown) with outpatient clinics and Vet Centers across the state.
