WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi today announced $43 million in grants to nine states for construction or renovation of 11 state veterans homes.
"These grants are part of a tradition extending back to the Civil War," said Principi. "This federal-state partnership provides a comfortable home for veterans in a time of great personal need."
Currently, 106 state veterans homes operate in 46 states and Puerto Rico. Under the State Veterans Home Grant Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), states may receive up to 65 percent of the construction costs for facilities that will be used for domiciliary, nursing home or adult day health care to veterans. Once construction is complete and inspections are satisfactory, the facility then qualifies for per diem payments from VA.
