38 C.F.R. § 39.5 General requirements for a grant.
Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
(a) In order to qualify for a grant, a State veterans' cemetery must be operated solely for the interment of veterans, their spouses, surviving spouses, minor children, and unmarried adult children who were physically or mentally disabled and incapable of self-support. (b) For a State to obtain a grant under this part for the establishment, expansion, or improvement of a State veterans' cemetery: (1) Its preapplication for the grant must be approved under §39.6; (2) Its project must be ranked sufficiently high on the priority list in §39.7 for the current fiscal year so that funds are available for the project; (3) Its plans and specifications for the project must be approved under §39.8; (4) The State must meet the application requirements in §39.10; and (5) Other requirements specified in §§39.9 and 39.13 must be satisfied. (c) VA may approve under §39.11 any application up to the amount of the grant requested once the requirements under paragraph (b) of this section have been satisfied, provided that sufficient funds are available. In determining whether sufficient funds are available, VA shall consider the project's priority ranking, the total amount of funds available for cemetery grant awards during the applicable fiscal year, and the prospects of higher ranking projects being ready for the award of a grant before the end of the applicable fiscal year. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2408.)
Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
PART 39—AID TO STATES FOR ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF VETERANS' CEMETERIES
Subpart B—Grant Requirements and Procedures
§ 39.5 General requirements for a grant.
