WASHINGTON / KILLEEN, Texas (FOX 44) - The Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration (NCA) has announced the awarding of a grant of up to $12,826,928 to the state of Texas for the expansion of Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

In addition to the grant, the VA will also reimburse the state $3,736,500 for the cost of fabrication and delivery of outer burial receptacles used for the project.

According to the VA, the cemetery serves more than 221,000 veterans and their eligible family members in the region. The grant will fund 4,700 pre-placed crypts, 4,000 columbarium niches, 2,700 in-ground cremains gravesites, landscaping, and irrigation.

“Veterans cemeteries like Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery keep the memories of America’s heroes alive,” sa

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