New JerseyVeterans’ groups could receive grants to maintain gravesites
New Jersey’s Department of Veterans Affairs would set grant rules and request yearly funding for organizations that maintain veterans’ gravesites.
What it does
Nonprofit veterans’ groups and federally chartered Veterans’ Service Organizations could receive grants to maintain veterans’ gravesites. Recipients would have to report how they use the money.
Argument forGrants could help veterans’ organizations maintain gravesites, while reporting rules may help the state track how grant money is used.
Argument againstMaintenance grants could lead to higher state costs if organizations clean more graves or make more frequent visits.
More detail
The Department of Veterans Affairs would award grants to help maintain veterans’ gravesites. Grants would go to nonprofit veterans’ organizations or federally chartered Veterans’ Service Organizations to maintain veterans’ gravesites. The department would set application rules, decide how to evaluate applications, and set grant terms. Grant recipients would have to report how they use the money. The department would request enough money for the program in its annual budget request. The department would include a request for program funds in its annual budget request.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 28Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs CommitteeLatest
- Sep 24Passed by the Assembly (74-0-0)Passed 1st Chamber
- Sep 14Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd ReadingMinor
- Jan 13Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs CommitteeIntroduced
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