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The bill provides modest, targeted grants to help VSOs repair, upgrade, and modernize services for veterans, but strict caps, a ban on new construction, and a small total funding pool mean many organizations — especially those needing larger or repeated investments — will remain unserved.
Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) can receive grants up to $75,000 each to repair or upgrade meeting facilities and technology, enabling more comfortable, functional spaces for veteran-facing services.
VSOs can use grant funds for technology upgrades to modernize recordkeeping and outreach, which can increase veterans' access to benefits and improve service delivery.
The program is structured as one-time, targeted funding, avoiding recurring budget commitments while directing assistance through competitive selection based on need and project plans.
The total authorization is only $10 million, which is likely insufficient to meet nationwide need, so many VSOs will not receive funding.
The per-recipient cap (effectively $75,000) and a five-year ineligibility period mean VSOs with larger capital needs or frequent repair/upgrading needs will remain underfunded.
Grants expressly cannot be used to build new facilities or purchase buildings, leaving organizations needing major capital projects without support.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes VA grants (up to $75,000 per recipient) for repair/rehab and technology upgrades at veterans service organization facilities, with $10M authorized total.
Creates a VA grant program that funds repair, rehabilitation, and technology upgrades at veterans service organization (VSO) facilities. The VA may award grants to eligible VSOs that apply with a plan; each award is limited so that a recipient cannot receive more than $75,000 for a single project that exceeds that amount, and grant funds cannot be used to build or buy new facilities. The law defines eligible VSOs (national charters and their local chapters/posts), requires the Secretary to consider need and organizational capacity when selecting recipients, bars repeat awards to the same recipient for five fiscal years, and authorizes $10 million for the program, available until expended.
Introduced July 23, 2025 by Andrew R. Garbarino · Last progress July 23, 2025