Grant for Houston Cemetery

Week of October 12, 2009

The Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) awarded $1 million contract to prepare construction documents for gravesite development and cemetery improvements at the Houston National Cemetery in Texas. This project is scheduled for completion in spring 2010, and will feature approximately 20 acres of new burial sections, including 14,000 pre-placed double depth crypt gravesites, 5,750 columbarium niches and installation of 3,500 pre-placed crypts in existing burial sections. For information on the Houston National Cemetery, call the cemetery office at (281) 447-8686. Information on VA burial benefits can be obtained from national cemetery offices, VA's Burial and Memorials webpage at www.cem.va.gov or by calling VA regional offices toll-free at (800) 827-1000.