MARQUETTE – The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it has awarded the state of Michigan more than $63 million in grant funding to assist with infrastructure upgrade projects at the Michigan State Veterans Home.

The grant will help Michigan construct a new 108-bed building at the facility in Marquette, one of only three veterans’ homes in the state.

“VA’s ongoing support of State Veterans Homes reaffirms our commitment to providing Veterans at all stages of life with the care and dignity they have earned,” said VA Under Secretary for Health John Bartrum. “These funds will support much needed upgrades to Michigan’s 45-year-old facility and help ensure the comfort and safety of its residents.”

The funding is part of the construction and renovation grants awarded through the State Home Construction Grant Program. A collaboration between VA and state governments, this program supports construction and renovation of state veterans homes to provide affordable, long-term nursing and domiciliary care for veterans and their spouses.

SVHs – which are owned, operated and managed by state governments – are designed to enhance quality of life with a clean, caring and dignified setting appropriate to the men and women who have served our country with honor.