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National Cemetery Scheduling and Eligibility
64.201
To verify military service and determine eligibility for burial in a VA national cemetery. To schedule the burial of eligible Veterans, family members, and certain others in VA national cemeteries. To provide pre-need determinations for burial to Veterans, family members and certain others.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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Interments in fiscal year 2008 totaled 103,275. Estimate of interments for fiscal year 2009 is 107,645, and for fiscal year 2010, 113,695. There are 130 operating national cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Of this number, 70 have space available for casketed and cremated remains; 20 have space available for the casketed interment of eligible family members of those already interred at the cemetery, and for cremated remains; and 40 have space available only for the interment of eligible family members of those already interred.
Interments in fiscal year 2008 totaled 103,275. Estimate of interments for fiscal year 2009 is 107,645, and for fiscal year 2010, 113,695. There are 130 operating national cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Of this number, 70 have space available for casketed and cremated remains; 20 have space available for the casketed interment of eligible family members of those already interred at the cemetery, and for cremated remains; and 40 have space available only for the interment of eligible family members of those already interred.
Interments in fiscal year 2008 totaled 103,275. Estimate of interments for fiscal year 2009 is 107,645, and for fiscal year 2010, 113,695. There are 130 operating national cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Of this number, 70 have space available for casketed and cremated remains; 20 have space available for the casketed interment of eligible family members of those already interred at the cemetery, and for cremated remains; and 40 have space available only for the interment of eligible family members of those already interred.
135,622 interments in VA national cemeteries completed in FY 24.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
