The $1,589,503.50-grant was awarded through the Office of Veterans Affairs (VA).
TYLER, Texas — **EDITOR’S Observe: The movie over is from May 2019.
Texas Veterans Land Board Chairman George P. Bush a short while ago declared the Watkins-Logan Point out Veterans Property in Tyler has been awarded a grant totaling $1,589,503.50 by means of the Division of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The grant is for federal aid in direction of the price tag of substitute for HVAC controls, the nurse call method and air managing models at the Veterans household.
“Texas Veterans have sacrificed so a great deal for our wonderful country and it is critical that the Veterans who call our communities residence proceed to obtain the high-quality treatment they ought to have,” claimed VLB Chairman Bush. “We welcome this financial assistance from the VA to renovate this home and deliver extra assistance for our Tyler-area Veterans.”
The VLB applied for the grant earlier this yr and the announcement was accredited by the VA in a letter to the VLB. The comprehensive letter can be discovered in this article.
The VLB operates nine Veterans houses through Texas, and broke ground on its 10th property yesterday. More information and facts on eligibility and locations of the Veterans houses can be uncovered below.