Michigan Veterans Nonprofit Improvement Grant Recipients Announced

LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) today announced the recipients of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Veterans Nonprofit Improvement Grant, awarding more than $3.7 million to veteran service organizations across the state.

The Veterans Nonprofit Improvement Grant provides funding to improve and maintain facilities owned and operated by nonprofit veteran service organizations. These facilities serve as important gathering places where veterans connect with one another, access resources and services and strengthen ties within their communities.

"These grants help ensure our veteran service organizations can continue serving as welcoming, accessible spaces for veterans and their families," said Marie Douville, program manager for the Michigan DMVA. "The organizations receiving these awards play an important role in supporting veterans at the local level, and these facility improvements will help them continue their missions for years to come."

The following organizations were selected to receive FY26 Veterans Nonprofit Improvement Grant funding:

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Cherryland Post 2780 (Traverse City) - $172,025.19
• American Legion Post 274 (Oscoda) - $258,965.00
• Captain Oscar Brady American Legion Post 298 (Battle Creek) - $247,561.34
• Caledonia American Legion Memorial Post 305 (Caledonia) - $46,800.00
• City of Wyandotte Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1136 (Wyandotte) - $201,071.00
• Corporal Bruce Post-Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1146 (St. Clair Shores) - $252,400.00
• American Legion Post 413 (Grand Blanc) - $131,557.28
• Borley Hanel VFW Post 3033 (Mt. Pleasant) - $146,136.50
• American Legion Post 351 (Utica) - $299,837.50
• Saline American Legion Memorial Association Inc. Post 322 (Saline) - $160,753.62
• Ernest G. Shreeves VFW Post 2496 (Alpena) - $142,627.50
• Jesse B. Cooley Post- American Legion 235 (Brighton) - $113,500.00
• Graf O'Hara Post 423 VFW (Ann Arbor) - $300,000.00
• Don Rea Post 8846 Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Home Association (Muskegon) - $111,956.82
• Charles N Skellenger American Legion Post 267 (Davison) - $252,483.87
• Amvets Post 123 (Escanaba) - $101,870.00
• Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sgt. Alvin Jonker Post 2326 (Grand Haven) - $206,359.29
• Petitt Kapplinger Clare VFW Post 5738 (Clare) - $43,634.62
• Frankenmuth Post 150 (Frankenmuth) - $32,700.00
• Flint Post 822 Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States (Flint) - $300,000.00
• American Legion Charles J. Fulton Post 382 (St. Clair) - $142,467.32
• Augusta Custer VFW 7956 (Augusta) - $61,945.00

The FY26 Veterans Nonprofit Improvement Grant continues Michigan's commitment to supporting organizations that provide fellowship, advocacy and assistance to veterans in communities across the state.

Questions related to the Veterans Nonprofit Improvement Grant should be directed to Program Manager Marie Douville at [email protected].