VA Gets Another Massive Funding Increase in Biden s First Budget
A man wearing a protective mask walks in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters building in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Stephen J. Caruso)
1 Jun 2021
The White House has requested nearly $270 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs budget for fiscal 2022, a 10% increase from 2021 that would fund priorities including the agency s caregiver programs, suicide prevention and GI Bill modernization.
Under the fiscal 2022 budget proposal, the VA would receive $113.1 billion in discretionary spending, an 8.2% increase from 2021, not including medical care collections.
The dollar figure is the third largest among the Cabinet departments, behind Defense and Health and Human Services. But the percentage increase is smaller than all but two departments Justice, with a 5.3% increase, and the Department of Homeland Security, at zero.
New Hawaii State Veterans Home Is Being Built On Land Designated For Affordable Housing - Honolulu Civil Beat
New Hawaii State Veterans Home Is Being Built On Land Designated For Affordable Housing
UPDATED. Construction crews broke ground on the 120-bed residential and treatment facility last month on a long-vacant lot in Kapolei. Reading time: 7 minutes.
Construction on a nearly $100 million new state veterans home on Oahu has finally begun after a series of delays and rejected locations.
But, according to House Finance Chair Sylvia Luke, the 120-bed facility ended up on 7 acres in the Westside neighborhood of Kapolei that had been designated for affordable housing.
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