Honor Guard Grant Program; Department of Veterans Services to establish.

Department of Veterans Services; Honor Guard Grant Program established. Requires the Department of Veterans Services to establish the Honor Guard Grant Program for the purpose of providing grants to veteran service organizations, defined in the bill, to offset expenses incurred by the organizations and members of the organizations' honor guards in providing honor guard burial details at the funerals of veterans in the Commonwealth, including expenses for training, transportation, food, equipment…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 6, 2026

• Veteran / service memberindirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Ensures that honor guard burial details are provided at the funerals of veterans in the Commonwealth.

  “providing honor guard burial details at the funerals of veterans in the Commonwealth”· Department of Veterans Services; Honor Guard Grant Program established.

• Veteran / service memberdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Veteran service organizations will receive grants to offset expenses related to providing honor guard burial details.

  “providing grants to veteran service organizations, defined in the bill, to offset expenses incurred by the organizations and members of the organizations' honor guards in providing honor guard burial details at the funerals of veterans in the Commonwealth, including expenses for training, transportation, food, equipment”· Department of Veterans Services; Honor Guard Grant Program established.