Utah’s new veterans cemetery receives federal funding to pay for its first phase

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 357

Last Updated: 4 days, 7 hours ago

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The development of a planned veterans cemetery in Utah is advancing, now with funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The federal agency’s National Cemetery Administration announced it awarded $16.5 million for two Utah projects, to help establish the Northern Utah Veterans Cemetery in Washington Terrace, and to expand the Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park in Bluffdale.

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