Department of Veteran’s Affairs
215 Straight Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Phone: (616) 336-3492
Fax: (616) 336-4193
Mission Statement
The mission of the Kent County Veteran's Affairs Department is to provide financial aid and other assistance to honorably discharged, wartime veterans or their widow/widower who are residents of Kent County.
Benefit Eligibility
Overview
The Kent County Veteran's Affairs Department provides information, referrals, and support services to honorably discharged, wartime veterans and their families.
The department provides burial assistance for eligible veterans and their spouses; reimbursement of foundation costs to put a Veterans Administration marker on the graves of eligible veterans; non-recurring, emergency financial assistance for eligible veterans or their surviving spouses; and a contact for both the general public and veterans to receive information about other veterans’ services and programs that are available.
Operational Goals
- Ensure all eligible veterans and their spouses receive burial assistance
- Reimburse foundation costs for the placement of VA markers on the graves of eligible veterans
- Provide non-recurrent emergency financial assistance for eligible veterans or their surviving spouse
Selected Performance Measures
Performance Measure |
2006 Actual |
2007 Actual |
2008 Actual |
2009 Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of marker foundation requests fulfilled within 2 days | 100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Percent of emergency assistance applications reviewed within 3 days | 95.35% |
95.70% |
97.10% |
96.00% |
| Total burial allowance applications | 351 |
321 |
330 |
330 |
| Number of markers placed | 16 |
16 |
16 |
20 |
| Burial reimbursement request processed per employee per day | 2.50 |
2.50 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
Department History of Uses
| Uses |
2006 Actual |
2007 Actual |
2008 Adopted |
2009 Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Personnel |
$64,912 |
$68,841 |
$67,295 |
$71,759 |
Commodities |
848 |
814 |
875 |
1,000 |
Contractual Services |
120,484 |
95,630 |
136,221 |
129,321 |
Total Uses |
$186,244 |
$165,285 |
$204,391 |
$202,080 |
Personnel FTE |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Significant Budget Issues
There are no significant budget issues to report.
