ALLIANCE, NEB. — On July 9, James Earp, director of the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) Veterans Cemetery Grants Program, will present NCA’s Stewardship award to Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance (NVCA) Manager James Goodwin.
The award recognizes superior cemetery performance based on the results of an NCA-led compliance review of Veterans Affairs (VA) grant-funded state, territory, and tribal veteran cemeteries. NVCA’s compliance review was held in July 2025.
What: National Cemetery Administration presenting Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance with NCA Stewardship Award
When: 10 a.m. MT, Thursday, July 9, 2026
Where: Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance, 2610 County Road 57, Alliance, NE 69301
Who: National Cemetery Administration Veterans Cemetery Grants Program Director James Earp, NVCA Cemetery Manager James Goodwin, Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs (NDVA) Deputy Director Levi Bennett, NVCA Foundation Board members
Nebraska has two state veterans cemeteries—located in Alliance and Grand Island--that are run by NDVA. It also has two national cemeteries – the Omaha National Cemetery and the Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell. Both are operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. For more information on the Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the services it offers, visit veterans.nebraska.gov.