Observer-Dispatch
Proposed legislation from U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New Hartford, would create a federal program to assist in the construction, restoration and maintenance of memorials.
The Remembering Our Local Heroes Act would fund eligible monuments honoring veterans, active-duty military personnel, law enforcement and firefighters. A grant program would provide grants as much as $100,000 to applicants demonstrating strong community support and secure matching funds from public and private sources.
The grant program would have an initial period of five years under Tenney’s legislation, which she unveiled during a press event Tuesday at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial site at the former Griffiss Air Force Base. The program would authorize $2 million annually in grants.