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Military Funeral Honors Stipend

Overview

Local units of congressionally chartered Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) or their auxiliaries may receive funding to provide stipends to honor guards and students who perform Full (flag folding, rifle detail, and Taps) or Basic (flag folding and Taps) military funeral honors for eligible veterans buried in national, state or private cemeteries.

VSO and Veteran Eligibility Requirements:

VSO must submit a copy of their congressional charter to the Stipend Program manager to prove eligibility.

Register as a state supplier at Access Colorado: https://osc.colorado.gov/spco/accesscolorado and receive a vendor ID number. Once acquired, provide the vendor ID number to the Stipend Program manager to complete registration in the program.

Instructions on how to obtain your current or new vendor ID number can be found at: https://osc.colorado.gov/spco/accesscolorado. For additional assistance, please contact the Vendor Self Service (VSS) helpline at (303)866-6464.

Verify the veteran's discharge is listed as Honorable or Under Honorable Conditions.

Veterans being interned at a national or state cemetery must also meet the burial and memorial benefit guidelines set forth in the Federal Benefits Pamphlet 80-19-01(pages 63-69).

Contact your County Veterans Service Officer for eligibility verification assistance.  

How to Apply:

Download the MFHS application 

Download Adobe Acrobat (FREE) to complete the application online. For assistance completing the application online contact Renee Robinson, MFHS Program Manager at 720-346-6677 or HonorGuardStipend@dmva.state.co.us.

Unsigned, incomplete or illegible applications may be delayed or returned to VSO.

VSOs receive $75 for the first service and $30 for up to four additional services per day (max $195/day). Reimbursements depend on available funds. Submit requests within 15 days of the honors service.

Send completed applications:

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