Important Informational Sheets
NDVA Guide to Veterans’ Benefits
We created this guidebook to provide general information on the wide variety of benefits available to veterans and eligible spouses, dependents, and in some cases even parents. We highly encourage you to work with your County Veterans’ Service Officer or the NDVA State Service Office to apply for benefits listed here.
County, State, and Federal Benefits Overview
The Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs has compiled information on benefits available to veterans at the County, State, and Federal levels. You can learn more about your benefits by contacting your local County Veterans Service Officer (CVSO).
Nebraska Veterans Benefits
Here you’ll find a list of the benefits available to veterans, active duty military, and spouses across the different agencies in the State of Nebraska, as well as a list of licensure benefits available through the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
Nebraska Veterans Aid
Nebraska Veterans Aid (NVA) was established in 1921 to assist veterans and their dependents who experience a financial hardship. NVA is administered by the Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs (NDVA) and may be requested through your local County Veterans Service Officer (CVSO) to assist in paying for food, rent/mortgage, utilities, eye glasses, hearing aids, preapproved dental bills, medical bills, transportation, and funeral expenses when normal payment methods have been exhausted.
Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance
On January 21, 2011, Nebraska opened its first state veterans’ cemetery. The 20-acre shrine gives Nebraska veterans a final resting place that is fitting of the honor they are owed. Burial fields are available for casket or cremation remains for veterans and their eligible dependents. Memorial Services are offered, with full Military Funeral Honors, for all veterans.
Reservist Tuition Credit
Nebraska residents who are enlisted members of a Nebraska-based unit of the Active Selected Reserve may be eligible for a 50% tuition credit to the University of Nebraska campuses, Nebraska state colleges, and Nebraska community colleges. This program is limited to 200 new applicants each calendar year.
Waiver of Tuition
Waiver of Tuition is available for dependents of eligible veterans at participating schools, including the University of Nebraska, the Nebraska State College System, and the Nebraska Community College System. Participating schools waive 100% of tuition charges and tuition-related fees.
