Grand Traverse County Veterans Burial Allowance: $300

Grand Traverse County pays the State's $300 toward the funeral of a wartime veteran with 90 days of active duty, or the veteran's spouse, whose estate apart from the home and one car is under $40,000 where there is a surviving spouse or a child under 18; apply through Veterans Affairs (231-995-6070).

Also called: burial allowance, funeral, $300, 35.801, PA 235, wartime, estate, asset limit, Traverse City, Kingsley, Fife Lake, Interlochen, Williamsburg, Acme, Grawn, Buckley, Suttons Bay, Leelanau County.

For: Survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Grand Traverse County, MICounty

The duty is the State's (1911 PA 235, MCL 35.801; see the Michigan entry). The county's page: "Grand Traverse County provides a Veteran Burial Allowance of $300 for wartime era veterans and their spouses with limited resources to pay for funeral expenses." The criteria: 90 days of active duty for purposes other than training; and an estate under the asset limits, excluding the homestead and one car, of "$40,000, if there is a surviving spouse or if veteran has a dependent child under 18"; "For a veteran with no surviving spouse or dependent child under 18, there is no eligibility for this benefit if the veteran's assets equal or exceed the cost of the funeral and burial." Expeditionary medal holders may qualify for non-wartime service. How much is used. The department's FY2025 report counts six Grand Traverse applications ($1,800) and one from Leelanau ($300). The Veterans Affairs Committee administers the allowance and also sets government markers. Ask the department (231-995-6070) for the forms and the deadline.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Grand Traverse County Veterans Burial Allowance: $300
Gate	Rule
A deceased wartime veteran or spouse with limited resources	90 days of active wartime duty and the estate test. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-24.

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