North Carolina for Military Employment (NC4ME) 

North Carolina for Military Employment (NC4ME) is a comprehensive public-private partnership designed to make NC the number one state for military employment. Established by the Governor in 2015, NC4ME leverages existing workforce development resources and technology to implement an employer-centric strategy that: 

• Educates NC’s business leaders on the value of hiring a military workforce, 

• Shows small businesses and human resource professionals how to hire military personnel, and 
• Connects military talent to open jobs, education, and training opportunities in North Carolina. 

By centering its focus on the “demand side” of the employment equation, NC4ME serves as a perfect complement to the vast number of programs currently preparing veterans for civilian employment and gives a much-needed boost to military job seekers in North Carolina. More than just the “right thing” to do, hiring veterans drives business results for North Carolina’s employers and economic growth for our state.  

NC State Veterans Homes – Skilled Nursing Care

DMVA runs 4 full-service state veterans’ homes with 449 skilled care beds and employing over 750 North Carolinians.  Our goal is to provide high quality care to veterans that improves their quality of life.  We know how to meet the unique needs of our veterans. 

• Comfort and security which encourages independence, meets individual needs and emphasizes personal choice. 
• Comfortable, spacious accommodations in an attractive environment. 
• Care provided by registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants under the direction of licensed physicians. 
• Registered dietician on staff. 

• Experienced social workers to assist veterans and families. 
• Veterans Service Officer to assist veterans and families in applying for VA benefits. 
• Licensed by the State of North Carolina and approved for Medicare, Medicaid and third-party insurance. 
• Complete team of therapists provide physical, occupational and speech therapy within the facility. 
• Specially designed therapeutic recreational programs directed by activity personnel on each unit. 

• Full range of in-house activities, community outings and programs involving local volunteer groups. 
• Special programs throughout the year honoring veterans. 

Hospital care provided by either the VA Medical Centers or local hospitals. 

NC Veterans Cemetery Program

The following North Carolina State Veterans Cemetery Program requirements and operations information is written in general terms and should not be regarded nor taken as law or official regulation. The official law and rules guiding the State Veterans Cemetery Program is established under Article 8A, Chapter 65, General Statutes of North Carolina. 

A free burial plot is provided at a North Carolina State Veterans Cemetery for eligible North Carolina veterans and their legal spouse (and dependents under certain conditions). Veterans must be discharged under honorable conditions and meet certain residency requirements. 

Only government furnished headstones will be authorized for use in State Veterans cemeteries. There is no charge for installing the headstones. Government headstones are ordered from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs after consulting with the surviving family members. 

North Carolina Scholarship for Children of Wartime Veterans

Over 20,000 scholarships have been awarded to children of North Carolina veterans. North Carolina Scholarship Program was created to show its appreciation for the services and sacrifices of its war veterans. The scholarship program applies to North Carolina schools. The scholarship is for eight academic semesters and the recipient has eight years to utilize the eight academic semesters. The Scholarship program has been established for a child, as that term is defined in 37 U.S.C. § 401 of certain class categories of deceased, disabled, combat, or POW/MIA veterans. Applicant must be under the age of 25 at the time of application. The veteran’s qualifying criteria must have occurred during a period of war. At time of application, applicant must be domiciled and a resident of North Carolina. The deadline to apply is February 14 if the Veteran’s disability is less than 100% service connected or served in a combat zone.  All paper applications are now obsolete and will be returned to sender. In addition: 

1.  Veteran parent was a legal resident of North Carolina at time of said veteran’s entrance into that period of service in the Armed Forces during which eligibility is established, 

OR 

2.  The veteran’s child who was born in North Carolina and has been a resident of North Carolina continuously since birth.

 

Veterans Property Tax Relief

The property owner must be a veteran of any branch of the US Armed Forces with an honorable discharge AND 

• The property owner must have a permanent & total service connected disability of 100% OR 
• Rated Permanently Individually Unemployable by the US Department of Veteran Affairs OR 
• The property owner must be in receipt of Dependents Indemnity Compensation (Survivors Pension) as a surviving spouse. 

The disabled veteran homestead exemption is the first $45,000 of your assessed real property value. Co-owners who are not spouses and who are individually eligible for the benefit will receive no more than the first $45,000 of the assessed real property.  $45,000 is the maximum allowed exclusion for property tax relief N.C.G.A 105.277.1C. 

 Complete Sections 1 and 2 of the NCDVA-9 Form.