The $441,000 will be used to fix headstones and refurbish turf at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta.

Maine is getting a federal grant of nearly $441,000 to rehab the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta.

The grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, will be used to raise, realign and clean more than 6,500 headstones at the cemetery, which was established in 1970. It will also be used to refurbish turf.

The grant was announced today by Maine Sens. Olympia and Susan Collins in a joint press release.

"These U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs funds will help the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta make vital improvements that will continue to honor those who selflessly defended this nation," the two say. "Just as our veterans heroically served our country in uniform, it must be our duty to ensure that these solemn grounds receive the necessary funds to be maintained."