On Tuesday, July 9, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed Senate Bill 306, proposed by the Women’s Foundation to permanently extend the Wartime Veteran’s Survivor Grant Program, previously scheduled to sunset on August 28, 2020. The Women’s Foundation has been a longtime proponent of the program and initiated the conversation about reauthorizing it permanently.
A news release says the Wartime Veteran’s Survivor Grant Program awards up to 25 college scholarships annually to spouses or children of Missouri veterans who died or became disabled during combat.
In February, the Women’s Foundation testified in support of this legislation (originally filed by state Senator Denny Hoskins and Representative Steve Lynch) as part of its work to promote equity and opportunity for women of all ages.