LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is now in line to receive $52 million from the federal government to help pay for a new state veterans’ home in Kearney.

Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has set aside partial grant funding for the project.

The new $121 million facility will replace the outdated home in Grand Island.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services signed a contract with a Kearney architectural firm in June 2014 to begin design work for the project.

Courtney Phillips, the department’s CEO, says the state will receive the money if it completes the next round of federal requirements within 180 days. The requirements include final architectural drawings and specifications, an advertisement for construction bids, and submittal of the final application.