Surplus Property for a Veteran-Owned Small Business — No Cost to Enrol
The state surplus property agency runs a veterans programme that lets a verified veteran-owned small business search and request federal surplus property. Enrolment is free; a service fee covers administration, transport and warehousing where it applies.
Verified August 23, 2026
What this benefit is
The state surplus property agency runs a veterans programme that lets a verified veteran-owned small business search and request federal surplus property. Enrolment is free; a service fee covers administration, transport and warehousing where it applies.
What it's worth: Access to federal surplus property; free to enrol, service fee on what you take
- The agency states there is no cost to enrol in the programme.
- A service fee is charged to cover administrative expenses, transportation and warehousing costs where applicable, so property is not free of all charge.
- The applicant must be a veteran, own at least 51 percent of the business and control its day-to-day operations, and the business must be registered and verified through the federal VA.
- Items described as frequently available include boats, vehicles, computers and electrical equipment, clothing and personal items, construction equipment, industrial and trade machinery, and furniture.
Who is entitled to it
- The programme runs to the veteran who owns the business.
- You own a veteran-owned business.
- Your home is in W. Va.
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How to claim it
- 1Start the federal verification first. The agency describes it as taking six weeks to three months, and it gates everything else.
- 2Confirm the ownership test before you file: veteran ownership of at least 51 percent, and control of day-to-day operations.
- 3Complete the agency’s Application for Eligibility alongside the federal registration rather than after it.
- 4Expect a login for the federal surplus system once approved — that is where you search and request property.
- 5Budget for the service fee. Enrolling is free; moving and warehousing what you take is not.
- 6Check what is actually listed before building a plan around it. The categories are broad but the inventory changes constantly.
- Form
- Application for Eligibility, plus federal verification
- File with
- W. Va. Department of Administration — Surplus Property
- Documents you will need
- dd214
- Periodic recertification
- Confirmed at intervals rather than annually.
Sources
- authority · published policyW. Va. Department of Administration, Surplus Property — Veterans’ Program (no cost to enrol, service fee, the 51 percent ownership and control test, federal verification timeline, categories of property)
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This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.