The department, through its divisions, shall:
a. administer the Blind Veterans' Allowance Program established pursuant to R.S.38:18-1 et seq.;
b. administer the Paraplegic and Hemiplegic Allowance Program established pursuant to P.L.1947, c.263 (C.38:18A-1 et seq.);
c. maintain a continuous liaison with the Association of Blind Veterans and other similar State and national veterans' associations and organizations;
d. provide all necessary assistance to the Agent Orange Commission upon request;
e. administer the veterans' loan authority established pursuant to P.L.1944, c.126 (C.38:23B-1 et seq.);
f. supervise and operate the liaison and field offices which serve the federal Veterans' Administration Centers at Lyons and East Orange;
g. compete for all grants, private and federal, that would fund programs to benefit the State's veterans and their dependents; and
h. administer State tuition assistance programs for veterans and their dependents established pursuant to the provisions of chapter 71 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.