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Central Alabama VA gets 2026 funding for facility upgrades

The Montgomery campus is slated for plumbing repairs and imaging-system upgrades as part of VA’s record modernization spending.

Central Alabama VA gets 2026 funding for facility upgrades
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The Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System received funding for Nonrecurring Maintenance projects in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 after receiving additional funding earlier in the year.

The funding is part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide Veterans Affairs spending to modernize, repair and improve health care facilities in fiscal year 2026 through the Veterans Health Administration’s Nonrecurring Maintenance program.

Projects funded for CAVHCS during the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 include:

  • Correcting mechanical, fixture and piping deficiencies in Buildings 2, 4 and 4A.
  • Modifying the site for a Symbia EVO imaging system in Room GB-133.

Both projects are listed for the Central Alabama facility in Montgomery as part of VA’s fiscal year 2026 third-quarter Nonrecurring Maintenance project awards.

“This funding allows CAVHCS to continue modernizing and improving our facilities, so they remain safe, efficient and equipped to provide high-quality care for veterans throughout central and southeast Alabama,” said CAVHCS Interim Director Laundrena LaPradd-Bradley.

Of the total $4.8 billion committed for fiscal year 2026, VA has obligated $2.2 billion. The third-quarter obligation includes:

  • $915 million to repair and upgrade outdated infrastructure systems in medical facilities.
  • $229 million for maintenance and modernization of facility infrastructure to support future electronic health record system updates.
  • $11 million for major building upgrades, including elevators, electrical systems and boiler plants.

The health care system said the investment is one of many ways the Trump administration is working to improve VA services for veterans.

The Department of Veterans Affairs said it has:

  • Enrolled more than 180,000 new veterans in VA health care in 2026.
  • Opened 38 new VA health care facilities since Jan. 20, 2025, expanding access to care for veterans nationwide.
  • Reduced the backlog of veterans waiting for VA benefits by 72 percent since Jan. 20, 2025, after the backlog increased 24 percent during the Biden administration, according to VA. In February, the backlog fell below 100,000 claims for the first time since 2020.
  • Offered veterans more than 2.8 million appointments outside normal operating hours. The early-morning, evening and weekend appointments provide veterans with more convenient care options.
  • Permanently housed 51,936 veterans experiencing homelessness nationwide in fiscal year 2025, the highest total in seven years.
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