CAVHCS infrastructure upgrades support Veterans, Modernizing facilities in Montgomery and Tuskegee

These projects are part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair, and improve department health care facilities in fiscal year 2026 via the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program.

CAVHCS improvement projects for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 include:

• Correcting failing plumbing conditions at the Montgomery Campus.
• Repairing the domestic water line serving Buildings 1 and 2 at the Tuskegee Campus.
• Replacing the fire alarm system for multiple buildings across the system, including Buildings 14, 15, 65, 68, 88, 90, and 93.

“Improved facilities, equipment, and infrastructure mean better care for Veterans, and these funds will enable CAVHCS to achieve that goal,” said Executive Director Amir Farooqi. “Better care for Veterans is our goal, and these projects will enable us to achieve just that.”

A commitment to modernization

These infrastructure investments are part of a host of important initiatives to improve VA during the second Trump Administration. Since Jan. 20, 2025, VA has:

• Reduced the backlog of Veterans waiting for VA benefits by 60%.
• Eliminated the backlog of Veteran families waiting for VA health care.
• Processed record numbers of disability claims, reaching an all-time fiscal-year high of three million claims processed on Sept. 30.
• Opened 25 new health care clinics, expanding access for Veterans around the country.
• Offered Veterans more than 1.9 million appointments outside of normal operating hours. These early-morning, evening, and weekend appointments are giving Veterans more timely and convenient options for care.