Fort Harrison receives funding for continued infrastructure improvements
PRESS RELEASE
May 20, 2026
HELENA, MT - The Fort Harrison VA Medical Center received funding for Non-recurring Maintenance projects in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, after receiving funding in the first quarter of the fiscal year.
The first quarter funding is part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair, and improve health care facilities in FY2026 via the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-recurring Maintenance program.
Funding project(s) for Fort Harrison VA Medical Center in the second quarter of FY2026 are:
- Fort Harrison Interior Wayfinding
- DEE Panel Replacement
- Surgical Room Renovations
- Building 154A Updates (floor and wall protection)
- Replace Pharmacy Clean Room Chiller
- Building 154 Chiller Replacement
- Isolated Power Systems Refurbishment (ORs)
- Room 210 Epoxy Cover Wall and Floor
- Building 141 Canopy Replacement
- Building 154 AHU Refurbishment PH-1
- Electrical Systems FCA Corrections Phase 1
- 4th Floor Nurse Call System
- Fire Partition Upgrades
“This funding allows the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center to continue modernizing and improving, so our facility remains safe, efficient, and equipped to provide high-quality care for our Veterans visiting the Fort Harrison facility,” said Kim Adkins, Interim Executive Director for the Montana VA Health Care System.
Of the total $4.8 billion committed for fiscal year 2026, VA has obligated a total of $1.064 billion. Obligation of funds includes:
- $795 million to repair and upgrade outdated infrastructure systems in medical facilities.
- $255 million for maintenance and modernization of facility infrastructure to support future electronic health record system updates.
- $13 million for major building upgrades like elevators, electrical systems, and boiler plants.
This investment is just one of many ways the Trump Administration is making VA work better for Veterans. For example, VA has:
- Enrolled more than 100,000 new Veterans in VA health care in 2026.
- Opened 34 new VA health care facilities since Jan. 20, 2025, Opening 34 new VA health care facilities, expanding health care access for Veterans around the country.
- Reduced the backlog of Veterans waiting for VA benefits by 67% since Jan. 20, 2025, after it increased 24% during the Biden Administration.
- Completed 82,083,918 direct care appointments in FY2025, up 4.1% from FY2024.
- Offered Veterans more than 2.3 million appointments outside of normal operating hours, giving Veterans more timely and convenient options for care.
- Permanently housed 51,936 homeless Veterans across the country in FY2025, the highest total in seven years.
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