The Department of Veterans Affairs will realign an additional $800 million this fiscal year as part of the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) program, which makes infrastructure improvements to health care facilities to ensure safe and effective patient care.

The extra funding means more resources to repair and update aging VA facilities and technology, the department said in a news release.

The extra money will be spent on a variety of improvement projects at various VA health care facilities across the nation, including the Grand Junction VA Medical Center, where the following improvements will occur:

• Replace sanitary sewer mains and lateral in Building 1.
• Renovate urgent care in Building 1.
• Improve facility security.
• Renovate dental clinic.
• Electronic Health Record Modernization infrastructure upgrades.

The additional funds will come from savings gleaned from various VHA reform efforts. The additions will bring total NRM program spending for fiscal year 2025 to $2.8 billion, a nearly $500 million increase from fiscal year 2024.