PDAC: Submission #381 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

1. To which Review Panel are you submitting your project? Economic Development

2. Project title National Veterans Affairs History Center (NVAHC)

3. Short description SEC/VA has designated the Dayton VA Medical Center (DVAMC) as home for the NVAHC. Local and SEC?VA have determined two existing historic DVAMC facilities (buildings 116 and 129)are required to house the "baseline" Center. Building 116, the former headquarters building, will provide public access to the Center, while building 129, the former clubhouse, will be used for the Center's artifact storage and restoration. Funding is required to restore both buildings.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request American Veterans Heritage Center (501(c)3)

5-8. Address 4100 West Third Street (Putnam Library on the Dayton VAMC campus)
Dayton, Ohio. 45428

9. County Montgomery

10. Recipient organization Dayton VAMC

11-14. Address 4100 West Third Street
Dayton, Ohio. 45428

15. County Montgomery

16. Organization type Government

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Dennis Samic

18. Title EVP

19. Organization American Veterans Heritage Center (AVHC) Board of Trustees

20. Telephone 937-369-5080

21. Email dennis.samic@gmail.com

22-25. Address 229 Queens Crossing
Centerville, Ohio. 45458

26. County Montgomery

27. Additional contacts Harry Seifert
VP, AVHC Board of Trustees

Location Details

28. City Dayton

29. County Montgomery

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 5000000

32. Total Cost 34100000

33. Other sources of funds Each of the two buildings requires projects to stabilize, renovate, and restore (a working buildout of purpose-specific improvements with equipment) the facility for its new intended use. The Dayton VAMC has already completed stabilization contracts totaling $1.76M for both buildings. Further, the DVAMC has completed renovation design on building 116, and awarded the renovation design contract on building 129. Finally, the DVAMC has identified funding to award renovation construction contracts for both buildings, with estimated completion by mid-2024. In total, the VA has or soon will obligate $14.1M for stabilization and renovation of both buildings.

The VA has included $20M in its outyear list of unfunded requirements to complete the restoration design and construction contacts and equip both buildings.

The $5M requested in this PDAC submission will provide FY 2023 funds for the building 118 restoration design and construction contracts, thus completing all construction on the public-facing NVAHC building

34. How the funds will be used Construction or Capital

35. Do you have matching funds raised or committed? If yes, explain in question #36. If no, skip to question #37. Yes

36. If yes, please provide additional information. (Or, budget document can be uploaded, see question 37) The VA and a coalition of local organizations have signed a MOA to: (1) establish the Center in Dayton, and (2) create a National VA History Center Foundation (NVAHCF) to support and advance public/private partnership collaborations for Center sustainment. The Dayton Foundation, one of the MOA partners, lead the gathering of funds from all MOA partners necessary to charter and establish the initial NVAHCF Board. This board is now updating the original MOA and holding discussions with companies which could assist with future fundraising

37. Budget No

38. By what date will you be ready to spend the funds Within the next 6-12 months

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify VA Construction Appropriation Bill

Community Details

40. Community Need Locating the NVAHC on the Dayton VAMC campus will add local jobs to west Dayton and increase tourism by providing the western "anchor" to a Historic Tourism Corridor running from the Dayton VAMC to Huffman Prairie. Further, by establishing the Center in Dayton, the Department of Veterans Affairs can leverage the region's specialized degree programs and expertise in artifact management (for example the VA has already filled two new archivist and curator positions at the Dayton VAMC) to enhance the VA's ability to preserve and manage historic artifacts nationwide, and provide its leadership, employees, medical center staff, researchers and the public access to its history.

41. Previous Funding: Has the requesting organization received Congressionally earmarked funding in the past? If so, please provide a brief project description, year funded, amount, and Congressional sponsor. 1. New jobs created in Dayton
2. Increased visitor/tourist attendance
3. Satisfaction of a SEC/VA requirement to improve management of its heritage artifacts nationwide.

42. Direct new jobs created 101-250

43. Existing jobs retained? {Empty}

44. Sustained permanent jobs? 251-500

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. We estimate 130 short term construction jobs will be required to complete the design and construction projects. Further, by using other historic tourism activities (Wright/Dunbar. Carillon Park, NMUSAF and Huffman Prairie) as reference points, we estimate 440 new long term historian, archivist, curator, retail, tourism and education jobs will be created on the Dayton VAMC campus and the Dayton region to support a fully operational Center.

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? $50,000-$75,000

47. Is your project a workforce development program? No

48. If yes, does your program center on one of the ten JobsOhio targeted industries? Yes

Which industry? Military & Federal

49. Counties in which jobs will be created Montgomery

Additional Details

50. Letters of endorsement, supporting materials, additional information. You can submit ONE PDF file that does not exceed 10 pages. {Empty}

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

52. Name of person filling out this form. Dennis Samic

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. 9373695080

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. dennis.samic@gmail.com

55. Do you want your project to be considered as a Community Project in the fiscal year 2025 –2026 State Capital Budget Bill? Yes

56. If your project type is on the list of ineligible projects (see above), please offer an explanation why your project could be eligible. If your project is not on the list, answer the question by stating that your project is not on the list of ineligible projects. {Empty}

57. Has your organization received state capital budget funding in the past? If so, provide a brief project description, year funded, and amount. No

58. Does your project have a connection with, or provide some benefit to, a state agency that has bonding authority? Please check all that apply from the following list: {Empty}

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