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Durham and Fayetteville: VA lists hospital repair projects in fourth-quarter awards

The department's Oct. 14 project list names work at both medical centers. It does not say how much money each hospital would receive.

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What we know

Confirmed

  • The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Oct. 14, 2026, that it approved $2.681 billion in infrastructure projects in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026, paid from a $4.8 billion non-recurring maintenance budget for the year.Confirmed by Department of Veterans Affairs press release, Oct. 14, 2026
  • The department's published fourth-quarter award list includes projects at the Durham VA Medical Center and the Fayetteville, N.C., VA Medical Center, plus electronic-health-record infrastructure work at the Cumberland County VA Clinic.Confirmed by Veterans Health Administration NRM Project Awards, FY2026 Q4
  • Durham entries on that list include boiler replacement, elevator modernization, restroom accessibility work in Buildings 1 and 23, air-handling and chiller replacements, underground fuel-tank work, pharmacy and surgery air-handling replacements, and a project titled Correct Site Structural Deficiencies.Confirmed by Veterans Health Administration NRM Project Awards, FY2026 Q4
  • Fayetteville, N.C., entries include a 25-bed medical and surgical nursing unit on the second floor, first-floor halls and walls, dental-clinic humidity controls, audiology space for specialty clinics, emergency stairwell and lobby work, a welcome center, third-floor fan-coil replacement, a fire-alarm replacement, vertical piping in Building 1, nursing-admin and support-space renovations, and electronic-health-record infrastructure upgrades at the medical center and the Cumberland County clinic.Confirmed by Veterans Health Administration NRM Project Awards, FY2026 Q4; WWAY, citing the same department list
  • The Oct. 14 release does not publish a dollar total for Durham or for Fayetteville. WWAY, writing Monday, also said the department did not specify how much of the nationwide funding was assigned to the Fayetteville campus or give completion dates.Confirmed by Department of Veterans Affairs press release, Oct. 14, 2026; WWAY, Oct. 19, 2026
  • Nationwide, the department said fourth-quarter approvals included $1.183 billion to repair and upgrade outdated infrastructure, $938 million for major building upgrades such as elevators, electrical systems and boiler plants, and $560 million for work tied to future electronic health record updates.Confirmed by Department of Veterans Affairs press release, Oct. 14, 2026

Still unknown

  • How much money is assigned to the Durham campus
  • How much money is assigned to the Fayetteville campus
  • When any of the listed projects will start or finish

What this means for you

Instructions from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

This site is not a VA office. Veterans with questions about care or benefits can use VA.gov or call 1-800-698-2411. This story is not an emergency notice.

What happened

In Durham and Fayetteville, the Department of Veterans Affairs has listed repair and renovation jobs at both VA hospitals on its fourth-quarter award table.

The department announced the nationwide awards on Oct. 14. It said it approved $2.681 billion in projects in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026, drawn from a $4.8 billion non-recurring maintenance budget for the year. The published table names work at both North Carolina campuses. It does not attach a dollar figure to either hospital.

WWAY, writing Monday from that same list, reported the Fayetteville projects and said the department did not give a local total or a finish date.

Durham

Lines on the official table include replacing a boiler, modernizing elevators, making restrooms in Buildings 1 and 23 more accessible, replacing and upsizing air-handling equipment and underground fuel tanks, replacing auxiliary chillers, replacing pharmacy and surgery air handlers, and a project titled Correct Site Structural Deficiencies.

Fayetteville

The Fayetteville, N.C., entries include a 25-bed medical and surgical nursing unit on the second floor; first-floor halls and walls; humidity controls in the dental clinic; audiology space for specialty clinics; emergency stairwells and a lobby; a welcome center and patient-support space; third-floor fan-coil units and vertical piping in the same building; a fire-alarm system; nursing-administration and support-space renovations; and electronic-health-record infrastructure upgrades at the medical center and the Cumberland County VA Clinic.

What we don't know yet

Officials have not said how much money each hospital would receive, or when any of the jobs would start or end.

Veterans with questions about care or benefits can use VA.gov or call 1-800-698-2411. This site is not a VA office.

Why it matters

Durham and Fayetteville both have VA hospitals that treat local veterans. The department has named repair jobs at each campus. It has not said how much either hospital will get, or when the work will be done.

Updates

  1. Oct 19, 2026, 2:09 PM

    WWAY reports the Fayetteville campus is on the department's fourth-quarter list. The official award table also names Durham projects. No local dollar totals are published.

Sources

  1. VA announces $2.6B in infrastructure improvements in fourth quarter of FY 2026 (Oct. 14, 2026: $2.681 billion in Q4 projects; $4.8 billion FY2026 non-recurring maintenance budget; $1.183 billion / $938 million / $560 million national breakdown)

    Official sourcePublished by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · Checked Oct 19, 2026, 2:00 PM

  2. VHA NRM Project Awards FY2026 Q4 (Durham and Fayetteville, N.C., project titles; Cumberland County VA Clinic electronic-health-record line)

    Official sourcePublished by Veterans Health Administration · Checked Oct 19, 2026, 2:00 PM

  3. Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center receives funding for facility upgrades, renovations (WWAY, Oct. 19, 2026: Fayetteville project names; no local dollar total or timeline)

    Published by WWAY (WWAY-TV) · Checked Oct 19, 2026, 2:00 PM