PDAC: Submission #1140 | 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. Three buildings are required to house the "baseline" Center - two existing historic DVAMC facilities (buildings 120 and 126), and a new building to be constructed. Building 120, the Putnam Library, will house the Public Archives Research Center; building 126, the former warehouse, will be used for the Center's artifact storage and restoration; and, the newly constructed building will house the NVAHC Museum.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request National VA History Center Foundation (NVAHCF)

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 VP

19. Organization NVAHCF 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 Dick Reynolds
NVAHCF Board of Trustees
937-313-4735
reynolrv@gmail.com

Location Details

28. City Dayton

29. County Montgomery

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 5000000

32. Total Cost 75240000

33. Other sources of funds Project cost, in addition to the requested $5M, is $70.24M.

The added cost to stabilize, renovate, and restore (a working buildout of purpose-specific improvements with equipment)buildings 120 and 126 is $25.04M. The DVAMC has already obligated, or reserved for obligation, $8.24M of that total.

The cost to construct and equip a new building for the NVAHC Museum is $45.2M which will be sought through a fundraising campaign from private/corporate donors.

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 NVAHC in Dayton, and (2)create a National VA History Center Foundation (NVAHCF) to support and advance public/private partnership collaborations for Center development and 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 has consulted with commercial fund raising firms to help us definitize our fund raising campaign plan to approach potential private and corporate donors. The board is now initiating that campaign plan.

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

Housing and Urban Development Community Development Fund - Economic Development Initiative

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 the 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 curator and archivist positions at the Dayton VAMC) to enhance the VA's ability to preserve and manage VA artifacts nationwide, and provide its leadership, employees, medical center staff, researchers and the public access to its organizational legacy and contributions to our nation. In summary, this project: (1)creates new jobs in Dayton, (2) increases visitor/tourist attendance in the region, (3) allows the to satisfy SEC/VA mandate to improve management of its heritage artifacts nationwide, and (4) highlights and showcases the enormous contributions the VA , and importantly, the Dayton VAMC, has made to our citizens.

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. The NVAHCF has provided input to Congressman Turner's staff in support of his request for a $3M, FY 2024 grant from the Housing and Urban Development Community Development Fund's Economic Development Initiative

42. Direct new jobs created 101 to 250

43. Existing jobs retained? {Empty}

44. Sustained permanent jobs? 251 to 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 design and construction efforts for the three buildings. Further, by using other historic tourism activities (Wright Dunbar, Carillon Park, NMUSAF, and Huffman Prairie) as reference points, we estimate 400 new long term historian, archivist, curator, retail, tourism and education jobs will be created on the Dayton VAMC campus and in 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? $75,001-$100,00

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. The NVAHC construction project is not on the list of ineligible projects

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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