PDAC: Submission #225 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

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

2. Project title Department of Veterans Affairs History, Research, and National Heritage Center (AKA The VA History Center)

3. Short description SEC/VA has designated the Dayton VA Medical Center (VAMC) as home for the VA History Center. Local and Sec/VA officials have determined four existing historic VAMC facilities (buildings 116, 129, 225 and 226) are required to house the Center. Building 116 will provide public access to the Center, building 129 will be used for artifact storage and restoration, and buildings 225 and 226 will house Center staff and provide education space. Total facilities projects costs is estimated at $30.8M.

Organization Details

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

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 of AVHC Board of Trustees

19. Organization American Veterans Heritage Center

20. Telephone 9373695080

21. Email dennis.samic@gmail.com

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

26. County Montgomery

27. Additional contacts Harry Seifert
VP, AVHC Board of Trustees
HARRYSI@aol.com

Location Details

28. City Dayton

29. County Montgomery

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 5500000

32. Total Cost 30800000

33. Other sources of funds 1.Each of the four buildings must undergo stabilization, renovation and restoration contracts.
2.The Dayton VAMC has already awarded stabilization design and construction contracts and a renovation design contract for building 116, as well a stabilization design contract for building 129 - contract totals equal $1.5M. Work is essentially complete.
3.The VA is budgeted to award a renovation construction contract for building 116 ($4.0M) and a stabilization construction contract for building 129 ($.8M) in this fiscal year 2020.
4.In FY 2022, the VA has programmed $5.5M for restoration design and construction contracts for building 116, and $11.0M for a combined renovation/restoration (both design and construction) contract for building 129.
5.Building 225 contracts are forecast at $4.5M in FY 2028, but are yet to be definitized.
6.Building 226 contracts are forecast at $3.5M in FY 2026, but are also yet to be definitized.
7.The $5.5M requested in this PDAC submission seeks to accelerate the building 116 restoration design and construction contracts from FY 2022 to FY 2021.

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 VA History Center Foundation to support and advance public and private partnership collaborations for Center sustainment. The Dayton Foundation, one of the MOA partners, has established a local committee to establish and operationalize the VA History Center Foundation. Start up funding for this committee has been received from donations by the MOA signatories, and the committee has met several times to create the organizational and business plans necessary to the foundation.

Finally SEC/VA has created and filled a Government position to direct the VA's History Program to include the VA History Center

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 Appropriations Bill

Community Details

40. Community Need Locating the VA History Center on the Dayton VAMC campus will add local jobs in West Dayton and increase regional 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 VA can leverage the region's specialized collegiate degree programs and our expertise in artifact management. This, in turn, increases the value and attractiveness of these degrees/skills, and attracts more people to obtain degrees and stay in the the region.

Finally, a VA History Center in Dayton which houses the history and contributions of the Department of Veterans Affairs, will compliment the new National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus which houses the stories of service and sacrifice of our Nations veterans and their families. This complimentary relationship should attract visitors to both sites.

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. Has it resulted in short and long term jobs in Dayton?

2. Has it increased regional visitor/tourist attendance?

3. Has it satisfied the SEC/VA requirement to improve management of its heritage artifacts nationwide?

42. Direct new jobs created 500-1000

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 construction projects.

Further, we estimate 440 new long term historian, archivist, retail, tourism support and educational jobs (both Government and civilian) will be created 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? {Empty}

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. {Empty}

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. {Empty}

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? {Empty}

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. {Empty}

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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