Congressionally directed spending for construction projects - southwestern vermont health care seeks $600,000 in CDS funds in a grant from hrsa to construct a new 12,000 SQ FT primary care practice…

This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund the construction of a new 12,000 sq ft primary care practice and family medicine residency program (FMRP) site for Southwestern Vermont Health Care Corporation. The facility will include 16 exam rooms, patient and caregiver teaching/consult spaces, imaging capabilities, and administrative/education spaces to support the FMRP. The total $9.4M project will be funded through a blend of the $600,000 grant, debt, philanthropy, and organizational resources. This investment aims to expand healthcare infrastructure and medical education in the Bennington, Vermont region, with the new facility targeted for completion by September 2027 to coincide with the launch of the FMRP.

Congressionally directed spending for construction projects - southwestern vermont health care seeks $600,000 in CDS funds in a grant from hrsa to construct a new 12,000 SQ FT primary care practice and family medicine residency program (FMRP) site on the ground floor of a 5-story 88,000 SQ FT new building. The FMRP site will include 16 exam rooms, 3 patient and caregiver teaching and consult rooms, phlebotomy and xray spaces, care team collaboration and documentation space, patient waiting room, check-in and check-out space, faculty and program administrator offices, learning lab, didactic and conference space, cubicles and lockers for 12 residents, respite space for residents and care team lounge/dinning space. The construction and fit-up of the 12,000 SQ FT will cost $9.4M, of which $600,000 will be CDS funds and the remaining $8.6M will be obtained by svmc from a blend of sources including debt, community philanthropy, investment returns, and equity from prior and on-going operations. The project is shovel ready and on-track to deliver the space coincident with the launch of the FMRP in october 2027.