VA Awards $3.7 Million for New Hampshire Veterans Home

VA Awards $3.7 Million for New Hampshire Veterans Home

WASHINGTON (June 8, 2009) - To ensure high-quality health services for
Veterans at the state home in Tilton, N.H., the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is awarding a grant of up to $3.7 million for upgrades
there, including energy enhancements and asbestos abatement.

The estimated cost the project at the State Veterans Home in Tilton is
$5.7 million, with VA's grant covering 65 percent of the total. The New
Hampshire Veterans Home agreed to enter into a contract for the
improvements within 90 days of an agreement with VA.

Last year, VA spent more than $336 million in New Hampshire on behalf of
the state's 131,000 Veterans. VA operates a major medical center in
Manchester and five outpatient clinics. The Department's facilities
provided care last year during 189,000 outpatient visits.

The state-run Veterans home in Tilton supplements these federal
services. For more information about the New Hampshire Veterans Home
and other New Hampshire services for Veterans, visit
www.nh.gov/nhveterans/bene.html

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