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The Master Plan guides VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s (VAGLAHS) multi-year effort to reshape its facilities and capital assets to create a thriving, first-of-its-kind community

of and for Veterans at the historic West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. The plan covers a variety of construction, redevelopment, and public-private partnership activities related to VA’s

master planning process for one of VA’s largest and most complex integrated healthcare systems. When the Master Plan implementation is complete, West LA VA Medical Center will provide

housing for at least 1,200 formerly homeless and at-risk Veterans and their families, as well as supportive services, a town center and world-class medical care. WHAT IS THE MASTER PLAN? As

part of the VA’s commitment to ending Veteran homelessness, VA Secretary Denis McDonough released Master Plan (MP) 2022 on April 22, 2022, building on the Draft Master Plan of 2016. Veterans

and members of local communities provided valuable input in the process of developing both the Draft Master Plan and Master Plan 2022 through discussion at multiple public town hall

meetings, surveys, and written public comments. The Master Plan calls for at least 1,200 units of housing to be developed at the West LA VA Medical Center. Housing units are being

constructed via the Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) authority, which allows VA to lease underutilized land to private developers, who in turn secure financing and ultimately construct and manage

housing developments on campus. (Visit the Master Plan website for more information about EULs.) VA supports this effort via investments in infrastructure on the campus and preparing parcels

of land for development. VAGLAHS invested nearly $70 million in 2021 and 2022 combined and is on track to invest roughly $70 million more in 2023 as part of the Master Plan/EUL process. VA

also has a sustainable funding source for the delivery of Veteran housing at the West LA VA Medical Center via Sec 705 of the PACT Act which allocates an anticipated $381 million through

2036 to support this crucial component of ending Veteran homelessness. Although the LA Continuum of Care noted a 23% reduction in homelessness among Veterans (from 3,878 in 2023 to 2,991 in

2024), there continues to be an urgent need to create more affordable housing. The Master Plan is part of VAGLAHS’ comprehensive strategy to address this pressing issue. VA and partners are

working to house Veterans through multiple avenues: at the West LA VA Medical Center, in project-based voucher sites in the community, and by partnering with property owners to house

Veterans through tenant-based vouchers. Visit our Homeless Veteran care page for more information. HOW IS THE MASTER PLAN UPDATED? The department periodically reevaluates and updates the

Master Plan to ensure it meets the standards of care for Veterans and reflects changing demand over time. It is also anticipated that as various elements of the Master Plan are implemented

and the infrastructure needs of the West LA VA Medical Center change, the plan will also be revised accordingly. VA will continue to engage the Veteran community in the Master Plan’s

successes and opportunities for improvement. As VA diligently works to build a future community on the grounds of the West LA VA Medical Center, Veterans are being housed and connected with

resources throughout the Greater Los Angeles region daily. To learn more about the current Master Plan, visit www.westlamasterplan.org.