HAGERSTOWN- New military appropriations have been approved to build and enhance the National Guard and six branches’ positions in Maryland, including in the Hub City area.
On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks announced $676,800,000 for military installations across Maryland within the fiscal year 2026 Senate Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bill – which was enacted into law as part of the government funding agreement passed earlier this month.
These projects – funded at the Senators’ request – support infrastructure upgrades for Maryland’s National Guard and at construction projects at U.S. military installations across the state. This legislation also makes important nationwide investments in housing for servicemembers and their families, veterans’ health care, and more.
“Maryland is the proud home to critical military installations as well as hundreds of thousands of servicemembers, civilian employees, and veterans. We fought to secure federal investments in this legislation to advance important military projects across our state, boost health care and other services for our veterans, and more. As the appropriations process for next year moves forward, I will continue to do all I can to ensure our funding bills meet the needs of Maryland, our active-duty servicemembers and veterans, and our nation as a whole,” said Senator Van Hollen, a member of the Appropriations Committee.
Locally, a multi-million dollar project initially called the Hagerstown Vehicle Maintenance Shop will be funded in its design phase.
Applied for by the Maryland Army National Guard, the project’s funding will be used to design a 22,894 square-foot vehicle maintenance shop in Hagerstown to support the military vehicles and other ground equipment of the Maryland Army National Guard. It appears an exact location has yet to be approved.
The project will be funded via $3,250,000 in federal allocations.
“I am proud to announce essential funding for Maryland included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Funding Bill. This funding includes building a contained burn facility at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head to support our environmental goals as well as critical funding for veterans, especially those experiencing homelessness in our state. This funding reminds us of our duty to support our veterans, to fight for those in active service, and to maintain and protect the military facilities across our state,” said Senator Alsobrooks.
