Project Director: William VanHemert, Director of Institutional Giving Contact Phone Numbers: Phone: 760-323-2118 Email address: wvanhemert@desertaidsproject.org Website address: www.desertaidsproject.org Grant Program Funds Requested: $2,000,000 Description of Proposed Project: Served: Desert AIDS Project dba DAP Health (DAP) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) since 2015 in Palm Springs in Eastern Riverside County in Southern California. In 2018 DAP acquired a 13-year-old Riverside County clinic building adjacent to our original service delivery site, combining two previous addresses into a single formal address and site for DAP’s FQHC clinics and comprehensive supportive services, 1695 N. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA. The acquired building, known as “the 200 Suites Building” added 30,000 square feet of clinical and program space to DAP’s healthcare and supportive services. Following the building acquisition, DAP Health began a multi-year campus expansion construction project in 2018. The full campus expansion project consists of several components, with a total construction cost of $11,000,000. CPF/CDS funds will be used for three components of DAP’s campus expansion project: West Pavilion site preparation; HVAC unit replacement, and Fire Suppression/Life Safety Improvements. West Pavilion site preparation: This component will connect two buildings (100 and 200 Suites Buildings) on DAP’s Palm Springs campus to improve patient/client access to healthcare clinics and supportive services, increasing the total square footage by 19,000 sq. ft. HVAC improvements: 100 Suites Building (housing DAP’s supportive services, Department of Behavioral Health; Dental Clinic; Client Wellness Services and administrative offices): This component will replace outdated HVAC units. Fire suppression system improvements: This component will improve safety and quality of care for DAP/s patients/clients by installing a fire suppression system (sprinkler syst
em) in specific areas of DAP’s 100 Suites Building, to meet FQHC facility safety standards.