The federal government has committed $4.5 million to Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service's expansion of its Narrabundah facility.
The money would enable the service to complete the fit-out of the first floor of the building with a dental facility and would allow the social health and research teams to move into the new building.
"This is a huge win for Winnunga and our clients and we are really grateful for the support," Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service chief executive Julie Tongs said.
"To finish the first floor of our building we would have had a cold shell had we not been able to get the $4.5 million needed to complete the building."
Ms Tongs said the new building would enable the service to do more.
"We will have a state-of-the-art finished building that our clients deserve and so does my staff," she said.
"It's not about finding new money for new positions, it's about us being able to do more with what we've got but at the moment because our building hasn't been fit-for-purpose we haven't been able to achieve that."
The Winnunga AHCS facility takes a holistic approach to health care. It combines clinical and community health services with broader social health and community programs, policy development, research and advocacy, training and community events.
The ACT government secured the funding for the service, Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said.
"The ACT Government has invested $13.5 million to develop, design and build Winnunga's new purpose-built facility," she said.
"I am pleased to have been able to secure this additional funding in a timely way, providing certainty for Winnunga and ensuring it is able to move ahead with the final stages of this important project for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community."
The service has already tested people for coronavirus, and has set up a respiratory clinic to respond to any cases.
Ms Tongs said a pandemic plan was already in place following the Bird Flu and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreaks.
