Department of Housing and Community Development [165]
Secretarial Area: Commerce and Trade
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $47,722,330 $59,447,613 $107,169,943
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $57,845,481 $57,947,613 $115,793,094
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $45,082,524 $57,447,613 $102,530,137
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $46,540,971 $229,724,719 $276,265,690
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $57,242,823 $57,904,313 $115,147,136
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $81,001,245 $72,904,924 $153,906,169
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly $88,905,720 $73,084,436 $161,990,156
2018-2020 2019 Previous Legislative Appropriation $83,405,720 $73,084,436 $156,490,156
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments $14,500,000 $0 $14,500,000
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments ($9,000,000) $0 ($9,000,000)
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly $109,026,436 $73,084,436 $182,110,872
2018-2020 2020 Previous Legislative Appropriation $90,072,386 $73,084,436 $163,156,822
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments $50,604,050 $0 $50,604,050
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments ($31,650,000) $0 ($31,650,000)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 55.90 51.10 107.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 55.90 51.10 107.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 56.25 51.75 108.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 57.25 53.25 110.50
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 60.25 51.75 112.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 60.25 51.75 112.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly 60.25 51.75 112.00
2018-2020 2019 Previous Legislative Appropriation 60.25 51.75 112.00
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly 61.25 51.75 113.00
2018-2020 2020 Previous Legislative Appropriation 60.25 51.75 112.00
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments 1.00 0.00 1.00
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Expand the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative Decision Package
  Increases funding for the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative, bringing the base appropriation in the second year to $50.0 million. The grant program supplements construction costs to extend broadband service to areas that presently are unserved by any broadband provider. This is the first of a multi-year investment.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $46,000,000
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Increase funding for the Virginia Housing Trust Fund Decision Package
  Provides additional support for the Virginia Housing Trust Fund. The increased funding brings the base appropriation to $20.0 million in the first year and to $10.0 million in the second year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $14,500,000 $4,500,000
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Provide funding to reduce eviction rates Decision Package
  Establishes funding and one position to develop and implement an eviction diversion program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $104,050
Positions 0.00 1.00
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Provide funding for the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an increase of $15.0 million from the general fund the second year for the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative to accelerate broadband deployment in unserved areas of the Commonwealth. The introduced bill included an increase of $46.0 million, and the General Assembly reduced that increase by $31.0 million leaving an additional $15.0 million.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($31,000,000)
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Support for the Housing Trust Fund General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $1.5 million from the general fund each year for the Housing Trust Fund, bringing the total deposit to $7.0 million for the general fund annually.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($13,000,000) ($3,000,000)
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Increase support for the Virginia Housing Trust Fund (Executive Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases funding in the first year for the Virginia Housing Trust Fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,000,000 $0
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Increase funding for Derelict Structures Fund General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases funding $1,000,000 from the general fund in the second year for the Virginia Removal or Rehabilitation of Derelict Structures Fund and designates that the increase be used for removing, renovating or modernizing port-related buildings and facilities in the cities of Portsmouth, Norfolk, Newport News, Richmond or Front Royal.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,000,000
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Provide additional support for the Enterprise Zone Grant Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases funding for Enterprise Zone Grant Fund by $1.0 million from the general fund in the second year to reduce pro-ration of the Real Property Improvement Grant.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,000,000
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Administrative Support for Virginia Telecommunication Initiative General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an increase of $250,000 from the general fund the second year to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) for staff to administer the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) program. Currently, DHCD has one staff supporting the program. With an increase in the appropriation for VATI grants, DHCD will need additional staff to adequately administer the program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $250,000
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Provide additional support for Virginia's Heritage Music Trail: The Crooked Road General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding increase of $100,000 the second year from the general fund to the Virginia's Heritage Music Trail: The Crooked Road, to serve its expanded region (nine additional counties and one city), to build sustainability through leveraging the requested funding, and to increase the economic impact beyond current $9.1 million per year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $100,000
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Authorize GO Virginia councils to develop business ready sites General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment facilitates the the eligibility of the regional Virginia Growth and Opportunity Boards to develop business-ready sites through access to state funds once the participating local governments within the region have entered into a revenue-sharing agreement.
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Authorize installation of solar panels as part of the Enterprise Zone Grant Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment clarifies that the installation of solar panels is an eligible expense for the Enterprise Zone Real Property Grant Program provided the investment is at least $50,000.
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Eviction Diversion and Prevention Study General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment retains $104,050 in the second year from the general fund included in the introduced bill for the Department of Housing and Community Development to conduct a study about the potential need for an eviction diversion and prevention program. The Department is to work in conjunction with the Virginia Housing Commission as it studies the impact of a legislative package passed by the General Assembly in the 2019 session that is designed to address the eviction rates in Virginia.


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