Department of Social Services [765]
Secretarial Area: Health and Human Resources
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 $377,008,290 $1,503,226,380 $1,880,234,670
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $388,926,339 $1,465,172,076 $1,854,098,415
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $392,352,241 $1,569,200,595 $1,961,552,836
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $403,251,996 $1,589,470,738 $1,992,722,734
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $415,809,095 $1,607,168,963 $2,022,978,058
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $420,181,314 $1,631,832,563 $2,052,013,877
2018-2020 2019 Chaper 2, 2018-2020 $429,818,874 $1,673,355,669 $2,103,174,543
2018-2020 2019 Base Budget $411,455,380 $1,614,959,802 $2,026,415,182
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments $18,707,559 $22,696,529 $41,404,088
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments ($344,065) $35,699,338 $35,355,273
2018-2020 2020 Chaper 2, 2018-2020 $432,365,784 $1,689,723,988 $2,122,089,772
2018-2020 2020 Base Budget $411,455,380 $1,614,959,802 $2,026,415,182
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments $20,248,534 $24,890,509 $45,139,043
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments $661,870 $49,873,677 $50,535,547
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 405.21 1,297.29 1,702.50
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 400.21 1,305.29 1,705.50
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 559.21 1,162.29 1,721.50
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 615.21 1,213.29 1,828.50
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 615.21 1,216.29 1,831.50
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 676.99 1,163.51 1,840.50
2018-2020 2019 Chaper 2, 2018-2020 624.00 1,198.50 1,822.50
2018-2020 2019 Base Budget 618.99 1,221.51 1,840.50
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments 5.01 (23.01) (18.00)
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Chaper 2, 2018-2020 624.00 1,198.50 1,822.50
2018-2020 2020 Base Budget 618.99 1,221.51 1,840.50
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments 5.01 (23.01) (18.00)
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded changes in agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 476 G. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($3,574,712) ($3,574,712)
Nongeneral Fund ($6,527,232) ($6,527,232)
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded three percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the three percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 X. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $904,328 $904,328
Nongeneral Fund $2,442,840 $2,442,840
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded health insurance costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 G. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $664,318 $664,318
Nongeneral Fund $2,414,150 $2,414,150
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded two percent salary increase for state-supported local employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state-supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 Y. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,273,958 $2,273,958
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in state employee retirement rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 H. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($177,204) ($177,204)
Nongeneral Fund ($478,678) ($478,678)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded information technology auditors and security officers Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for information technology auditors and information security officers budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 476 J. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $76,853 $76,853
Nongeneral Fund $206,607 $206,607
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 K. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $58,261 $58,261
Nongeneral Fund $157,370 $157,370
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state-supported local employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in state-supported local employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 L. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $214,699 $214,699
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded internal service fund charges for the Personnel Management Information System Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 476 O. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $8,547 $8,547
Nongeneral Fund $23,090 $23,090
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 V. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($3,597) ($3,597)
Nongeneral Fund ($19,305) ($19,305)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes in Cardinal charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the reduction in Cardinal charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 476 L. of Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,113) ($1,113)
Nongeneral Fund ($4,398) ($4,398)
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Fund the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits forecast Decision Package
  Updates appropriation to properly account for the anticipated cost of providing mandated TANF benefits. Benefits include cash assistance payments, employment services and child care.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($24,997,007) ($29,084,471)
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Appropriate nongeneral funds for local staff and operations Decision Package
  Appropriates additional federal appropriation for the biennium to fund anticipated expenditure increases in local staff and operations and supportive costs.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $27,000,000 $27,000,000
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Increase capacity of local eligibility workers Decision Package
  Provides additional resources for local workers to handle the increased volume of applications associated with an expansion of Medicaid.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,250,545 $3,642,480
Nongeneral Fund $16,879,087 $27,318,604
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Fund the child welfare forecast Decision Package
  Adds funding to cover the cost of providing foster care and adoption subsidy payments. Based on recent expenditure trends and the impact of child welfare policy changes, this amendment adjusts the appropriation to cover the necessary costs of providing payments to foster care and adoptive families.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,285,629 $3,285,629
Nongeneral Fund $6,720,620 $6,720,620
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Restore information technology appropriation reductions Decision Package
  Provides funding to meet projected VITA and other information systems costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,200,600 $4,200,600
Nongeneral Fund $4,200,600 $4,200,600
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Offset nongeneral fund decrease in child support enforcement revenue Decision Package
  Provides general fund support to avoid significant reductions to child support collection efforts. As Virginia’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) caseload continues to decline, so too does the amount of child support collected by the Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE). Such a reduction in revenue would have a direct impact on DCSE operations as a portion can be retained and used to draw federal matching dollars ($2 federal for every $1 state). Therefore, the anticipated $3.0 million annual revenue shortfall translates into a $9.0 million operating deficit for DCSE. This amendment provides $3.0 million from the general fund to replace lost revenue. A companion amendment provides general fund support in FY 2018.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,953,790 $2,953,790
Nongeneral Fund ($3,509,790) ($3,509,790)
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Adjust Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAPET) pilot grant appropriation Decision Package
  Adjusts the appropriation for a $22.4 million federal grant awarded to the Department of Social Services by the U.S Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service in March 2015 for a three-year pilot project ending December 31, 2018.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($4,158,071) ($8,316,144)
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Fund the comprehensive child welfare information system with mandated reinvestment funds Decision Package
  Uses mandated reinvestment funding to begin to procure a comprehensive child welfare information system for case management to replace four existing information systems. The new case management system will serve as the system of record for all local department of social services employees who investigate reports of abuse and neglect; provide prevention services to families; and serve children in foster care as well as those who have been adopted.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,078,595 $3,078,595
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Fund ongoing child welfare services with mandated reinvestment funds Decision Package
  Provides additional resources for ongoing mandated activities such as post adoption case management services, mutual family assessments, foster care and adoption services, and substance abuse services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,335,304 $1,335,304
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Appropriate additional Child Care and Development Fund grant award Decision Package
  Appropriates additional federal grant funds awarded to the agency by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The goal of this federally funded program is to provide financial assistance for child care and to improve the quality of care and programs provided.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,135,136 $1,135,136
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Adjust funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Unemployed Parents program Decision Package
  Increases funding for the unemployed parent cash assistance program, based on a revised projection of the estimated 2018-2020 biennial costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $796,839 $796,839
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Fund rent increases for leased facilities Decision Package
  Funds rent and lease increases for regional offices.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $331,919 $331,919
Nongeneral Fund $417,041 $417,041
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Appropriate additional Child Care and Development Fund grant award for Division of Licensing program technology improvements Decision Package
  Appropriates additional Child Care and Development Fund grant funds to modify and update the Division of Licensing Programs Health and Information Network (DOLPHIN). DOLPHIN is the system of record used to manage the Department’s licensing program.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $714,469 $714,469
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Use anticipated balances in the auxiliary grant program to increase rates and capture savings Decision Package
  Increases the auxiliary grant by $35 beginning July 1, 2018. This action, when coupled with the required $15 SSI increase that will occur January 1, 2018, will raise the current grant by $50 or approximately four percent. Based on the most recent cost and population projections, the recommended increase is expected to cost approximately $1.4 million general fund; however, this increase can be offset by expected balances in the program. In addition, this package removes $0.8 million of general fund savings in the auxiliary grant program based on the latest spending projections.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($400,000) ($400,000)
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Create an Office of Immigrant Assistance Decision Package
  Establishes an Office of Immigrant Assistance within the Department of Social Services to assist persons lawfully entering the United States and the Commonwealth for the purpose of becoming citizens.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $450,000 $300,000
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Increase Auxiliary Grant funding for individuals with mental illness Decision Package
  Provides for the increased costs to the Auxiliary Grant program associated with the development of a 25-bed assisted living facility (ALF) for individuals with serious mental illness. Acquisition, development, and additional support costs for the ALF are included in the budget for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $299,040
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Increase Virginia Birth Father Registry Fund appropriation Decision Package
  Increases the appropriation for the Virginia Birth Father Registry so the Department can continue its current marketing efforts as well as implement new publicity opportunities to educate the public about the registry.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $100,000 $100,000
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Remove excess appropriation and positions Decision Package
  Removes one-time funding and excess positions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($20,000) ($20,000)
Nongeneral Fund ($20,000) ($20,000)
Positions (20.00) (20.00)
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Amend adoption subsidy parental placement language Decision Package
  Amends adoption subsidy parental placement language so that the Code of Virginia and the Appropriation Act are consistent.
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Modify eligibility systems modernization language and reporting requirements Decision Package
  Updates language for the Virginia Case Management System to reflect that the system is no longer in development and to require a report if the Department of Social Services makes substantive changes to or issues a new contract that creates a fiscal obligation not provided for in the Appropriation Act.
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Redistribute appropriation to align with actual expenses Decision Package
  Moves appropriation between service areas to align the program budget with anticipated expenditures. The department recently reorganized due in part to the impact of cost allocation results on the funding streams required in each service area. This has resulted in the need to adjust agency appropriations between service areas in the budget. This action nets to zero.
 
  FY FY
Positions 0.00 0.00
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Reduce frequency of Division of Licensing Programs report Decision Package
  Reduces the frequency on which the Department of Social Services is required to report on the implementation of the programs report from quarterly to annually. This requirement originated in HB 1570 / SB 1168 (2015 Session).
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Appropriate federal child care and development funds General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment appropriates additional federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) monies that Virginia is expected to receive, pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, PL 115-141. Language is added requiring the Department of Social Services to submit a plan to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees on the intended use of the CCDF funding to improve access to and quality of child day care in Virginia by September 1, 2018. It is the intent of the General Assembly in the enrolling of this act, funding included in this item shall be re-allocated among appropriate items within the Department of Social Services' budget.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $27,881,233 $42,881,233
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Provide Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funding for Community Employment and Training Programs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $3.0 million each year from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant for a second round of grant for community employment and training programs designed to move low-income individuals out of poverty into jobs with the prospect of career path and wage growth. Language requires a set aside amount of at least 300,000 each year for the the City of Richmond, Office of Community Wealth for services through the Center for Workforce Innovation.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $3,000,000 $3,000,000
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Provide Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funding for Community Action Agencies General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $2.0 million each year from the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant in additional support for Community Action Agencies. This additional funding will assist the agencies in meeting the needs of low-income individuals and families and allow them to use Community Services Block Grant funding to complete efforts to comply with new federal organizational standards. These standards include critical financial and administrative requirements related to modernizing the agencies to provider higher quality programs and services to low-income individuals.)
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,000,000 $2,000,000
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Fund pilot faith-based and private child care improvement program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $925,000 the first year and $325,000 the second year from the federal Child Care and Development block grant for a pilot program to improve early childhood classrooms in faith-based and private child care centers. Language directs the Department of Social Services to implement the pilot program in cooperation with the University of Virginia Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (UVA CASTL) to implement their curriculum, professional development and coaching modules to improve Kindergarten readiness. Language also requires the development and use of a program to assess the Kindergarten readiness of four-year-olds in the pilot program. Of the amounts provided in this amendment, $400,000 the first year shall be used for the development of the Kindergarten readiness assessment and $325,000 the second year shall be used for an evaluation of the pilot program.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $925,000 $325,000
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Increase auxiliary grant rate General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.0 million the second year from the general fund to raise the auxiliary grant monthly rate for adult foster care, assisted living facilities and supportive housing by $25 per month the second year of the biennium.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,000,000
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Provide Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funding for domestic violence programs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $500,000 each year from the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant to local domestic violence programs for services for victims of domestic violence.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $500,000 $500,000
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Provide Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funding for Laurel Center General Assembly Adjustment
  Provides $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant shall be provided to contract with the Laurel Center in Winchester to provide program services to survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence in Winchester, Frederick County, Clarke County, and Warren County at the Center's residential facility for survivors.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $500,000 $500,000
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Provide Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funding for Early Impact Virginia General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 the first year and $600,000 the second year from the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant to Early Impact Virginia to continue its work to determine, track and report on activities and outcomes of Virginia's voluntary home visiting programs. Language requires Early Impact Virginia to report annually on its findings to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $250,000 $600,000
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Capture savings from increase in federally mandated child support fee General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment captures savings in the Division of Child Support Enforcement of $200,000 from the general fund and $600,000 in matching federal child support enforcement funding to reflect an increase in the annual fee charged for certain child support cases. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 required that individuals who have never received Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits be charged an annual fee of $25 if the state collects more than $500 in child support on their behalf. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changed this to require a fee of $35 if the state collects more than $550 in child support on behalf of an individual.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($200,000)
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($600,000)
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Eliminate the Office of Immigrant Assistance General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment eliminates $450,000 the first year and $300,000 the second year from the general fund and language to fund an Office of Immigrant Assistance which was contained in the introduced budget. Legislation introduced in the 2018 Regular Session, which would have authorized the creation of the office did not pass. Consequently the funding and language for this office is eliminated.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($450,000) ($300,000)
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Provide Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funding for Child Advocacy Centers General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $300,000 each year from the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant to Child Advocacy Agencies to expand to two additional sites located in Buchanan/Tazewell and Manassas/Manassas Park and six satellite centers located in the Counties of Smyth, Lee, Dickenson, Shenandoah, Carroll and Patrick. Added sites have been developed to meet the needs of areas with high rates of child abuse and increases in requests for services.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $300,000 $300,000
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Provide Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funding for FACETS General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $200,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year from the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant to FACETS, a private, nonprofit organization in Fairfax County which provides homeless assistance services.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $200,000 $100,000
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Provide funding to create the Kinship Guardian Assistance program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding for the fiscal impact of Chapters 769 and 770, 2018 Acts of Assembly (House Bill 1333 and Senate Bill 636) which create the Kinship Guardianship Assistance program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $55,935 $111,870
Nongeneral Fund $24,557 $49,113
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Provide funding for Youth for Tomorrow General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $100,000 each year from the general fund for Youth for Tomorrow. Language specifies the services to be required in the contract with the organization and requires monthly progress reports and an annual report that details program services, outputs and outcomes.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $100,000
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Revise spending estimates for adoption subsidy payments General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces appropriations for adoption subsidy payments by $100,000 each year from the general fund to reflect estimated expenditures.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($100,000) ($100,000)
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Provide funding to inspect exempt child care programs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $43,548 the first year and $143,331 the second year from the federal Child Care and Development Fund for the fiscal impact of Chapter 810, 2018 Acts of Assembly (Senate Bill 539) which modifies the terms of certain child day programs that remain listed as exempt from licensure by the Department of Social Services (DSS). Pursuant to the legislation, DSS must conduct health and safety inspections of exempt child care programs if there is a complaint against the program.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $43,548 $143,331
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Provide Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funding for Visions of Truth STRIVE Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $75,000 each year from the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families block grant for the Department of Social Services to contract with the Visions of Truth Community Development Corporation to support the Students Taking Responsibility in Valuing Education (STRIVE). STRIVE is an out-of-school suspension/dropout prevention program for assisting at-risk youth who are placed at a disadvantage due to academic failure, lack of presocial skills and job readiness training. The program's focus is on educational attainment as a means of assisting youth in achieving and sustaining academic success.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $75,000 $75,000
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Provide funding for Family-Match Adoption Program pilot General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $50,000 each year from the general fund for the costs of running an 18-month demonstration pilot of the Family-Match application. Family-Match is a data driven application developed by Adoption-Share, a tech non-profit organization with a mission to leverage technology to create families. Adoption-Share will leverage that funding to secure the remaining funds needed from Virginia businesses and foundations to underwrite pilot expenses.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,000 $50,000
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Adjust Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant balance to reflect new spending General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts the Commonwealth's accumulated balance for authorized federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds to reflect TANF spending included in the proposed amendments to House Bill 5002.
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Move appropriation between service areas General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment transfers almost $6.0 million in nongeneral fund appropriations in the Department of Social Services between services areas in the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Program. This amendment nets to zero since funding is subtracted from one service area and added to another within the appropriation for the TANF program.
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Provide professional development resources for child care professionals General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds language directing the Department of Social Services to develop, publish and maintain information on curricula and professional development information for child care professionals participating in the child care subsidy program. This is a recommendation from the 2017 JLARC report, Improving Virginia's Early Childhood Development Programs.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-02-2025 07:45:26