Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired [702]
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
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $6,564,461 $43,190,274 $49,754,735
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $6,116,691 $57,476,773 $63,593,464
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $6,335,907 $68,534,863 $74,870,770
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $5,923,019 $65,654,765 $71,577,784
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $6,138,137 $66,229,439 $72,367,576
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $6,532,746 $66,972,548 $73,505,294
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $7,347,123 $92,972,548 $100,319,671
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation $9,270,198 $67,972,548 $77,242,746
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments ($1,923,075) $25,000,000 $23,076,925
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $7,636,061 $79,472,548 $87,108,609
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation $9,270,198 $69,472,548 $78,742,746
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments ($1,634,137) $10,000,000 $8,365,863
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 62.60 84.40 147.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 62.60 84.40 147.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 62.60 92.40 155.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 62.60 92.40 155.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 62.60 92.40 155.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 62.60 92.40 155.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 62.60 92.40 155.00
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation 62.60 92.40 155.00
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 62.60 92.40 155.00
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation 62.60 92.40 155.00
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Increase appropriation for Virginia Industries for the Blind Decision Package
  Provides the Virginia Industries for the Blind (VIB) with additional appropriation to account for expanded business opportunities primarily driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the current pandemic, VIB has been designated as part of the emergency supply chain for the Commonwealth and is actively providing personal protective equipment for federal and state entities.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $25,000,000 $10,000,000
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Move reductions to agency budget Decision Package
  Moves the reductions included in Item 482.20 of the 2020 Special Session Appropriation Act from Central Appropriations to the agency budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,980,862) ($1,980,862)
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Address funding shortfall in independent living program Decision Package
  Allows the agency to fill vacant independent living worker positions. These positions are critical to the provision of timely services to vision impaired individuals. Moreover, this independent living program serves as a valuable support to vulnerable Virginians during and immediately following the COVID-19 pandemic. The amounts provided will allow the agency to add five positions beginning in fiscal year 2021.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $57,787 $346,725
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Add a line of credit for the Virginia Industries for the Blind Decision Package
  Provides the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired with a $1.0 million line of credit to support business activities conducted by the Virginia Industries for the Blind (VIB), an enterprise division of the agency. Providing this line of credit will ensure that VIB has greater flexibility in managing cash flow and will allow more opportunities to provide direct employment for vision impaired Virginians.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-07-2025 13:52:44