Department of Veterans Services [912]
Secretarial Area: Veterans and Defense Affairs
formerly under: Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security
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 $11,073,397 $47,143,168 $58,216,565
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $14,088,521 $47,106,978 $61,195,499
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $16,964,655 $60,670,731 $77,635,386
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $19,700,803 $60,741,624 $80,442,427
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $20,661,608 $64,422,945 $85,084,553
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $21,496,312 $77,220,052 $98,716,364
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly $26,824,257 $87,603,216 $114,427,473
2020-2022 2021 Base Budget $21,496,312 $77,220,052 $98,716,364
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments $7,851,806 $10,383,164 $18,234,970
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments ($2,523,861) $0 ($2,523,861)
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly $24,055,970 $99,608,216 $123,664,186
2020-2022 2022 Base Budget $21,496,312 $77,220,052 $98,716,364
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments $3,083,519 $22,388,164 $25,471,683
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments ($523,861) $0 ($523,861)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 113.00 563.00 676.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 124.00 563.00 687.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 161.00 600.00 761.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 201.00 600.00 801.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 211.00 625.00 836.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 233.00 865.00 1,098.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly 236.00 890.00 1,126.00
2020-2022 2021 Base Budget 233.00 865.00 1,098.00
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments 3.00 25.00 28.00
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly 236.00 1,110.00 1,346.00
2020-2022 2022 Base Budget 233.00 865.00 1,098.00
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments 3.00 245.00 248.00
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded 2.75 percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the 2.75 percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 T. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $256,810 $256,810
Nongeneral Fund $770,561 $770,561
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 G. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $462,880 $462,880
Nongeneral Fund $515,339 $515,339
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency rental costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to agency rental costs at the seat of government budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 J. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $768,556 $768,556
Nongeneral Fund ($40,864) ($40,864)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded 2.25 percent merit-based salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the 2.25 percent merit-based salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 V. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $178,986 $178,986
Nongeneral Fund $547,778 $547,778
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 G. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $90,943 $90,943
Nongeneral Fund $359,752 $359,752
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 L. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $10,721 $10,721
Nongeneral Fund $28,853 $28,853
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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 474 R. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $36,500 $36,500
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 H. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,255 $2,255
Nongeneral Fund $6,770 $6,770
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 K. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,255) ($2,255)
Nongeneral Fund ($6,770) ($6,770)
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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 475 K. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($96) ($96)
Nongeneral Fund ($5,364) ($5,364)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 M. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $768 $768
Nongeneral Fund $873 $873
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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 Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 O. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $698 $698
Nongeneral Fund $97 $97
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Fund and staff operations at two new veterans care centers Decision Package
  Provides nongeneral fund appropriation and 220 positions in 2022 to support the operations of new veterans care centers in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $12,000,000
Positions 0.00 220.00
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Provide federal fund appropriation and positions for education, nursing, cemetery, and care center building maintenance initiatives Decision Package
  Provides nongeneral fund appropriation and positions for various initiatives within the department. Included is funding for an educational program manager, nursing positions at the Virginia Veterans Care Center (VVCC) in Roanoke, a nursing training program, building improvements at the VVCC and Sitter Barfoot Veterans Care Center (SBVCC) in Richmond, and maintenance positions in the two veterans cemeteries.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $5,206,139 $5,211,139
Positions 25.00 25.00
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Increase nongeneral fund appropriation for federal grant funding Decision Package
  Provides nongeneral fund appropriation to support a federal grant from the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA).
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $3,000,000 $3,000,000
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Provide funding for the National Museum of the United States Army Decision Package
  Provides funding in 2021 for the construction of the Virginia Veteran's Parade Field at the National Museum of the United States Army in Fairfax County. This appropriation will be matched with private funding.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,000,000 $0
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Support mental health and benefits positions and fund maintenance and information technology needs Decision Package
  Funds mental health support and benefits positions, customer service information technology system expenses, facility maintenance costs, and salary increases for staff in the Northern Virginia region.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,045,040 $1,276,753
Positions 3.00 3.00
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Virginia Veterans Parade Field General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces funding proposed in the introduced budget for the Virginia Veterans Parade Field from $5 million to $3 million.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,000,000) $0
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Redirect Unneeded V3 Appropriation to Other Veterans Priorities General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces the appropriation for the Virginia Values Veterans employer grant program to $100,000 from the general fund each year. As identified in the 'Annual Report on the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Employment Grant' published by the Department of Veterans Services on December 4, 2019, the Department has expended less than $100,000 for grants from the program in each of the fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019. Corresponding amendments to other items in House Bill 30 reflect (i) the provision of an additional position for the Women Veterans Program operated by the Department, and (ii) a tax credit to be provided to low-income veterans with service-related disabilities pursuant to House Bill 1619.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($400,000) ($400,000)
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Reallocate Pass-Through Funding to Veterans Services Foundation General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes funding that is designated for the Department of Veterans Services to transfer to the Veterans Services Foundation. A corresponding amendment moves this funding directly under the Veterans Services Foundation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($160,000) ($160,000)
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Assistant Program Manager Position for the Virginia Women Veterans Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $106,139 each year from the general fund to create a new assistant program manager for the Virginia Women Veterans Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $106,139 $106,139
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Move Administrative Position to Veterans Services Foundation General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes funding designated for a position to support the Veterans Services Foundation. A corresponding amendment moves the appropriation and position directly under the Veterans Services Foundation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($70,000) ($70,000)
Positions (1.00) (1.00)
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Unallot spending increases in response to potential revenue shortfall (Reconvened Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  Creates a language item to require the unallotment of new discretionary spending amounts ($4,151,179 in FY2021 and $1,382,892 in FY2022).
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Provide state matching funds for pandemic response renovations of Veterans Care Centers (Reconvened Amendment)
  Provides bond proceeds for the state match for the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) grant for coronavirus related construction and renovation projects at Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center (Richmond) and Virginia Veterans Care Center (Roanoke) to deal with pandemic response.)
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,000,000 $0


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-07-2025 15:41:35