Department of Military Affairs [123]
Secretarial Area: Veterans and Defense Affairs
formerly under: Public Safety and Homeland Security
formerly under: Public Safety
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
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $10,964,982 $57,092,895 $68,057,877
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $10,644,058 $57,101,225 $67,745,283
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $10,851,085 $57,560,042 $68,411,127
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $11,025,505 $57,560,042 $68,585,547
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $11,521,448 $65,140,046 $76,661,494
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $11,771,448 $65,140,046 $76,911,494
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $14,283,434 $66,757,077 $81,040,511
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget $11,771,448 $65,140,046 $76,911,494
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $3,511,986 $1,617,031 $5,129,017
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments ($1,000,000) $0 ($1,000,000)
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $13,697,434 $66,757,077 $80,454,511
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget $11,771,448 $65,140,046 $76,911,494
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $2,425,986 $1,617,031 $4,043,017
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments ($500,000) $0 ($500,000)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 51.47 307.03 358.50
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 51.47 307.03 358.50
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 53.47 307.03 360.50
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 54.47 307.03 361.50
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 54.47 307.03 361.50
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 55.47 307.03 362.50
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 86.47 316.03 402.50
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget 55.47 307.03 362.50
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 31.00 9.00 40.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 86.47 316.03 402.50
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget 55.47 307.03 362.50
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 31.00 9.00 40.00
2022-2024 2024 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 five percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 X. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $145,120 $145,120
Nongeneral Fund $726,923 $726,923
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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 478 C. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $8,690 $8,690
Nongeneral Fund $161,653 $161,653
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Remove appropriation for one-time funding for Mobile Command Post Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjust appropriation for one-time funding for Mobile Command Post.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($150,000) ($150,000)
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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 477 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $21,804 $21,804
Nongeneral Fund $109,215 $109,215
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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 477 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $10,732 $10,732
Nongeneral Fund $80,730 $80,730
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $15,038 $15,038
Nongeneral Fund $75,328 $75,328
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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 477 R. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,259 $4,259
Nongeneral Fund $42,666 $42,666
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Line of Duty Act premiums and enrollment Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Line of Duty Act premiums and enrollment changes budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 Q. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($16,464) ($16,464)
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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 478 F. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,961) ($1,961)
Nongeneral Fund ($13,246) ($13,246)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded general liability premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for general liability premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 J. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,368 $3,368
Nongeneral Fund $253 $253
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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 478 I. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($351) ($351)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,784) ($1,784)
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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 477 K. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $233 $233
Nongeneral Fund $1,165 $1,165
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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 478 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($91) ($91)
Nongeneral Fund ($613) ($613)
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Provide additional funding for the National Guard Tuition Assistance Program Decision Package
  Provides additional funding for the National Guard Tuition Assistance Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000
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Provide funding to convert nongeneral fund-supported positions to general fund-supported positions Decision Package
  Provides funding to convert nongeneral fund-supported positions to general fund-supported positions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $895,490 $895,490
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Provide funding to convert existing wage positions to full-time Decision Package
  Provides partial funding to convert wage positions to full-time positions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $434,741 $434,741
Nongeneral Fund $434,741 $434,741
Positions 40.00 40.00
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Provide funding for State Active Duty healthcare insurance coverage premiums Decision Package
  Provides funding to cover the employer portion of healthcare insurance premiums incurred by members of the National Guard or Virginia Defense Force while deployed on State Active Duty under a declaration of a state of emergency for greater than 14 days.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $0
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Provide funding for life cycle replacement and additional communications equipment Decision Package
  Provides funding for the replacement and purchase of communications equipment for emergency response operations.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $426,000 $0
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Provide funding for cyber security audits Decision Package
  Provides funding to conduct cyber security analyses for local governments and state agencies.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $150,000 $150,000
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Adjust Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS) Master Equipment Lease Program (MELP) financing appropriation Decision Package
  Adjusts existing funding provided to the agency to finance the purchase of STARS communications equipment.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($160,000)
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Provide funding for a National Guard referral enlistment program Decision Package
  Provides funding to establish the Referral Enlistment Program (REP) to increase enlistment in the Virginia National Guard in accordance with legislation that may be adopted by the 2022 General Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,000 $50,000
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Provide funding to purchase civil disturbance protective gear Decision Package
  Provides funding to purchase protective gear for use during emergency operations.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $15,000 $15,000
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded minimum wage increases Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation to reflect the increases in the Virginia minimum wage effective May 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022, and budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 T. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. The amounts provided support the annualized general fund cost of increasing the Virginia minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $11.00 per hour or the equivalent annual salary of $22,880.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $378 $378
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Modify National Guard Tuition Assistance Increase General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces by $500,000 each year the proposed increase in the introduced budget for the National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program, maintaining an increase of $500,000 each year. The program has had unexpended year-end balances in recent years. House Bill 857 and Senate Bill 71 change the program to a reimbursement payment model with the goal of improving program performance.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($500,000) ($500,000)
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Remove Unnecessary Funding for Health Insurance Premium Payments General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $500,000 from the general fund the first year and associated language providing for the payment of the employer portion of health insurance premiums for members of the Virginia National Guard on state active duty events under a declaration of a state emergency lasting more than 14 days. Such payments shall instead be provided for on a sum sufficient basis consistent with House Bill 642 and Senate Bill 719 of the 2022 Session of the General Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($500,000) $0
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Provide Funding to Continue Improvement of Readiness Centers
  Provides funding to be used as a match for federal funds available for the repair, improvement, or expansion of readiness centers.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,000,000 $0
Nongeneral Fund $9,000,000 $0
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Provide planning funds to prepare for federal project funding
  Provides state planning funds to enable the agency to prepare for federal project funding.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $250,000
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DMA - Defer Undesignated Planning
  This amendment defers the general fund appropriation proposed in both years for undesignated planning for the Department of Military Affairs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($250,000) ($250,000)


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-03-2026 01:03:38