Virginia Museum of Natural History [942]
Secretarial Area: Education
formerly under: Natural 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
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $2,854,326 $433,075 $3,287,401
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $2,660,680 $433,075 $3,093,755
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $3,083,105 $509,006 $3,592,111
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $2,878,776 $549,006 $3,427,782
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $2,990,923 $554,880 $3,545,803
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $2,990,923 $554,880 $3,545,803
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $3,207,184 $563,906 $3,771,090
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget $2,990,923 $554,880 $3,545,803
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $216,261 $9,026 $225,287
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $3,210,061 $563,906 $3,773,967
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget $2,990,923 $554,880 $3,545,803
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $328,096 $9,026 $337,122
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments ($108,958) $0 ($108,958)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 39.00 9.50 48.50
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 38.00 9.50 47.50
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 38.00 9.50 47.50
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 38.00 9.50 47.50
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 38.00 9.50 47.50
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 38.00 9.50 47.50
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 40.00 9.50 49.50
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget 38.00 9.50 47.50
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 2.00 0.00 2.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 41.00 9.50 50.50
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget 38.00 9.50 47.50
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 3.00 0.00 3.00
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 $90,361 $90,361
Nongeneral Fund $6,501 $6,501
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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 ($53,893) ($53,893)
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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 $13,575 $13,575
Nongeneral Fund $977 $977
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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 $10,584 $10,584
Nongeneral Fund $1,170 $1,170
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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 $8,655 $8,655
Nongeneral Fund $621 $621
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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 ($2,466) ($2,466)
Nongeneral Fund ($133) ($133)
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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 $1,553 $1,553
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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 ($805) ($805)
Nongeneral Fund ($116) ($116)
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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 ($253) ($253)
Nongeneral Fund ($10) ($10)
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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 $143 $143
Nongeneral Fund $12 $12
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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 ($13) ($13)
Nongeneral Fund $4 $4
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Enhance Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab Decision Package
  Provides a position and funding for an additional archaeologist to effectively staff the museum’s Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab, which partners with the Smithsonian Insitution and the US Department of Defense to provide real-time satellite and geospatial analyses of Virginia and world-wide cultural sites under threat from armed conflict or natural disaster.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $77,308 $78,958
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Provide funding for an energy sustainability technician Decision Package
  Provides funding and a position for a trades technician to operate and maintain new green energy technology installed at the museum, including a solar array, HVAC upgrades, LED light installation, insulation, and EV chargers installed to reduce the museum’s climate footprint while producing sustainable energy on-site.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $63,208 $64,435
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Establish Early Childhood Learning Center Decision Package
  Provides funding for on going costs to staff and operate the Early Childhood Learning Center that is in development. The center will enhance STEM opportunities for early childhood and elementary learners with STEM activity stations such as water tables, watershed interactives, engineering models, physics exercises, and other experiences that will engage families and children enhancing education in science, technology, engineering, and math.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $108,958
Positions 0.00 1.00
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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 $8,304 $8,304
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VMNH - Defer New Initiative General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment defers a new staffing initiative in the introduced budget related to early childhood.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($108,958)
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Design and Furnish Exhibits for Early Childhood Learning Center
  Provides funding for exhibit design and furnishings at the Early Childhood Learning Center to enhance STEM opportunities for early childhood and elementary learners.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $720,000 $0
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VMNH - Defer Improvements for New Exhibits
  This amendment defers improvements for proposed exhibits at the Virginia Museum of Natural History.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($720,000) $0


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 15:43:05