Department of Housing and Community Development [165]
Secretarial Area: Commerce and Trade
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
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $88,905,720 $73,084,436 $161,990,156
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $116,026,436 $73,084,436 $189,110,872
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $208,142,878 $111,550,944 $319,693,822
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $204,780,878 $139,850,944 $344,631,822
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $264,045,566 $235,025,518 $499,071,084
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $239,179,222 $235,025,518 $474,204,740
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $362,179,060 $235,496,822 $597,675,882
2024-2026 2025 Previous Legislative Appropriation $225,629,060 $235,496,822 $461,125,882
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $51,100,000 $0 $51,100,000
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments $85,450,000 $0 $85,450,000
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $181,329,060 $235,496,822 $416,825,882
2024-2026 2026 Previous Legislative Appropriation $193,329,060 $235,496,822 $428,825,882
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments ($12,000,000) $0 ($12,000,000)
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 60.25 51.75 112.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 63.25 51.75 115.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 75.25 60.75 136.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 84.25 77.75 162.00
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 105.25 132.75 238.00
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 111.25 133.75 245.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 111.25 104.75 216.00
2024-2026 2025 Previous Legislative Appropriation 111.25 104.75 216.00
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 111.25 104.75 216.00
2024-2026 2026 Previous Legislative Appropriation 111.25 104.75 216.00
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Establish and capitalize the Disaster Assistance Fund Decision Package
  Adds language to create a new statewide fund to address life, safety, and housing disaster-related costs not covered by federal assistance, private donations, or insurance, and subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. Initial capitalization of the Fund comes from the proceeds generated from the Commonwealth's participation in the Regional Green House Gas Initiative auction that occurred in December 2023 in addition to a one-time general fund deposit.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $25,000,000 $0
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Shift second year Virginia Telecommunication Initiative funding to the first year Decision Package
  Transfers program funding to the first year. This initiative extends broadband service to currently unserved areas.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $10,000,000 ($10,000,000)
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Establish an early learning capital supply-building program Decision Package
  Provides funding for a competitive grant program to be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Department of Education, and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia with the objective of increasing the supply of quality early learning spaces in childcare and early learning deserts.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $14,000,000 $0
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Transfer White Mill funding for the City of Danville to the first year Decision Package
  Shifts a portion of amounts for the Industrial Revitalization Fund from the second year to the first. The $2.0 million is provided for the City of Danville to develop property along the Dan River known as White Mill. The amount is contingent on a match from non-state sources.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,000,000 ($2,000,000)
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Fund natural gas study in Patrick County Decision Package
  Provides $100,000.00 from the general fund in the first year to Patrick County to complete a natural gas study.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $0
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Remove language establishing two new programs utilizing Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program Fund balances Decision Package
  Eliminates budget language requirement for the agency to establish a pilot program to provide down payment assistance and a pilot program to assist nonprofits and associations of tenants residing in manufactured home parks acquire land on which homes reside with balances in the Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program Fund.
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Disaster Mitigation for Qualified Communities (102 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $50,000,000 from the general fund the first year to assist victims of Hurricane Helene that suffered major residential damage and to improve the likelihood that housing stock is better able to withstand hazards in communities affected by flood disasters.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,000,000 $0
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Redirect Disaster Assistance Fund (102 #10c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects funding provided the first year in the introduced budget bill. The budget provides disaster assistance through another amendment.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($25,000,000) $0
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Establish Rental Assistance Pilot Program (102 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $20.0 million from the general fund the first year to establish and fund a family rental assistance pilot program in Planning District Commission Regions 8 and 23 to provide rental assistance to households with children under age 16 whose income does not exceed 50 percent of the area median income for the locality.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $20,000,000 $0
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First-Time Homebuyer Grant Program (102 #11c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $15.0 million from the general fund the first year to award grants to first-time homebuyers in the Commonwealth. Eligible homebuyers may receive a grant equal to five percent of the sale price, up to $10,000.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $15,000,000 $0
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Redirect Daycare Facilities Grant Program (103 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects $15.0 million from the general fund the first year proposed for a child care facilities grant program to support mixed delivery early childhood education.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($15,000,000) $0
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Site Readiness Improvements in Pulaski County (103 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $15.0 million from the general fund the first year to Pulaski County for site readiness improvements.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $15,000,000 $0
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Support for Local Housing Trust Funds and Projects (102 #12c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $13.0 million from the general fund the first year for one-time grants to local governments that have established or will establish Housing Trust Funds for the purpose of investing local resources in the development of affordable housing and assisting families with housing access and security. It also directs $6.3 million to support affordable housing efforts in Prince William County, Tazewell County, and the City of Emporia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $13,000,000 $0
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Executive Amendment - Reduce funding for site readiness in Pulaski County (Amendment 29) General Assembly Adjustment
  Reduces funding for site readiness improvements in Pulaski County by half.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($7,500,000) $0
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Prentis Street Transmission Water Main Improvements (103 #8c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $6.0 million from the general fund the first year to Portsmouth to support transmission water main improvements.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $6,000,000 $0
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Sanitary Sewer Pump Rehabilitation (103 #7c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $4.3 million from the general fund the first year to support sanitary sewer pump station upgrades in Portsmouth. Upgrades are estimated to cost $850,000 per pump station, and the amendment would support the upgrade of five stations.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,250,000 $0
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Replenish Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (103 #6c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $2.5 million from the general fund the first year to recapitalize the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and establish a revolving fund to provide low-interest loans to qualifying institutions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,500,000 $0
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Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment Fund (103 #4c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $2.5 million from the general fund the first year to capitalize the Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment Fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,500,000 $0
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Eviction Prevention and Expanded McKinney-Vento Services (102 #9c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.5 million from the general fund the first year to the City of Portsmouth to support ForKids eviction prevention services and target support for McKinney-Vento children in the Hampton Roads area.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,500,000 $0
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Low-Barrier Emergency Shelter (102 #4c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.5 million from the general fund the first year to the City of Charlottesville to repurpose an existing facility into a low-barrier emergency shelter, in conjunction with community partners.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,500,000 $0
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Community Development - Riverwalk Project (103 #5c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.2 million to Price William County for the expansion of the Occoquan Riverwalk in the town's historic downtown district.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,200,000 $0
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Western Tidewater Homeless Shelter (102 #14c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $500,000 from the general fund the first year to the City of Suffolk to finish the construction of a homeless shelter in the Western Tidewater Region.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $0
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Executive Amendment - Remove funding for task force on Income Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization (Amendment 26) General Assembly Adjustment
  Removes funding provided to support SB777 and HB1935 which established the Income Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force. This legislation will be vetoed.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($20,000)
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SB 777/HB 1935 - Income Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force (102 #8c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $20,000 from the general fund the second year to support the Income Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force, to be established pursuant to Senate Bill 777 and House Bill 1935.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $20,000
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Executive Amendment - Remove funding for affordable housing criminal record screening (Amendment 25) General Assembly Adjustment
  Removes funding provided to support SB1128 and HB1638. This legislation will be vetoed
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($10,000)
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SB 1128/HB 1638 - Affordable Housing Criminal Record Screening Model Policy (102 #7c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $10,000 from the general fund the second year for the fiscal impact of Senate Bill 1128 and House Bill 1638, which require the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to convene a stakeholder group to develop and publish a criminal record screening model policy for admitting or denying an applicant for affordable housing covered under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $10,000
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Balance of State Continuum of Care Communities (102 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment clarifies distribution of one-time support that was provided in Chapter 2, 2024 Session, to support organizational capacity at Continuum of Care lead agencies, which serve Virginia's homeless population. The allocation will provide $25,000 of support to each of Virginia's 27 Continuum of Care lead agencies.
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CLG Review: Real Property Tax Relief for Low-Income Homeowners (102 #13c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide recommendations to help long-term, low-income homeowners continue to keep their properties in areas where property liabilities have increased substantially over time.
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Executive Amendment - Adjust language for disaster assistance and mitigation funding (Amendment 20) General Assembly Adjustment
  Expands language for disaster assistance to include recent storms occurring around February 15 and 16, 2025, and commercial property damage. Also, expands language pertaining to disaster mitigation funding to address eligibility and matching funds, and authorizes the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development to move funds from mitigation to disaster assistance in the event claims for relief exceed the $25 million specifically designated for that purpose.
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Restore Chapter 2 Pilot Program (102 #5c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores a pilot program included in Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. This grant program will provide second forgivable mortgages to very low-income home buyers.
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Restore Chapter 2 Pilot Program (102 #6c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores a pilot program included in Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I, to assist nonprofits and associations of tenants residing in manufactured home parks acquire mobile home park land.
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Virginia Telecommunications Initiative Base Budget (103 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment conveys that it is the priority of the General Assembly to continue general fund support for the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative in the next biennium.


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