Virginia Tourism Authority [320]
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 $21,035,424 $0 $21,035,424
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $21,335,424 $0 $21,335,424
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $20,993,272 $0 $20,993,272
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $23,233,272 $0 $23,233,272
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $27,039,872 $0 $27,039,872
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $24,511,872 $0 $24,511,872
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $37,284,929 $0 $37,284,929
2024-2026 2025 Previous Legislative Appropriation $32,214,929 $0 $32,214,929
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $5,645,000 $0 $5,645,000
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments ($575,000) $0 ($575,000)
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $26,139,929 $0 $26,139,929
2024-2026 2026 Previous Legislative Appropriation $26,014,929 $0 $26,014,929
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $0 $0 $0
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments $125,000 $0 $125,000
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
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 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
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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Support sports tourism grant program Decision Package
  Provides general fund support to establish a grant program focused on sporting events. Additionally, of the funding provided, $500,000.00 is designated to promote a major sporting event in the Bristol area.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,000,000 $0
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Provide one-time funding to the Southwest Virginia Regional Recreation Authority Decision Package
  Provides one-time funding to the Southwest Virginia Regional Recreation Authority for the Spearhead Trails initiative. The funds are to support the purchase of equipment.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $395,000 $0
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Provide funding for a visitor center in the Town of Saint Paul Decision Package
  Provides one-time general fund support to the Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority to support the development of the Three Rivers Destination - Discovery Center.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $0
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Sports Tourism (114 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $3.0 million to support the LIV Golf League's tournament at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,000,000) $0
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Tourism Marketing Campaign (114 #4c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.3 million the first year from the general fund for the Virginia Tourism Authority to launch a media campaign to bring travelers from Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic communities to the state.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,250,000 $0
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Schooner Virginia Education Programming (114 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 to support education programming related to Schooner Virginia, a reproduction of the last all sail vessel built for the Virginia Pilot Association. This tall ship serves as an educational asset for the Hampton Roads region for maritime hands-on-learning.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $125,000 $125,000
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Blue Highway Festival (114 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $50,000 the first year from the general fund for the Blue Highway Festival, an annual music festival held in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, which attracts tourist and musicians from around the world.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,000 $0


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-01-2025 09:04:33