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
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 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $22,673,078 $87,603,216 $110,276,294
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $28,547,578 $99,608,216 $128,155,794
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $36,942,908 $101,343,037 $138,285,945
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $36,756,876 $101,343,037 $138,099,913
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $61,723,632 $111,399,188 $173,122,820
2024-2026 2025 Previous Legislative Appropriation $59,251,490 $108,399,188 $167,650,678
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $5,472,142 $0 $5,472,142
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments ($3,000,000) $3,000,000 $0
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $39,895,952 $108,399,188 $148,295,140
2024-2026 2026 Previous Legislative Appropriation $39,540,489 $108,399,188 $147,939,677
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $466,024 $0 $466,024
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments ($110,561) $0 ($110,561)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 236.00 890.00 1,126.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 237.00 1,110.00 1,347.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
2024-2026 2025 Previous Legislative Appropriation 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
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 272.00 1,117.00 1,389.00
2024-2026 2026 Previous Legislative Appropriation 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments 2.00 6.00 8.00
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments (1.00) 0.00 (1.00)
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Support start-up operations at Jones & Cabacoy and Puller Veterans Care Centers Decision Package
  Provides one-time funding for start-up operations of the Jones & Cabacoy and Puller Veterans Care Centers.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,660,000 $0
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Support information technology systems Decision Package
  Provides funding and one position to support the development, security, and maintenance of the agency’s information technology systems. One-time funding is provided in the first year to add text messaging capabilities to the Veteran Engagement and Scheduling Application (VESA) system.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $812,142 $339,956
Positions 0.00 1.00
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Fund Veterans Education Training and Employment specialist Decision Package
  Provides one position for a Veterans Education Training and Employment (VETE) transition specialist.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $126,068
Positions 0.00 1.00
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Establish Veterans Care Center line of credit Decision Package
  Authorizes a $2.6 million line of credit to support operations at Davis & McDaniel Veterans Care Center.
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Provide nongeneral fund positions for the Davis & McDaniel Veterans Care Center Decision Package
  Provides positions to replace contractors with state employees at Davis & McDaniel Veterans Care Center.
 
  FY FY
Positions 0.00 6.00
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Transfer positions to reflect agency operations Decision Package
  Moves positions to the appropriate program areas within the agency.
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Use NGF Balances for VCC Startup Costs (455 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment offsets $3.0 million from the general fund proposed the first year for startup costs at Puller and Janes & Cabacoy Veterans Care Centers with $3.0 million the first year from nongeneral fund cash-on-hand held by the agency.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($3,000,000) $0
Nongeneral Fund $3,000,000 $0
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Redirect Funding for a New Position (456 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects $126,068 from the general fund the second year for other priorities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($126,068)
Positions 0.00 (1.00)
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HB 2071 - Identification of Incarcerated Veterans (456 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $113,742 from the general fund the second year for the identification of incarcerated veterans pursuant to House Bill 2071.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $113,742
Positions 0.00 1.00
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Redirect Funding for New IT Position (458 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects $98,235 from the general fund the second year for a new IT-related position to be used for other priorities. The amendment maintains $812,142 from the general fund the first year and $241,721 from the general fund the second year for other IT-related costs at the Department, including an additional $500,000 for an online service portal.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($98,235)
Positions 0.00 (1.00)
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Improve Amelia Veterans Cemetery
  Authorizes federal fund support to renovate the flagpole area and service shield wall and construct a cemetery operations building, new equipment bays, and additional parking spaces at the Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia County, Virginia.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $5,500,000
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Improve Dublin Veterans Cemetery
  Authorizes federal fund support to renovate the flagpole area and service shield wall at the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin, Virginia.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $330,000
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Improve Suffolk Veterans Cemetery
  Authorizes federal fund support to renovate the flagpole area and service shield wall at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, Virginia.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $330,000


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 12:54:35