Department of Workforce Development and Advancement [327]
Secretarial Area: Labor
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
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $5,517,058 $128,329,413 $133,846,471
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $10,217,058 $128,329,413 $138,546,471
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments ($4,700,000) $0 ($4,700,000)
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $4,016,058 $128,329,413 $132,345,471
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $6,016,058 $128,329,413 $134,345,471
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments ($2,000,000) $0 ($2,000,000)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 21.00 438.00 459.00
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments 21.00 438.00 459.00
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 21.00 438.00 459.00
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments 21.00 438.00 459.00
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 the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement Decision Package
  Transfers amounts and positions tied to the establishment of the new Department of Workforce Development and Advancement.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,016,058 $2,016,058
Nongeneral Fund $128,329,413 $128,329,413
Positions 459.00 459.00
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Continue funding the Hampton Roads Skilled Trades Rapid On-ramp Network for Growth Decision Package
  Continues general fund support for the Hampton Roads Skilled Trades Rapid On-ramp Network for Growth. This amendment transfers partial appropriation from Central Appropriations to the department for continued support of the initiative.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,000,000 $2,000,000
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Establish apprenticeship grant program Decision Package
  Provides funds to establish a registered apprenticeship grant program to increase the number of apprentices in the Commonwealth.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,000,000 $2,000,000
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Support establishment of the new Department of Workforce Development and Advancement Decision Package
  Provides one-time general fund support for the transition of programs into the new workforce agency.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,201,000 $0
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Provide funding for Healthcare Workforce Training System Decision Package
  Funds a new program to connect jobseekers in southeastern Virginia to healthcare skills training and supportive services in Hampton Roads' growing healthcare industry.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,000,000 $0
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Redirect Funding for New Registered Apprenticeship Grant Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects to other priorities $2.0 million from the general fund each year recommended for a new Registered Apprenticeship Grant Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,000,000) ($2,000,000)
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Agency Operational Costs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.5 million in the first year from the general fund to support start-up costs for the workforce development agency.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,700,000) $0
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Redirect Funds for New Healthcare Workforce Training System General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects proposed funding for a regional Healthcare Workforce Training System to other health care workforce initiatives funded through amendments in the Virginia Department of Health.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,000,000) $0
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Workforce Salary Review for HR Strong General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Virginia Board of Workforce Development to review noncredit workforce training instructor salaries that are funded through the Hampton Roads Skilled Trades Rapid On-ramp Network for Growth (STRONG) initiative and offer recommendations on how to improve the salaries of these instructor positions.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 07:49:40