Grants to Localities [790]
Secretarial Area: Health and Human 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
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $371,417,537 $93,800,000 $465,217,537
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $412,918,309 $92,500,000 $505,418,309
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $419,913,787 $93,800,000 $513,713,787
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $468,815,857 $90,000,000 $558,815,857
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $497,191,587 $94,732,000 $591,923,587
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $604,582,889 $97,453,798 $702,036,687
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $682,907,931 $100,150,818 $783,058,749
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget $558,032,889 $97,453,798 $655,486,687
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $112,675,042 $2,697,020 $115,372,062
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments $12,200,000 $0 $12,200,000
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $687,163,479 $97,453,798 $784,617,277
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget $558,032,889 $97,453,798 $655,486,687
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $116,930,590 $0 $116,930,590
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments $12,200,000 $0 $12,200,000
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
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget 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 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget 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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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state-supported local employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state-supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 T. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $22,987,081 $22,987,081
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Increase salaries of community services board staff Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. These funds are for the annualized costs of a salary increase for community services boards staff beginning January 1, 2024.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $36,000,000 $36,000,000
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funds for additional permanent supportive housing Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. These funds will provide permanent supportive housing for approximately 1800 individuals with serious mental illness.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $30,000,000 $30,000,000
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Increase funding for System Transformation Excellence and Performance Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. These funds are for the annualized cost of increased reimbursement to community services boards for the first three "steps" of STEP-VA (Same-day access, outpatient, and primary care screening services) provided in Chapter 1.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $8,700,000 $8,700,000
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funding for two percent salary increase Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state and state supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Paragraphs S, T, U, and V of Item 483, Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,945,025 $4,945,025
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Increase funding for children's mental health Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. These funds will be utilized for children's behavioral health services provided through community services boards.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,200,000 $4,200,000
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Fund crisis co-responder programs Decision Package
  Provides funds to support the ongoing costs of seven crisis co-responder programs established using grant funds in the current biennium.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,600,000 $4,200,000
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Fund peer wellness stay programs Decision Package
  Provides funds for the one-time costs of establishing two new additional peer wellness stay programs in the first year, in addition to providing ongoing support in the second year for the new programs and a peer wellness program established in the current biennium supported with federal grant funds through 2025.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,443,525 $3,302,053
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Utilize Crisis Call Center Fund balance to support crisis call center services Decision Package
  Utilizes one-time balances in the Crisis Call Center Fund to support the costs of dispatch staff in the crisis call centers.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,697,020) $0
Nongeneral Fund $2,697,020 $0
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Increase funding for Part C early intervention programs Decision Package
  Increases funding for early intervention services for infants and toddlers to meet federal participation requirements.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,596,431 $2,596,431
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Reduce funding for Appalachian Telemental Health Decision Package
  Eliminates funding in the first year in anticipation of balances in 2024 that can be utilized to provide telehealth services pursuant to mandatory carryforward language for this item.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,100,000) $0
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Increase Funding for STEP-VA General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $4.5 million from the general fund each year to increase funding for STEP-VA. Of this amount, $1.2 million each year is to increase funding for outpatient mental health and substance use services and $3.3 million each year is to increase funding for six steps of STEP-VA to account for inflation in the cost to implement and deliver services that did not receive funding adjustments in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. This amendment would increase funding for outpatient mental health and substance use services, crisis services, military and veteran services, peer services, case management, psychiatric rehabilitation services, and care coordination services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,500,000 $4,500,000
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Expand Permanent Supportive Housing General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $3.0 million each year from the general fund to expand permanent supportive housing for individuals with serious mental illness.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,000,000 $3,000,000
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Additional Staff for Crisis Stabilization Units General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $2.5 million each year from the general fund to help community services boards hire additional staff for crisis stabilization units whose bed capacity is not fully utilized because of a lack of staff.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,500,000 $2,500,000
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Expand Funding for Children's Mental Health Services General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds $1.2 million each year from the general fund for children's mental health services and revises language to encourage flexible uses of funds to build service capacity focused on specialized needs of children and youth across the crisis services continuum.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,200,000 $1,200,000
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State Rental Assistance Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $1.0 million each year from the general fund to support the State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP) which provides rental subsidies for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. SRAP was created in 2016 to bring Virginia into compliance with the Olmstead Settlement Agreement to ensure adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live independently in the community. Currently, SRAP has enough funds to assist about 1,000 individuals to secure and maintain independent housing.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 20:06:17