Secretarial Area: Public Safety and Homeland Security
formerly under: Public Safety
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. more...
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Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2020-2022
2021
Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly
$265,801,659
$104,402,746
$370,204,405
2020-2022
2022
Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly
$253,093,783
$108,402,746
$361,496,529
2022-2024
2023
Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly
$312,335,652
$108,578,894
$420,914,546
2022-2024
2024
Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly
$357,301,164
$108,578,894
$465,880,058
2024-2026
2025
Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly
$374,301,557
$112,036,730
$486,338,287
2024-2026
2026
Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly
$381,182,899
$109,286,730
$490,469,629
2026-2028
2027
Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I
$386,379,502
$116,864,844
$503,244,346
2026-2028
2027
Base Budget
$381,182,899
$109,286,730
$490,469,629
2026-2028
2027
Governor's Amendments
($1,347,115)
$378,114
($969,001)
2026-2028
2027
General Assembly Adjustments
$6,543,718
$7,200,000
$13,743,718
2026-2028
2028
Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I
$386,087,306
$109,664,844
$495,752,150
2026-2028
2028
Base Budget
$381,182,899
$109,286,730
$490,469,629
2026-2028
2028
Governor's Amendments
($3,747,115)
$378,114
($3,369,001)
2026-2028
2028
General Assembly Adjustments
$8,651,522
$0
$8,651,522
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2020-2022
2021
Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly
74.50
74.50
149.00
2020-2022
2022
Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly
81.50
81.50
163.00
2022-2024
2023
Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly
99.50
83.50
183.00
2022-2024
2024
Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly
105.50
81.50
187.00
2024-2026
2025
Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly
99.50
81.50
181.00
2024-2026
2026
Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly
100.50
81.50
182.00
2026-2028
2027
Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I
104.50
81.50
186.00
2026-2028
2027
Base Budget
100.50
81.50
182.00
2026-2028
2027
Governor's Amendments
0.00
0.00
0.00
2026-2028
2027
General Assembly Adjustments
4.00
0.00
4.00
2026-2028
2028
Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I
105.50
81.50
187.00
2026-2028
2028
Base Budget
100.50
81.50
182.00
2026-2028
2028
Governor's Amendments
0.00
0.00
0.00
2026-2028
2028
General Assembly Adjustments
5.00
0.00
5.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
Removes funding associated with a Safer Communities program increase to reflect the Governor's veto of Paragraph N of Item 394, Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Adjusts appropriation for the salary increase for state-supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 S. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Adjusts appropriation for the salary increases for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 R. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 C. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Removes one-time funding provided to hire subject matter experts to analyze various religious traditions and create appropriate security measures, pursuant to House Bill 2594.
Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 H. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Adjusts appropriation for changes to agency rental costs at the seat of government budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 D. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 E. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Removes one-time funding provided to support the development of a course on human trafficking for retail ABC licensees and their employees, pursuant to House Bill 2033.
Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 J. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Removes funding associated with a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program increase to reflect the Governor's veto of Paragraph F of Item 394, Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 F. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Adjusts appropriation for liability insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 J. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Adjusts appropriation for reduced fleet vehicle operational rate charges billed by the Department of General Services budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 H. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
Adjusts appropriation for property insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 M. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
This amendment increases support for the Safer Communities Program by $8.0 million each year from the general fund, and expands the list of eligible localities to include the cities of Danville, Hampton, Hopewell, Newport News, and Petersburg. The minimum grant award is either $500,000 each year or $2.5 million each year based on the locality's population. This amendment also increases support for the Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund by $7.0 million each year from the general fund, including $1.0 million the first year for the cities of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach and the remainder to be provided to localities and nonprofit organizations engaged in group violence intervention efforts. In addition, this amendment remove language authorizing the Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund and associated appropriations of $10.0 million each year from the general fund, with language that ensure that current grantees will be able to complete their current grant cycle.
This amendment reduces the annual appropriation for the School Resource Officer Incentive Grant Fund from $20.4 million each year to $15.9 million each year from the general fund to better reflect utilization trends. Based on current projections, the adjusted appropriation remains sufficient to cover all existing grant award obligations and to provide more than $4.0 million in new four-year grants each year of the biennium.
This amendment designates $6.2 million the first year from unutilized nongeneral fund cash balances in the School Resource Officer Incentive Grants Fund to expand the state's digital mapping program to include public universities and community colleges, in addition to local school divisions. The program may award grants for technology that improves emergency response coordination. If additional nongeneral fund cash balances are available, language also authorizes the Department to provide one-time fifth-year continuation grants to localities with a low local composite index.
This amendment provides an additional $3.0 million each year from the general fund to distribute as grants to local sexual assault and domestic violence victims services programs to help address increasing unmet shelter requests and other survivor needs.
This amendment provides $2.4 million each year from the general fund to increase the total appropriation for Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs to $4.0 million each year. CASA provides judges with trained volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children.
This amendment provides $2.1 million each year from the general fund to increase targeted grants to reduce commuity-based violence, including an additional $1.0 million each year for the Big Heroes of Minority in Every Society (Big H.O.M.I.E.S. program), $1.0 million each year for Cleaning Up the Streets Youth Employment Program (C.U.T.S), and $50,000 each year for the Help Me Help You program.
This amendment redirects $2.0 million the first year from the general fund that was proposed to continue a one-time reimbursement grant program for emergency custody order and temporary detention order transportation services provided by local law enforcement agencies.
This amendment provides $1.0 million NGF the first year from the Commonwealth Opioid Abatement and Remediation Fund for the Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Transition Fund. The Fund was previously provided a one-time appropriation of $2.0 million NGF in FY 2024. This is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.
This amendment provides $453,594 each year from the general fund and three positions to support implementation of Chapter 1016 (Senate Bill 543), which relates to enforcement of marijuana laws in the Commonwealth.
This amendment provides $125,124 each year from the general fund and one position pursuant to Chapter 270 (House Bill 1219) and Chapter 271 (Senate Bill 647).
This amendment provides $137,804 the second year from the general fund and one position to support the Substantial Risk Order Training Program, pursuant to Chapter 696 (House Bill 896).
This amendment provides $30,000 the first year from the general fund pursuant to Chapter 858 (House Bill 1464) and Chapter 859 (Senate Bill 812), which require the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene a work group to submit recommendations related to the reimbursement process for forensic medical examinations.
This amendment makes changes to administration of the existing Combating Hate Crimes Grant program administered by the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
This amendment discontinues the model addiction recovery program and transfers the $153,600 GF each year for the model addiction recovery program to the Jail Mental Health Pilot Program. Language also directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to identify additional grantees in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Combining these two program is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.