Department of Housing and Community Development [165]
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
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $208,142,878 $111,550,944 $319,693,822
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $204,780,878 $139,850,944 $344,631,822
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $264,045,566 $235,025,518 $499,071,084
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $239,179,222 $235,025,518 $474,204,740
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $362,179,060 $235,496,822 $597,675,882
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $181,329,060 $235,496,822 $416,825,882
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $299,106,576 $236,044,481 $535,151,057
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget $181,329,060 $235,496,822 $416,825,882
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments ($4,044,484) $547,659 ($3,496,825)
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments $121,822,000 $0 $121,822,000
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $177,756,576 $236,044,481 $413,801,057
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget $181,329,060 $235,496,822 $416,825,882
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments ($4,044,484) $547,659 ($3,496,825)
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments $472,000 $0 $472,000
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 75.25 60.75 136.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 84.25 77.75 162.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 105.25 132.75 238.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 111.25 133.75 245.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 111.25 104.75 216.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 111.25 104.75 216.00
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 117.25 104.75 222.00
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget 111.25 104.75 216.00
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments 3.00 0.00 3.00
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments 3.00 0.00 3.00
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 117.25 104.75 222.00
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget 111.25 104.75 216.00
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments 3.00 0.00 3.00
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments 3.00 0.00 3.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded salary increases for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the salary increases for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 R. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $448,263 $448,263
Nongeneral Fund $442,320 $442,320
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  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.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $124,859 $124,859
Nongeneral Fund $123,189 $123,189
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency rental costs Base Budget Adjustment
  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.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $110,672 $110,672
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  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.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($44,730) ($44,730)
Nongeneral Fund ($22,809) ($22,809)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  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.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($15,312) ($15,312)
Nongeneral Fund ($15,109) ($15,109)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  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.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $8,641 $8,641
Nongeneral Fund $8,515 $8,515
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  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.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($529) ($529)
Nongeneral Fund $9,165 $9,165
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency vehicle fleet charges Base Budget Adjustment
  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.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($8,102) ($8,102)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges Base Budget Adjustment
  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.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,709 $1,709
Nongeneral Fund $4,394 $4,394
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 O. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($892) ($892)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,760) ($1,760)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded liability insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  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.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,329 $2,329
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 C. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,920) ($1,920)
Nongeneral Fund ($246) ($246)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded property insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  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.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $687 $687
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency leased space costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for reduced charges to customer agencies for the Department of General Services to perform lease administration services budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 I. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($159) ($159)
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Adjust funding for the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Fund Decision Package
  Reduces general fund appropriation competitive funding for the Virginia Growth and Opportunity (GO Virginia) program to align with historic demand. A companion amendment provides funding in a similar amount to the Great Opportunities in Technology and Engineering Careers program under the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($4,670,000) ($4,670,000)
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Adjust funding for the Enterprise Zone program Decision Package
  Reduces funding for the Enterprise Zone program to reflect program utilization. A concurrent amendment increases funding in the same amount for the Main Street program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($500,000) ($500,000)
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Increase support for the Virginia Main Street Program Decision Package
  Provides additional general fund support for the Main Street program and updates language to reflect general fund support for the program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $500,000
Positions 3.00 3.00
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Modify language pertaining to Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Decision Package
  Aligns language with federal guidelines for the nondeployment portion of broadband funding. Funds will be used toward mobile wireless coverage expansion, service within multi-dwelling units, and critical disaster relief telecommunications resiliency.
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Redirect interest accrued in the Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program Fund Decision Package
  Redirects interest accrued in the Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program Fund to the newly established Cardinal Disaster Relief Fund at the Department of Emergency Management to support efforts to address life, safety, and disaster-related response costs not covered by federal support.
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Housing Affordability (102 #5c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to convene a workgroup to examine the current uses of the Virginia Housing Trust Fund and provide recommendations on how best to optimize the resources in the Fund to address housing affordability, supply issues, and homelessness. It also provides an additional $40 million in fiscal year 2027 for deposit into the Fund, bringing total biennial support to $215 million. It also provides $20 million in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund for a two-year pilot program that will provide loan origination and servicing activities for mixed income housing.)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $60,000,000 $0
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Demolish Richmond Coliseum (103 #9c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $15.0 million in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund for the City of Richmond to demolish the Richmond Coliseum.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $15,000,000 $0
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Support Homelessness Services (102 #9c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides, from the general fund, an additional $6.0 million in the first year for rapid rehousing efforts and an additional $1.0 million the first year of the biennium to Continuum of Care lead agencies to support their organizational capacity to serve the growing population of Virginians at risk of or experiencing homelessness. It also directs $7.0 million the first year to the City of Charlottesville for development of a transitional housing and life skills training facility for individuals and families.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $14,000,000 $0
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Increase Funding for the Virginia Eviction Reduction Program (102 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $11.5 million in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the Virginia Eviction Reduction Program (VERP), which provides funding to local and regional eviction prevention programs to cover expenses for households facing eviction.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $11,500,000 $0
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Fund Transmission Water Main Improvements in Portsmouth (103 #4c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $7.0 million from the general fund the first year to the City of Portsmouth to support transmission water main improvements to increase reliability in the city's water distribution system, make the system more resilient, and eliminate risk for downtown Suffolk.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $7,000,000 $0
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Support Redevelopment Projects in the Town of Dumfries (103 #8c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $7.0 million the first year from the general fund for the Town of Dumfries to support redevelopment projects along the U.S. Route 1 corridor including pedestrian safety improvements, placemaking, and historic preservation activities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $7,000,000 $0
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Support the Prince William County Affordable Housing Fund (102 #10c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $5.0 million in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to support Prince William County's Affordable Housing Fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,000,000 $0
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Aquaponics Facility Development (103 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.4 million in one-time funding to support the development of an aquaponics food production, education, and research facility in Petersburg.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,350,000 $0
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Fund Housing Development Database (102 #8c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $261,000 each year from the general fund and 2.0 positions for the fiscal impact of Chapter 1023, 2026 Acts of Assembly, which makes data available on new and existing housing developments in each locality.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $261,000 $261,000
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Support for the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (103 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $190,000 each year from the general fund for the Hampton Roads Planning District. The district serves as the hub for regional cooperation in Hampton Roads and provides services and promotes collaborations that result in cost savings and return on investment for the region.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $190,000 $190,000
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Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act (102 #4c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $161,000 in each year from the general fund and authorization for the Department of Housing and Community Development to hire an employee to manage the registration of manufactured home park owners with the department.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $161,000 $161,000
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Adjust Funding for Virginia Main Street Program (103 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts funding for the Virginia Main Street Program in each year of the biennium to ensure the state retains its accreditation with the Main Street America program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($140,000) ($140,000)
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Support Housing Opportunities Made Equal (102 #12c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to Housing Opportunities Made Equal to support education, outreach, and enforcement of Virginia's Fair Housing Law.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $0
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Partner with Herndon-Reston FISH (102 #11c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $200,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to Fairfax County to partner with the Herndon-Reston FISH program that works directly with families to avoid eviction.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $200,000 $0
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Support the Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force (102 #7c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $25,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the Department of Housing and Community Development to support the work of the Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force created by Chapters 540 and 541, 2026 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $25,000 $0
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Support the Sterling Foundation (103 #5c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $25,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund for the Sterling Foundation that promotes and engages in community development activities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $25,000 $0
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Amend Virginia Disaster Assistance Fund Criteria (102 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to prioritize applications that are consistent with state floodplain standards when awarding grants from the resiliency focused portion of the Virginia Disaster Assistance Fund authorized in the previous budget.
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Authorize Use of VATI Balances for Cost Recovery (103 #7c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment authorizes the Department of Housing and Community Development to use up to $20.0 million in Virginia Telecommunications Initiative Funds for costs related to Make Ready work, forced relocation of broadband infrastructure, and destruction of broadband lines by a natural disaster.
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Fund the Biscuit Run Park Accessible Trail (103 #6c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.5 million from the unobligated balances in the Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program Fund the first year to Albemarle County for a one-mile, accessible trail from the state-owned and locally-developed Biscuit Run Park to the newly-opened Monacan Indian Nation Tribute Park within the Southwood Mobile Home Park redevelopment project, a nonprofit-led, inclusive, mixed-income community.
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Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program Fund Interest (102 #14c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes language that diverts funding from the Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program Fund to the Department of Emergency Management. A companion amendment removes language receiving these funds under Item 399.
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New Language for Manufactured Home Park Acquisitions Program (102 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment allows resources in the Manufactured Home Park Acquisitions Pilot Program to be used to fund due diligence work.
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Provide for Statewide Emergency Management Mobile Application Communications Platform in Health Service Area 3 (102 #13c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases the amount allocated from the Disaster Assistance Fund for the pilot emergency communications program and extends the program through June 30, 2027.
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Support for Weatherization (102 #6c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment authorizes $25.0 million in unobligated balances in the Low-Income Energy Efficiency Program Fund to support weatherization projects consistent with the recommendations of the Income Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force and extends such authorization through June 30, 2030.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 08-18-2026 06:07:23