Virginia Tourism Authority [320]
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 $20,993,272 $0 $20,993,272
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $23,233,272 $0 $23,233,272
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $27,039,872 $0 $27,039,872
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $24,511,872 $0 $24,511,872
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $37,284,929 $0 $37,284,929
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $26,139,929 $0 $26,139,929
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $34,185,719 $0 $34,185,719
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget $26,139,929 $0 $26,139,929
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments $5,245,790 $0 $5,245,790
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments $2,800,000 $0 $2,800,000
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $27,885,719 $0 $27,885,719
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget $26,139,929 $0 $26,139,929
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments $245,790 $0 $245,790
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments $1,500,000 $0 $1,500,000
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2028 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 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 $503,684 $503,684
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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 $143,653 $143,653
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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 ($33,491) ($33,491)
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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 ($17,293) ($17,293)
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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 ($739) ($739)
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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 ($26) ($26)
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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 $2 $2
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Provide funding for the Virginia Sports Tourism Incentive Grants Program Decision Package
  Allocates general fund appropriation for grants from the Virginia Sports Tourism Incentive Program, which supports the development and attraction of sports tourism activities to the Commonwealth.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,000,000 $0
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Reduce appropriation related to interest earnings Decision Package
  Captures savings based on approximate yearly interest earnings of the Authority.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($350,000) ($350,000)
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Establish a Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic Communities Marketing Campaign (114 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $3.0 million over the biennium from the general fund for the Virginia Tourism Authority to launch a media campaign to bring travelers from Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic communities to the state.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,500,000 $1,500,000
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Museum of Black Women Innovators (114 #4c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.0 million in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to support the Museum of Black Women Innovators.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,000,000 $0
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Virginia Sports Hall of Fame (114 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $200,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to support the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $200,000 $0
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Blue Highway Festival (114 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to support the Blue Highway Festival, held annually in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $0
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Support Sports Tourism (114 #5c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment maintains $5.0 million the first year from the general fund for the Virginia Sports Incentive Grant Program from the introduced budget and directs $3.5 million of these funds to support two golf tournaments in the Commonwealth.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 08-18-2026 10:31:43