Department of Social Services [765]
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
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $434,112,881 $1,819,379,011 $2,253,491,892
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $470,241,998 $1,660,590,401 $2,130,832,399
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $521,761,251 $1,744,657,305 $2,266,418,556
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $521,086,284 $1,842,549,651 $2,363,635,935
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $581,856,058 $1,913,215,148 $2,495,071,206
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $600,193,832 $2,025,647,495 $2,625,841,327
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $659,069,705 $1,982,118,282 $2,641,187,987
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget $604,002,217 $2,001,103,353 $2,605,105,570
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments $62,580,386 ($27,060,071) $35,520,315
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments ($7,512,898) $8,075,000 $562,102
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $809,620,366 $1,968,549,341 $2,778,169,707
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget $604,002,217 $2,001,103,353 $2,605,105,570
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments $82,458,382 ($38,775,162) $43,683,220
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments $123,159,767 $6,221,150 $129,380,917
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 653.00 1,224.50 1,877.50
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 663.00 1,079.50 1,742.50
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 674.00 1,086.50 1,760.50
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 672.00 1,084.50 1,756.50
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 676.50 1,080.00 1,756.50
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 683.50 1,082.00 1,765.50
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 699.50 1,087.00 1,786.50
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget 683.50 1,082.00 1,765.50
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments 147.00 5.00 152.00
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments (131.00) 0.00 (131.00)
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 755.75 1,092.75 1,848.50
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget 683.50 1,082.00 1,765.50
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments 161.25 10.75 172.00
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments (89.00) 0.00 (89.00)
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded salary increase for state-supported local employees Base Budget Adjustment
  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.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $9,477,799 $9,477,799
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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 $2,860,764 $2,860,764
Nongeneral Fund $5,302,394 $5,302,394
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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 $910,198 $910,198
Nongeneral Fund $1,687,046 $1,687,046
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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 $940,382 $940,382
Nongeneral Fund $1,117,793 $1,117,793
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Reduce appropriation for enhanced security of electronic benefits cards Base Budget Adjustment
  Reduces appropriation to remove one-time spending and include funding for ongoing costs for recipient churn only.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,000,000) ($1,000,000)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,000,000) ($1,000,000)
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Remove funding to modernize the 2-1-1 system Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding to update and modernize the 2-1-1 system.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($500,000) ($500,000)
Nongeneral Fund ($500,000) ($500,000)
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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 ($302,358) ($302,358)
Nongeneral Fund ($560,416) ($560,416)
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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 ($51,043) ($51,043)
Nongeneral Fund ($245,148) ($245,148)
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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 ($98,463) ($98,463)
Nongeneral Fund ($182,498) ($182,498)
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Remove funding for Samaritan House to build a sports court Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding for the building of a sports court at the Hallow by Samaritan House.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($200,000) ($200,000)
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Remove funding for Hanover County Master Plan Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding to Hanover County for the development and completion of the Health and Human Services Master Plan.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($150,000) ($150,000)
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Reduce appropriation for enhanced child protective services Base Budget Adjustment
  Reduces appropriation for the enhancement of child protective services by removing one-time start-up costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($116,922) ($116,922)
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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 ($45,539) ($45,539)
Nongeneral Fund ($52,032) ($52,032)
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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 ($30,605) ($30,605)
Nongeneral Fund ($62,899) ($62,899)
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Reduce appropriation for electronic identity validation efforts Base Budget Adjustment
  Reduces appropriation for electronic validation efforts to remove one-time start-up costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($25,000) ($25,000)
Nongeneral Fund ($25,000) ($25,000)
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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 ($11,998) ($11,998)
Nongeneral Fund ($24,632) ($24,632)
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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 ($4,310) ($4,310)
Nongeneral Fund ($15,977) ($15,977)
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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 $7,521 $7,521
Nongeneral Fund $10,663 $10,663
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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 $1,494 $1,494
Nongeneral Fund $6,161 $6,161
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Fund the increase in the state share of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program administrative costs Decision Package
  Funds the state share of the federal decrease to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrative costs match rate. The change reduces the federal portion from 50 percent to 25 percent. This funding structure maintains a 15.5 percent local match rate on state-supported SNAP administration for local departments of social services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $43,025,482 $57,367,309
Nongeneral Fund ($43,025,482) ($57,367,309)
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Create a centralized child protective services intake system for child abuse and neglect reports Decision Package
  Funds and staffs a centralized system to collect child abuse and neglects reports at the state level, triage, and disseminate to the appropriate local department of social services for response and investigation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $14,596,414 $18,080,700
Positions 132.00 132.00
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Appropriate nongeneral funds for local staff and operations Decision Package
  Appropriates the nongeneral fund portion of the 2026 salary increases for state-supported local employees at local departments of social services.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $8,200,461 $8,200,461
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Recognize savings due to underutilization of the relative maintenance payment program Decision Package
  Reduces appropriation for the relative maintenance payment program due to underutilization.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($6,000,000) ($6,000,000)
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Fund the child welfare forecast Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for the cost of providing foster care and adoption subsidy payments based on recent expenditure trends and the impact of child welfare policy changes.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,803,939) ($2,946,084)
Nongeneral Fund ($3,486,011) ($1,384,437)
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Fund an increase to the salary minimum for local departments of social services family services employees Decision Package
  Funds an increase to the salary minimum for local family services employees. The salary minimum will be $55,000 annually.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,456,592 $3,456,592
Nongeneral Fund $1,536,263 $1,536,263
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Supplant general fund with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant funding for discretionary activities and remove outdated pilot Decision Package
  Supplants general fund with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding for Early Impact and Child Advocacy Centers and removes TANF funding for the Two Family/Whole Generation pilot program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,200,000) ($2,200,000)
Nongeneral Fund $1,075,000 $1,075,000
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Fund the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits and Virginia Initiative for Education and Work childcare forecast Decision Package
  Updates appropriation to properly account for the anticipated cost of providing mandated Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits, which includes cash assistance payments, employment services, and Virginia Initiative for Education and Work child care. This package also includes adjustments to the Unemployed Parents program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($992,889) ($992,889)
Nongeneral Fund $1,286,886 $1,286,886
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Fund state oversight mechanisms for local departments of social services Decision Package
  Provides funding and staff to allow the agency head to issue corrective action plans for and proceed with state takeover of local departments of social services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $656,842 $2,696,234
Nongeneral Fund $218,946 $898,744
Positions 6.00 26.00
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Fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program quality assurance team Decision Package
  Funds 14 positions for a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) quality assurance team charged with finding and correcting SNAP payment errors before they can affect the state's error rate.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,145,904 $1,250,077
Nongeneral Fund $520,865 $416,692
Positions 14.00 14.00
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Remove Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program overissuance settlement funding and edit language Decision Package
  Removes funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program overissuance agreement with the federal government and adds mandatory carryforward language to bring forward any unspent funding into the new biennium to be expended by the agreement end date.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,338,312) ($1,338,312)
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Fund an increase in centralized printing, postage, and courier services Decision Package
  Funds increased costs related to postage rate increases and labor.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $605,230 $605,230
Nongeneral Fund $605,230 $605,230
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Fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program quality control reviewer staff salaries Decision Package
  Provides funding to increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program quality control staff salaries to be in line with the salaries of other comparable positions within the agency.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $555,096 $605,559
Nongeneral Fund $252,316 $201,853
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Increase funding for Youth for Tomorrow Decision Package
  Provides Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant funding for Youth for Tomorrow to provide services to at-risk youths in the Commonwealth.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $300,000 $300,000
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Fund overtime for Child Protective Services priority response for children under the age of three Decision Package
  Provides overtime funding for child protective services workers to respond to abuse and neglect complaints as a priority one category for children between the ages of two and three.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $212,046 $212,046
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Adjust appropriation to reflect agency operations Decision Package
  Moves appropriation between programs to better align appropriation with operations and spending.
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Fund State Share of SNAP Benefit Allotments (329 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $135.0 million the second year from the general fund for the potential Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits cost share pursuant to Public Law No: 119-21. The amount provided assumes that the federal fiscal year 2026 error rate will fall between 8.00 and 9.99 percent. Language directs the Department of Planning and Budget to unallot such funding until the official FFY 2026 error rate is released and to allot only the amount necessary to support the benefits cost share based on the identified error rate.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $135,000,000
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Centralized CPS Intake System (333 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $14.6 million GF and 132.0 positions the first year, and $15.6 million GF and 90.0 positions the second year to reflect the fiscal impact of Chapter 900, 2026 Acts of Assembly, which directs the Department of Social Services to pursue phased-in implementation of a centralized intake system for receiving and processing child abuse and neglect reports. This amendment also provides $1.0 million GF and $1.0 million NGF the first year to support third-party contract costs for studies authorized under Chapter 900, including the cost of a comprehensive study and review of the screening process used for child protective services complaints across Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($13,596,414) ($15,626,848)
Nongeneral Fund $1,000,000 $0
Positions (132.00) (90.00)
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Increase Support for Community Action Agencies (335 #13c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $2.3 million each year from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant to increase support for Community Action Agencies, which provide an array of services to meet the needs of low-income individuals and families.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,275,000 $2,275,000
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Payment Error Rate Vendor (328 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.0 million GF and $1.0 million NGF each year for the Department of Social Services (DSS) to contract with a vendor to assist in efforts to decrease the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program error rate. Language requires the Department of Planning and Budget to unallot the funding until such time as DSS provides documentation of contract costs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Nongeneral Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000
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Child Advocacy Centers (335 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.5 million each year from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant to increase funding for child advocacy centers.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,500,000 $1,500,000
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Increase Funding for Employment Supports (328 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.5 million each year from the general fund to connect individuals who are newly subject to SNAP and Medicaid work requirements to qualifying employment and volunteer activities and related resources.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,500,000 $1,500,000
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Restore Two Generation/Whole Family Program (335 #11c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.1 million each year from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant to restore funding for the Two Generation/Whole Family Project, which supports the nationally recognized efforts of Community Action Agencies to help families move into self-sufficiency.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,125,000 $1,125,000
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Workforce Development in Fairfax County and Prince William County (335 #14c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.5 million the first year from the general fund to Fairfax County and Prince William County to enhance workforce development programs, support ongoing renovations and operations, add accessibility features, and create new training spaces for members of the immigrant community.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,500,000 $0
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Lighthouse Community Center (335 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $500,000 each year from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant to the Lighthouse Community Center, which provides housing assistance and other supportive services for eligible individuals served by the organization.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $500,000 $500,000
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Virginia Children's Partnership (335 #4c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $500,000 GF each year to contract with the Virginia Children's Partnership (VCP) for the purpose of improving and transforming Virginia's child welfare system through VCP's innovative service delivery model focused on achieving positive outcomes for Virginia's children and families. Language requires VCP to provide an audit and report to the Governor and General Assembly on the Partnership's prior year initiatives and results by November 1 of each year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $500,000
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Youth for Tomorrow (335 #5c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $200,000 GF and $300,000 in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant funds each year that was previously provided to support Youth for Tomorrow.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($200,000) ($200,000)
Nongeneral Fund ($300,000) ($300,000)
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Roanoke Pilot Multidisciplinary Law Office (333 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $375,000 from the general fund and $125,000 from nongeneral funds the first year and $363,450 from the general fund and $121,250 from nongeneral funds the second year to establish a pilot multidisciplinary law office for parents in child dependency (foster care) matters in Roanoke City, pursuant to the second enactment of Chapter 428, 2024 Acts of Assembly, which states that up to two multidisciplinary law offices or programs may be established for the purpose of representing parents in child dependency court proceedings pursuant to a child protective services assessment or investigation in localities, jurisdictions, or judicial districts that affirm they have met criteria developed by the workgroup established under Chapter 305, 2022 Acts of Assembly. Language also requires the Department of Social Services to submit an annual report on the program's implementation and outcomes.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $375,000 $363,450
Nongeneral Fund $125,000 $121,150
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Food Assistance Grants (335 #7c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $750,000 the first year from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funding for Cornerstones to provide food assistance for individuals in need.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $750,000 $0
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Child Welfare Workforce Support Program (328 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $300,000 each year from the general fund and one position to implement evidence-based recommendations for a statewide program to provide better support the well-being of local department of social services workers and improve the retention of the state's child welfare workforce. Key components of this program are a confidential peer support hotline, implementation of the Community Resilience Model, and on-site response to support DSS workers after critical incidents.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $300,000 $300,000
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Child Abuse Reporting (330 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $258,516 the first year and $323,165 the second year from the general fund to address the increased workloads at local departments of social services related to the provisions of Chapter 845 (House Bill 1414) of the 2026 Acts of Assembly. Chapter 845 expands the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect, which will likely result in additional reports of child abuse and neglect being submitted to local departments of social services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $258,516 $323,165
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Swim Safety Program (335 #10c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $500,000 the first year from the general fund to the City of Virginia Beach to support a swim safety program that will be jointly administered by two YMCAs in the Hampton Roads area.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $0
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Lorton Community Action Center (335 #8c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $250,000 the first year from the general fund to support Lorton Community Action Center, bringing total support in the first year to $450,000 GF. Lorton Community Action Center delivers housing stabilization, food assistance, and wraparound services to low-income individuals and families in Fairfax County.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $0
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Language Cleanup - Virginia Repertory Theatre Production (335 #6c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes obsolete language allocating $100,000 NGF each year for Hugs & Kisses, a child abuse prevention play administered by Virginia Repertory Theatre. As of spring 2024, the play is no longer performed.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($100,000) ($100,000)
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Visions of Truth (335 #15c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $100,000 each year from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant to the Visions of Truth Community Development Corporation. Visions of Truth currently receives $350,000 annually in TANF block grant funding.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $100,000 $100,000
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Northern Virginia Food Rescue (335 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 the first year from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant to the Northern Virginia Food Rescue, located in Prince William County, to increase the amount of food rescued and distributed by the organization by 25.0 percent by the end of FY 2027, enhance the quality and diversity of the food rescued by adding more fresh produce, and to improve efficiency by investing in technology, equipment, and training.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $100,000 $0
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Sacred Heart Center (335 #9c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 the first year from the general fund to the City of Richmond to support the Sacred Heart Center, which provides adult and youth education programs and legal services for immigrant and refugee populations in South Richmond and North Chesterfield.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $0
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Buffalow Family and Friends (335 #12c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment revises language to allow the Department of Social Services to contract directly with Buffalow Family and Friends instead of the City of Chesapeake to provide access to food, clothing, and basic living essentials.
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Capture Balances from Auxiliary Grant Program (332 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Department of Planning and Budget to unallot $2.0 million in general fund balances from the Auxiliary Grant program at the Department of Social Services by August 1, 2026.
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Child Support Enforcement System (331 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Department of Social Services to submit a quarterly report on expenditures and implementation progress for the child support technology replacement system.
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Clarify Authority for Local Match Rates (330 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment clarifies that local match rates cannot be altered unless authorized by the General Assembly or required by federal law.
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Clarify CommonHelp IT Portal Funding (338 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment clarifies that all appropriated amounts for the CommonHelp Portal are only authorized for the design, development, and implementation of the new CommonHelp Portal and are not to be used for other technology infrastructure projects.
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Clarify TANF Funding Authority (329 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment clarifies that the Department of Social Services shall not initiate, expand, or modify the use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant funds beyond programs and services authorized in the Appropriation Act, authorized by the General Assembly, or as otherwise required by federal law.
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Funding for Local Social Services (330 #4c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Department of Social Services to annually report on the allocation and use of state funding provided to local departments of social services.
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SNAP Error Rate Data by Locality (330 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Department of Social Services (DSS) to establish and maintain a quality control methodology for determining each local department of social services' Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rate and directs DSS to publish local SNAP error rates on its website alongside the state error rate by June 30 of each year.
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Training Academy (328 #4c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Department of Social Services to submit a quarterly report on the centralized training academy model.


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