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
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 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $682,907,931 $100,150,818 $783,058,749
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $703,938,923 $97,453,798 $801,392,721
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $718,546,234 $103,150,818 $821,697,052
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget $703,938,923 $97,453,798 $801,392,721
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments $9,657,311 $5,697,020 $15,354,331
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments $4,950,000 $0 $4,950,000
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $722,396,234 $103,150,818 $825,547,052
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget $703,938,923 $97,453,798 $801,392,721
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments $9,657,311 $5,697,020 $15,354,331
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments $8,800,000 $0 $8,800,000
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 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 $13,954,331 $13,954,331
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Support Virginia 988 suicide and crisis lifeline service Decision Package
  Provides additional funds from the Crisis Call Center Fund for the operation of the state's 988 line. Additionally, dedicated nongeneral funds are appropriated to replace general fund appropriation so that the call center is fully funded by nongeneral funds.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,697,020) ($2,697,020)
Nongeneral Fund $5,697,020 $5,697,020
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Transfer data services support from community services boards to central office Decision Package
  Transfers funds for the community services board data exchange from the grants to localities agency to the department's central office. This zero-sum transfer has no fiscal impact.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,600,000) ($1,600,000)
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Clarify language for early intervention services Decision Package
  Amends language for early intervention services to allow for funds to be transferred to the Virginia Department of Health for those localities that utilize local health departments to administer their early intervention programs.
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Clarify payment terms for community services board funding Decision Package
  Amends language to allow for flexibility in payments to community services boards by providing that payments may be made in accordance with performance contracts.
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Shift community jail diversion and discharge funds to a reimbursement-based model Decision Package
  Adds language that allows for payments to community services boards for jail diversion and discharge programs to be provided on a reimbursement basis.
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Support statewide implementation of Marcus Alert programs through needs-based funding Decision Package
  Provides flexibility by removing language that requires each program to receive $600,000. This language change will allow for the establishment of programs based on local funding needs in any given year. Additionally, language is modified to clarify that mobile crisis units are sufficient to meet any requirement to establish a community care team.
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Support Statewide Implementation of Marcus Alert (301 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $3.6 million the first year and $7.8 million the second year from the general fund to support statewide implementation of Marcus Alert programs, the statewide framework for providing a behavioral health, rather than public safety, response to a behavioral health crisis.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,600,000 $7,800,000
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State Rental Assistance Program (301 #4c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.0 million each year from the general fund to support the State Rental Assistance Program, which provides rental subsidies for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000
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Support Autism Community Hub (301 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 the first year from the general fund to Henrico County to support the building of an inclusive center for autism, neurodiverse, and medically complex families in Central Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $0
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Healing Station Counseling Center (301 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 the first year from the general fund to support the Healing Station Counseling Center to strengthen the behavioral health workforce through no-cost clinical supervision for pre-licensed clinicians and to expand the free outpatient mental health services for low-income and uninsured individuals in Planning District 16, increasing the availability of licensed providers and improving access to timely, quality, behavioral health care.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $0
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Reporting on STEP-VA Funding (301 #5c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) to collect data on STEP-VA services and to assess whether flexibility may be necessary to reallocate funds among STEPs to match community needs.


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