Department of Veterans Services [912]
Secretarial Area: Veterans and Defense Affairs
formerly under: Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security
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 $22,673,078 $87,603,216 $110,276,294
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $28,547,578 $99,608,216 $128,155,794
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $36,942,908 $101,343,037 $138,285,945
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $36,756,876 $101,343,037 $138,099,913
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $61,723,632 $111,399,188 $173,122,820
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $41,684,215 $108,399,188 $150,083,403
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $49,818,097 $111,729,498 $161,547,595
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget $39,895,952 $108,399,188 $148,295,140
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments $9,997,145 $3,330,310 $13,327,455
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments ($75,000) $0 ($75,000)
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $42,283,312 $111,729,498 $154,012,810
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget $39,895,952 $108,399,188 $148,295,140
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments $3,944,200 $3,330,310 $7,274,510
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments ($1,556,840) $0 ($1,556,840)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 236.00 890.00 1,126.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 237.00 1,110.00 1,347.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 272.00 1,117.00 1,389.00
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 272.00 1,117.00 1,389.00
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget 272.00 1,117.00 1,389.00
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 272.00 1,117.00 1,389.00
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget 272.00 1,117.00 1,389.00
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 $1,181,072 $1,181,072
Nongeneral Fund $2,349,659 $2,349,659
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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 $679,968 $679,968
Nongeneral Fund $594,097 $594,097
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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 $356,843 $356,843
Nongeneral Fund $710,290 $710,290
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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 ($25,541) ($25,541)
Nongeneral Fund ($101,675) ($101,675)
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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 ($16,475) ($16,475)
Nongeneral Fund ($104,765) ($104,765)
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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 ($40,439) ($40,439)
Nongeneral Fund ($80,494) ($80,494)
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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 ($19,212) ($19,212)
Nongeneral Fund ($57,804) ($57,804)
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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 ($36,012) ($36,012)
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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 $1,954 $1,954
Nongeneral Fund $21,777 $21,777
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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 $4,787 $4,787
Nongeneral Fund ($2,878) ($2,878)
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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 $5,489 $5,489
Nongeneral Fund $1,849 $1,849
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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 ($4,471) ($4,471)
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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 ($1,478) ($1,478)
Nongeneral Fund ($273) ($273)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded minimum wage increases Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation to reflect the assumed increase in the Virginia minimum wage effective January 1, 2026, and budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 Q. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. The amounts provided support the annualized general fund cost of increasing the Virginia minimum wage from $12.00 per hour to $12.89 per hour or the equivalent annual salary of $26,811. The actual minimum wage for January 1, 2026 will be communicated by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry by October 1, 2025.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $288 $288
Nongeneral Fund $574 $574
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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 $587 $587
Nongeneral Fund ($47) ($47)
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Provide funding to support start-up operations at Puller Veterans Care Center Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation to support start-up operations at Puller Veterans Care Center.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $7,509,785 $1,556,840
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Provide support to the National Center for Healthy Veterans at Valor Farms Decision Package
  Provides ongoing support to the National Center for Healthy Veterans at Valor Farms in Campbell County.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $300,000 $300,000
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Provide additional support for Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program Decision Package
  Provides one-time support for the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program. The V3 Program is a training and certification initiative aimed at helping employers in Virginia recruit, hire, train, and retain veterans.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $0
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Transfer appropriation and positions between programs Decision Package
  Transfers nongeneral fund appropriation and positions to the appropriate program area within the agency. This is a net-zero adjustment.
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Transfer funding for veteran self-service portal between programs Decision Package
  Transfers general fund appropriation between programs to address anticipated programmatic expenditures. This is a net-zero adjustment.
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Transfer positions to reflect agency operations for Jones & Cabacoy Veterans Care Center Decision Package
  Transfers positions between nongeneral fund codes within the agency for Jones & Cabacoy Veterans Care Center. This is a net-zero adjustment.
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Transfer positions to reflect agency operations for Puller Veterans Care Center Decision Package
  Transfers positions between nongeneral fund codes within the agency for Puller Veterans Care Center. This is a net-zero adjustment.
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Redirect Second Year Veterans Care Center (455 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment defers $1.6 million GF the second year proposed in the introduced budget for start-up operations at the Puller Veterans Care Center. Language establishes a workgroup to review the business plans for the veterans care centers, identify options for repayment of a previously authorized working capital advance, and analyze the impact of operating the veterans care centers as a system.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($1,556,840)
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Defer Employer Incentives Increase (456 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects a proposed one-time $100,000 general fund increase in the first year for an employer incentives program, maintaining $100,000 each year for the program. The amendment maintains proposed reporting language on the number of transitioning service members hired through events hosted by the program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($100,000) $0
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Honor Guard Grant Program (456 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $25,000 the first year from the general fund to support the Honor Guard Grant Program established by Chapter 65 (House Bill 108).
 
  FY FY
General Fund $25,000 $0
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Address Maintenance Needs at State Veterans Care Centers
  Provides support to fund maintenance needs at state Veterans Care Centers.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,208,000 $0
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DVS: Adjust scope of Dublin Veterans Cemetery project (C-25.10 #1c)
  This amendment increases the scope of a project at Dublin Veterans Cemetery to include the construction of additional in-ground cremains gravesites, associated irrigation, site improvements, gravesite amenities, signage and landscaping.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $150,000 $0


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