Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired [702]
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. more...
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Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2016-2018
2017
Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly
$6,335,907
$68,534,863
$74,870,770
2016-2018
2018
Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly
$5,923,019
$65,654,765
$71,577,784
2018-2020
2019
Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly
$6,138,137
$66,229,439
$72,367,576
2018-2020
2020
Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly
$6,532,746
$66,972,548
$73,505,294
2020-2022
2021
Governor's Proposed Budget
$7,347,123
$92,972,548
$100,319,671
2020 Special Session Approp. Act
$9,270,198
$67,972,548
$77,242,746
Governor's Amendments
($1,923,075)
$25,000,000
$23,076,925
2020-2022
2022
Governor's Proposed Budget
$7,636,061
$79,472,548
$87,108,609
2020 Special Session Approp. Act
$9,270,198
$69,472,548
$78,742,746
Governor's Amendments
($1,634,137)
$10,000,000
$8,365,863
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2016-2018
2017
Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly
62.60
92.40
155.00
2016-2018
2018
Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly
62.60
92.40
155.00
2018-2020
2019
Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly
62.60
92.40
155.00
2018-2020
2020
Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly
62.60
92.40
155.00
2020-2022
2021
Proposed Positions
62.60
92.40
155.00
2020 Special Session Approp. Act
62.60
92.40
155.00
Governor's Amendments
0.00
0.00
0.00
2020-2022
2022
Proposed Positions
62.60
92.40
155.00
2020 Special Session Approp. Act
62.60
92.40
155.00
Governor's Amendments
0.00
0.00
0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
•
Increase appropriation for Virginia Industries for the Blind
Decision Package
Provides the Virginia Industries for the Blind (VIB) with additional appropriation to account for expanded business opportunities primarily driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the current pandemic, VIB has been designated as part of the emergency supply chain for the Commonwealth and is actively providing personal protective equipment for federal and state entities.
FY 2021
FY 2022
Nongeneral Fund
$25,000,000
$10,000,000
•
Move reductions to agency budget
Decision Package
Moves the reductions included in Item 482.20 of the 2020 Special Session Appropriation Act from Central Appropriations to the agency budget.
FY 2021
FY 2022
General Fund
($1,980,862)
($1,980,862)
•
Address funding shortfall in independent living program
Decision Package
Allows the agency to fill vacant independent living worker positions. These positions are critical to the provision of timely services to vision impaired individuals. Moreover, this independent living program serves as a valuable support to vulnerable Virginians during and immediately following the COVID-19 pandemic. The amounts provided will allow the agency to add five positions beginning in fiscal year 2021.
FY 2021
FY 2022
General Fund
$57,787
$346,725
•
Add a line of credit for the Virginia Industries for the Blind
Decision Package
Provides the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired with a $1.0 million line of credit to support business activities conducted by the Virginia Industries for the Blind (VIB), an enterprise division of the agency. Providing this line of credit will ensure that VIB has greater flexibility in managing cash flow and will allow more opportunities to provide direct employment for vision impaired Virginians.
