The 2025 Executive Budget Document
Governor Youngkin's Proposed Amendments to the 2024-2026 Biennial Budget
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Released on December 18, 2025 
 
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
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $36,942,908 $101,343,037 $138,285,945
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $28,547,578 $99,608,216 $128,155,794
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $36,756,876 $101,343,037 $138,099,913
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Proposed Budget $64,723,632 $108,399,188 $173,122,820
    2024 Appropriation $59,251,490 $108,399,188 $167,650,678
    Governor's Amendments $5,472,142 $0 $5,472,142
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Proposed Budget $40,006,513 $108,399,188 $148,405,701
    2024 Appropriation $39,540,489 $108,399,188 $147,939,677
    Governor's Amendments $466,024 $0 $466,024
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
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 237.00 1,110.00 1,347.00
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
2024-2026 2025 Proposed Positions 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
    2024 Appropriation 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
    Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Proposed Positions 273.00 1,117.00 1,390.00
    2024 Appropriation 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
    Governor's Amendments 2.00 6.00 8.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
Support start-up operations at Jones & Cabacoy and Puller Veterans Care Centers Decision Package
  Provides one-time funding for start-up operations of the Jones & Cabacoy and Puller Veterans Care Centers.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $4,660,000 $0
Support information technology systems Decision Package
  Provides funding and one position to support the development, security, and maintenance of the agency’s information technology systems. One-time funding is provided in the first year to add text messaging capabilities to the Veteran Engagement and Scheduling Application (VESA) system.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $812,142 $339,956
Positions 0.00 1.00
Fund Veterans Education Training and Employment specialist Decision Package
  Provides one position for a Veterans Education Training and Employment (VETE) transition specialist.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $0 $126,068
Positions 0.00 1.00
Provide nongeneral fund positions for the Davis & McDaniel Veterans Care Center Decision Package
  Provides positions to replace contractors with state employees at Davis & McDaniel Veterans Care Center.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
Positions 0.00 6.00
Establish Veterans Care Center line of credit Decision Package
  Authorizes a $2.6 million line of credit to support operations at Davis & McDaniel Veterans Care Center.
Transfer positions to reflect agency operations Decision Package
  Moves positions to the appropriate program areas within the agency.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
Improve Amelia Veterans Cemetery
  Authorizes federal fund support to renovate the flagpole area and service shield wall and construct a cemetery operations building, new equipment bays, and additional parking spaces at the Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia County, Virginia.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
Nongeneral Fund $0 $5,500,000
Improve Dublin Veterans Cemetery
  Authorizes federal fund support to renovate the flagpole area and service shield wall at the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin, Virginia.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
Nongeneral Fund $0 $330,000
Improve Suffolk Veterans Cemetery
  Authorizes federal fund support to renovate the flagpole area and service shield wall at the Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, Virginia.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
Nongeneral Fund $0 $330,000


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