The 2026 Executive Budget Document
Governor Youngkin's Proposed Budget for the 2026-2028 Biennial Budget
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Released on December 17, 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
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 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $61,723,632 $111,399,188 $173,122,820
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $39,895,952 $108,399,188 $148,295,140
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Proposed Budget $49,893,097 $111,729,498 $161,622,595
    Base Budget $39,895,952 $108,399,188 $148,295,140
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $9,997,145 $3,330,310 $13,327,455
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Proposed Budget $43,840,152 $111,729,498 $155,569,650
    Base Budget $39,895,952 $108,399,188 $148,295,140
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $3,944,200 $3,330,310 $7,274,510
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 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 271.00 1,111.00 1,382.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 272.00 1,117.00 1,389.00
2026-2028 2027 Proposed Positions 272.00 1,117.00 1,389.00
    Base Budget 272.00 1,117.00 1,389.00
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 0.00 0.00 0.00
2012-2014 2028 Proposed Positions 272.00 1,117.00 1,389.00
    Base Budget 272.00 1,117.00 1,389.00
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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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 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $7,509,785 $1,556,840
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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 2027 FY 2028
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 2027 FY 2028
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 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $356,843 $356,843
Nongeneral Fund $710,290 $710,290
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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 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $300,000 $300,000
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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 2027 FY 2028
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 2027 FY 2028
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 2027 FY 2028
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 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($19,212) ($19,212)
Nongeneral Fund ($57,804) ($57,804)
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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 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $100,000 $0
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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 2027 FY 2028
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 2027 FY 2028
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 2027 FY 2028
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 2027 FY 2028
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 2027 FY 2028
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 2027 FY 2028
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 2027 FY 2028
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 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $587 $587
Nongeneral Fund ($47) ($47)
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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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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 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.
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 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $2,208,000 $0


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