Department of Housing and Community Development [165]
Secretarial Area: Commerce and Trade
Mission:
The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) works in partnership to make Virginia’s communities safe, affordable, and prosperous places in which to live, work and do business.
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
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$40,780,480
$71,513,064
$112,293,544
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$36,063,807
$81,844,840
$117,908,647
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$38,611,729
$81,844,840
$120,456,569
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$48,870,433
$81,844,840
$130,715,273
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$47,722,330
$59,447,613
$107,169,943
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$57,845,481
$57,947,613
$115,793,094
2014-2016
2015
Governor's Proposed Budget
$50,232,937
$229,724,719
$279,957,656
Base Budget
$57,143,861
$57,947,613
$115,091,474
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
($6,910,924)
$171,777,106
$164,866,182
2014-2016
2016
Governor's Proposed Budget
$48,957,753
$229,724,719
$278,682,472
Base Budget
$57,143,861
$57,947,613
$115,091,474
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
($8,186,108)
$171,777,106
$163,590,998
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
82.50
23.50
106.00
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
82.50
23.50
106.00
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
55.90
51.10
107.00
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
55.90
51.10
107.00
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
55.90
51.10
107.00
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
55.90
51.10
107.00
2014-2016
2015
Proposed Positions
56.25
53.25
109.50
Base Budget
55.90
51.10
107.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
0.35
2.15
2.50
2012-2014
2016
Proposed Positions
56.25
53.25
109.50
Base Budget
55.90
51.10
107.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
0.35
2.15
2.50
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
•
Administer rental assistance payments for affordable housing
Decision Package
Establishes additional federal appropriation to allow the agency to administer the Virginia contract for Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Contracts under an agreement with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. With the department administering the contract, the agency will be able to ensure that the 22,975 Virginia families served through this contract continue to receive rental assistance.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$172,277,106
$172,277,106
Positions
1.50
1.50
•
Remove one-time funding associated with the Virginia Housing Trust Fund
Decision Package
Eliminates the appropriation provided to initially capitalize the Virginia Housing Trust Fund.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($8,000,000)
($8,000,000)
•
Remove funding provided for the Fort Monroe Authority
Base Budget Adjustment
Removes funding for the Fort Monroe Authority from the base budget. Historically, funding for the authority is addressed on an annual basis.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($5,065,150)
($5,065,150)
•
Provide appropriation for the Virginia Housing Trust Fund
Decision Package
Supports housing and homelessness assistance efforts in the Commonwealth by providing general fund appropriation to the Virginia Housing Trust Fund.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
•
Remove appropriation provided for the Water Quality Improvement Fund
Decision Package
Eliminates the nongeneral fund appropriation provided for water quality improvement grants administered by the agency. The available cash for these grants will be expended by the end of 2014; therefore, the appropriation is not necessary in the next biennium.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
($500,000)
($500,000)
•
Provide additional funding for rapid rehousing
Decision Package
Supports the rapid rehousing program by appropriating additional general fund dollars in each year. The total in the base budget is now $1.0 million in 2015 and 2016.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$500,000
$500,000
•
Improve homeless data collection and coordination
Decision Package
Provides general fund support and one position to develop and support a statewide application to increase the accuracy and reliability of homeless data collection. The new database system will help to evaluate the successfulness of the programs being administered and to establish new avenues for aid to this population.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$585,413
$91,782
Positions
1.00
1.00
•
Distribute Central Appropriation amounts to agency budgets
Base Budget Adjustment
Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved to or from Central Appropriations to cover the continued cost of public employee salary increases, increases in state employee health insurance premiums, changes in state employee retirement and other benefit contribution rates, and other centrally funded items being continued from the 2012-14 biennium into the 2014-16 biennium.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$281,236
$281,236
•
Provide funding for the City of Bristol for an economic development project
Decision Package
Provides support to the City of Bristol for final construction costs for the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. The museum is expected to open in August 2014. The funding by the Commonwealth is a match to the funding provided by the state of Tennessee.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$500,000
$0
•
Remove one-time funding provided to the Town of Abingdon
Base Budget Adjustment
Eliminates general fund appropriation provided to support the construction of an academic medical facility in the Town of Abingdon.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($250,000)
($250,000)
•
Provide funding to support the creation of an entrepreneurial accelerator program
Decision Package
Supports the establishment of an accelerator program to assist entrepreneurs in growing sustainable start-ups. The funding will be used for grants to intermediary organizations that support entrepreneurial networks through effective business planning, technical assistance, mentoring, and access to capital.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$250,000
$250,000
•
Increase funding for the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation
Decision Package
Provides additional funding for the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation. The funding will be used to support operational and marketing expenses and to leverage additional state and federal grants.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$300,000
$0
•
Remove one-time funding provided for a community revitalization effort
Base Budget Adjustment
Removes general fund appropriation provided for the revitalization of Tinner Park Historic Park and Creative Cauldron in the City of Falls Church.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($50,000)
($50,000)
•
Adjust funding to reflect changes in rent charges at the seat of government
Decision Package
Adjusts agency funding for changes in the cost of rent charges at the seat of government. Overall rent rate changes are the result of additional costs to maintain facilities.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$30,855
$39,117
•
Adjust agency appropriation for the cost of Performance Budgeting system charges
Decision Package
Provides appropriation to pay for the agency's share of ongoing Performance Budgeting system operating and maintenance costs. The general fund share of this cost was previously budgeted in Central Appropriations.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$5,653
$5,653
•
Adjust funding to agencies for information technology and telecommunication charges
Decision Package
Adjusts the agency budget for information technology and telecommunication charges based on the required cost of living adjustments contained in the Northrop Grumman contract and the elimination of the debt recovery surcharge originally approved by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission on July 12, 2010.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$313
$6,236
•
Fund agency costs for the new Cardinal accounting system
Decision Package
Provides appropriation to the agency's budget to pay for the agency's share of the costs for the new Cardinal accounting system. The Department of Accounts allocates the yearly cost of the system to agencies based upon the number of transactions the agency completed in the previous fiscal year.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$0
$4,208
•
Adjust funding for premium changes in the Automobile Insurance Liability program
Decision Package
Adjusts agency funding for the approved premium changes in the state's Automobile Insurance Liability program.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$1,486
$1,486
•
Fund changes in state employee workers' compensation premiums
Decision Package
Adjusts the agency's budget for workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of 2015 and 2016 program costs provided by the Department of Human Resource Management. The allocation is based on the historical experience of the agency and reflects the current policy of providing agencies with 50 percent of any increased costs and allowing agencies to retain 50 percent of any reduced costs.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($730)
($676)
•
Reallocate general fund appropriation within the community development services program
Decision Package
Transfers general fund appropriation between service areas within the Community Development Services program to accurately align the budget with expenditures. The shift is zero-sum.
•
Shift positions between service areas
Decision Package
Reallocates position authorization across service areas and funds within the agency to more accurately reflect internal organization.
