The Virginia Military Institute produces educated, honorable men and women, prepared for the varied work of civil life, imbued with love of learning, confident in the functions and attitudes of leadership, possessing a high sense of public service, advocates of the American Democracy and free enterprise system, and ready as citizen-soldiers to defend their country in a time of national peril. To accomplish this result, the Virginia Military Institute shall provide to qualified young men and women undergraduate education of highest quality -- embracing engineering, science, and the arts -- conducted in, and facilitated by, the unique VMI system of military discipline.
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
$13,777,002
$46,232,004
$60,009,006
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$12,367,108
$46,232,004
$58,599,112
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$12,196,900
$52,401,677
$64,598,577
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$11,245,216
$50,432,004
$61,677,220
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$12,183,715
$56,453,608
$68,637,323
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$12,772,836
$58,916,745
$71,689,581
2014-2016
2015
Governor's Proposed Budget
$14,254,085
$59,471,862
$73,725,947
Base Budget
$12,772,836
$56,606,745
$69,379,581
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$1,481,249
$2,865,117
$4,346,366
2014-2016
2016
Governor's Proposed Budget
$14,256,878
$59,871,866
$74,128,744
Base Budget
$12,772,836
$56,606,745
$69,379,581
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$1,484,042
$3,265,121
$4,749,163
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
185.71
278.06
463.77
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
185.71
278.06
463.77
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
185.71
278.06
463.77
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
185.71
278.06
463.77
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
185.71
278.06
463.77
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
185.71
278.06
463.77
2014-2016
2015
Proposed Positions
187.71
281.06
468.77
Base Budget
185.71
278.06
463.77
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
2.00
3.00
5.00
2012-2014
2016
Proposed Positions
187.71
281.06
468.77
Base Budget
185.71
278.06
463.77
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
2.00
3.00
5.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
•
Adjust auxiliary enterprises nongeneral fund appropriation
Decision Package
Adjusts appropriation authority to reflect increased funding for auxiliary enterprise programs.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$1,500,000
$1,700,000
•
Increase appropriation for tuition and fee revenue
Decision Package
Provides additional appropriation to reflect increased student enrollment and adjusts the appropriation utilized for student financial assistance to account for the institution's present level of support.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$960,000
$960,000
•
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
$721,538
$721,538
•
Increase nongeneral fund appropriation for Unique Military Activities
Decision Package
Increases funding for military activities to reflect unavoidable cost increases, including higher uniform costs.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$300,000
$500,000
•
Increase state support of Unique Military Activities
Decision Package
Provides additional general fund support of military activities. Military activities are central to the Institute's mission and enables the school to fulfill its statutory obligation of providing higher education in a military organization.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$250,000
$250,000
Positions
2.00
2.00
•
Provide support to higher education institutions to achieve the goals of the Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011
Decision Package
Provides funding to higher education institutions in support of achieving the goals of the Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011 (Top Jobs Act). The Top Jobs Act strives to incentivize higher education institutions to educate and graduate more Virginians, while encouraging more graduates in the sciences, technology, engineering, math, and health care fields, as well as supporting underrepresented students to graduate from higher education institutions. The goal is to achieve 100,000 additional undergraduate degrees by 2025 in order to keep the Commonwealth economically competitive, both nationally and internationally. The funding is also intended to slow the rising costs of tuition and fees in order to keep higher education both affordable and accessible.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$174,594
$174,594
•
Add director for Math Education and Resource Center
Decision Package
Provides funding and staff to support the Math Education and Resource Center. The center was created to specifically address cadets’ poor performance in mathematics, with a particular emphasis on incoming freshmen. It is essential that students who are poorly prepared in mathematics receive instruction and coaching to find success in college-level mathematics, especially math required for technical disciplines.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$112,179
$112,179
Nongeneral Fund
$55,253
$55,253
Positions
1.00
1.00
•
Add faculty and staff for new Computer Information Science program
Decision Package
Provides funding and staff to support the new Computer Information Science program. Beginning this academic year, the Institute began offering a new bachelor of science degree in Computer and Information Sciences. The new major is intended to encourage increased Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors in the high-demand area of information technology and computing,
Increases funding for need-based financial aid for in-state undergraduate students.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$100,000
$100,000
•
Annualize faculty salary increases
Decision Package
Annualizes the funding for a three percent faculty salary increase provided in 2014.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$20,981
$20,981
•
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
($2,686)
($1,876)
•
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
$1,571
$1,571
•
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
$1,264
$1,264
•
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
$1,983
•
Adjust funding for state agency Line of Duty costs
Decision Package
Adjusts funding for state agency Line of Duty Act premiums based on the 2015 and 2016 premium rates set by the Virginia Retirement System.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$395
$395
•
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
($15)
($15)
Nongeneral Fund
($93)
($89)
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
•
Improve Post Facilities Phase II
Provides further improvements which will extend the useful life of a number of existing facilities and improve life safety, accessibility, and facility utilization. The proposed improvements are primarily small projects and renovations. New construction will be minimal. This project will be funded from the issuance of 9(d) revenue bonds.
