Department of Veterans Affairs
RCW 43.60A
The Department of Veterans Affairs provides a full range of services and assistance to Washington's nearly 554,000 veterans and their 2 million family members. The department is an advocate for veterans and their families and aggressively pursues all federal and state benefits and entitlements on their behalf. Services include long-term and rehabilitative health care in four state veterans homes, war trauma and PTSD counseling, claims preparation, therapeutic conservation activities, homeless and transitional housing, services for justice-involved veterans and a State Veterans Cemetery.
Agency Mission
Serving those who served.
| Request | 206,964,000 |
|---|---|
| Net change from current biennium | 14,304,000 Increase |
| Percent change from current biennium | 7.4% Increase |
Operating Budget: Summary
Appropriated Funds
| 2019-21 Appropriations | Appropriated Funds | Expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Estimated Balance | 2017-19 Actual | 2019-21 Estimated | 2021-23 Proposed | |
| 110,672,894 | 3,052,894 | General Fund - Federal | 85,655,951 | 107,620,000 | 110,677,000 |
| 27,028,666 | 960,666 | General Fund - Private/Local | 25,142,265 | 26,068,000 | 26,669,000 |
| 708,000 | Veteran Estate Management Account - Private/Local | 658,964 | 708,000 | 709,000 | |
| 48,981,000 | General Fund - State | 44,507,803 | 48,981,000 | 45,746,000 | |
| 10,000 | Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | |
| (8,665,000) | State Building Construction Account - State | 8,665,000 | 22,544,000 | ||
| 100,000 | 100,000 | Veterans Innovations Program Acct - State | |||
| 2,093,000 | 2,093,000 | Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State | 2,090,000 | ||
| 189,593,560 | (2,458,440) | Total Appropriated Funds | 158,064,983 | 192,052,000 | 206,355,000 |
Non-Appropriated Funds
| 2019-21 Non-Appropriated Funds | Expenditures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Balance | Non-Apropriated Funds | 2017-19 Actual | 2019-21 Estimated | 2021-23 Proposed |
| (592,000) | Veterans Stewardship Account - Nonappropriated | 1,575,554 | 592,000 | 593,000 | |
| (16,000) | Veterans' Emblem Account - Nonappropriated | 16,000 | 16,000 | ||
| Veterans' Shared Leave Pool - Nonappropriated | 30,515 | ||||
| Veterans' Memorial Account - Nonappropriated | 4,607 | ||||
| Miscellaneous Program Account - Nonappropriated | 4 | ||||
| Institutional Welfare/Betterment - Nonappropriated | 203,846 | ||||
| (608,000) | Total Non-Appropriated Funds | 1,814,526 | 608,000 | 609,000 | |
Capital Budget: Summary
| Appropriated Funds | Expenditures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Estimated Balance | Actual | Estimated | Proposed | |
| 3,482,719 | 3,482,719 | General Fund - Federal | 552,622 | ||
| Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State | |||||
| 8,480,000 | 8,480,000 | State Building Construction Account - State | 3,879,944 | ||
| 200,000 | 200,000 | Model Toxics Control Capital Accoun - State | |||
| 12,162,719 | 12,162,719 | Total Appropriated Funds | 4,432,566 | ||
Operating Budget: Program Summary
| Program Title | Actual | Estimated | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Estimated | Estimated | Proposed | Proposed | |
| Annual Total | 83,386,111 | 92,459,276 | 37,609,478 | 92,427,000 | 91,993,000 |
Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium
| Actual | Estimated | Proposed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent |
| 37,392,079 | 30.6% | (29,571,784) | (18.5%) | 54,351,247 | 41.8% |
Employment Summary
| Actual | Estimated | Proposed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 Actual | 2019-20 Estimated | 2020-21 Estimated | 2021-22 Proposed | 2022-23 Proposed | |
| FTE Staff Years | 834.0 | 859.6 | 850.2 | 871.7 | 871.7 |
