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 | 274,180,000 |
|---|---|
| Net change from current biennium | 26,407,000 Increase |
| Percent change from current biennium | 10.7% Increase |
Operating Budget: Summary
Appropriated Funds
| 2023-25 Appropriations | Appropriated Funds | Expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Estimated Balance | 2021-23 Actual | 2023-25 Estimated | 2025-27 Proposed | |
| 147,579,000 | General Fund - Federal | 121,360,572 | 147,579,000 | 173,676,000 | |
| 18,524,000 | General Fund - Private/Local | 18,973,335 | 18,524,000 | 26,402,000 | |
| 718,000 | Veteran Estate Management Account - Private/Local | 697,483 | 718,000 | 719,000 | |
| (835,000) | Veterans Stewardship Account - Nonappropriated | 813,535 | 835,000 | 831,000 | |
| (16,000) | Veterans' Emblem Account - Nonappropriated | 16,000 | 16,000 | ||
| Veterans' Shared Leave Pool - Nonappropriated | 15,484 | ||||
| DVA Purple Heart State Account - Nonappropriated | 3,600 | ||||
| Veterans' Memorial Account - Nonappropriated | 837 | ||||
| Institutional Residents' Deposit - Nonappropriated | 44,576,891 | ||||
| Institutional Welfare/Betterment - Nonappropriated | 124,250 | ||||
| 80,091,000 | General Fund - State | 64,977,509 | 80,091,000 | 72,526,000 | |
| 10,000 | Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State | 6,250 | 10,000 | 10,000 | |
| Veterans Innovations Program Acct - State | |||||
| Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State | |||||
| 246,922,000 | (851,000) | Total Appropriated Funds | 251,549,748 | 247,773,000 | 274,180,000 |
Non-Appropriated Funds
Capital Budget: Summary
| Appropriated Funds | Expenditures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Estimated Balance | Actual | Estimated | Proposed | |
| 47,853,590 | (410) | General Fund - Federal | 1,251,473 | 47,854,000 | 37,350,000 |
| 600,000 | Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State | 600,000 | 1,611,000 | ||
| 23,660,050 | 50 | State Building Construction Account - State | 1,420,003 | 23,660,000 | 31,276,000 |
| 10,810 | 10,810 | Model Toxics Control Capital Accoun - State | 189,196 | ||
| 400,000 | Climate Commitment Account - State | 400,000 | 400,000 | ||
| 72,524,450 | 10,450 | Total Appropriated Funds | 2,860,672 | 72,514,000 | 70,637,000 |
Operating Budget: Program Summary
| Program Title | Actual | Estimated | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Estimated | Estimated | Proposed | Proposed | |
| Annual Total | 110,452,749 | 123,783,739 | 52,649,734 | 136,131,000 | 138,049,000 |
Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium
| Actual | Estimated | Proposed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent |
| 20,353,205 | 10.9% | (30,398,812) | (14.7%) | 97,746,527 | 55.4% |
Employment Summary
| Actual | Estimated | Proposed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 Actual | 2023-24 Estimated | 2024-25 Estimated | 2025-26 Proposed | 2026-27 Proposed | |
| FTE Staff Years | 810.0 | 871.4 | 904.8 | 919.7 | 919.7 |
