July 29, 2021
Summarizing Governor Northam’s Proposed Uses of Flexible Federal Funds
Virginia is receiving $4.3 billion in flexible state fiscal recovery funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. Governor Northam has a proposed budget amendment for how to use these funds, in consultation with legislative leadership. Below is a dashboard summarizing what we know so far. The first column includes funds that are appropriated in this budget amendment for the current budget year; the second column includes funds that the budget amendment instructs the Governor to include in the introduced budget for the upcoming two years.
| Total funds for state | $4.3 billion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount ($, mil) | |||
| FY22 | FY23/24 | Total | |
| Total proposals in Gov. Northam’s budget | $3,141.1 | $353.9 | $3,495.0 |
| UI Trust Fund | $862.0 | $862.0 | |
| UI staffing/tech | $73.6 | $17.6 | $91.2 |
| Broadband | $487.5 | $9.5 | $497.0* |
| Water/sewer | $355.8 | $55.8 | $411.5 |
| ReBuild Virginia (businesses) | $250.0 | $250.0 | |
| Tourism | $57.3 | $57.3 | |
| Other business/revitalization | $26.5 | $26.5 | $53.0 |
| School HVAC upgrades | $250.0 | $250.0 | |
| Mental/behavioral health | $133.9 | $112.8 | $246.6 |
| VDH buildings & systems | $68.0 | $80.0 | $148.0 |
| Readiness Centers HVAC/capital | $50.0 | $50.0 | |
| Nursing home per diem | $31.2 | $31.2 | |
| Virginia Industries for the Blind capital | $11.5 | $11.5 | |
| Veterans care | $10.3 | $10.3 | |
| Eviction legal representation | $2.5 | $2.5 | |
| Language access | $0.5 | $0.5 | |
| Outreach and other public health | $41.5 | $17.0 | $58.5 |
| Law enforcement & corrections bonuses / hazard pay / compensation | $41.7 | $20.0 | $61.7 |
| Victims services, other criminal-legal system | $52.3 | $3.8 | $56.1 |
| College affordability | $111.0 | $111.0 | |
| NVCC capital projects | $40.0 | $40.0 | |
| Online Virginia | $10.0 | $10.0 | |
| Utility assistance | $120.0 | $120.0 | |
| Parks | $26.0 | $26.0 | |
| Food access | $14.6 | $11.0 | $25.6 |
| Other | $13.5 | $13.5 | |
* The proposed budget includes an additional $221.7 million for broadband from the ARPA Capital Project Fund.
Virginia is also receiving significant dedicated ARPA funds such as support for K12 schools and rental assistance to help with recovering from the pandemic. And local governments in Virginia are also receiving flexible fiscal recovery funds. For more information on the full range of funds, and details on allowable uses of the state and local flexible fiscal recovery funds, see this June 2021 infographic and summary.
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