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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Conference Report)

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Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority Operational Funding

Item 279 #5c

Item 279 #5c

First Year - FY2025 Second Year - FY2026
Health and Human Resources
Department of Health FY2025 $1,617,272 FY2026 $1,617,272 GF

Language
Page 310, line 3, strike "$29,665,423" and insert "$31,282,695".
Page 310, line 3, strike "$26,415,423" and insert "$28,032,695".

Page 314, after line 35, insert:

"Z. Out of this appropriation, $1,617,272 the first year and $1,617,272 the second year from the general fund shall be provided to the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority as state match for federal Health Resources and Services Administration grant to support the Area Health Education Centers Program and health workforce responsibilities pursuant to legislation passed during the 2024 Regular Session of the Virginia General Assembly."



Explanation

(This amendment adds $1.3 million each year from the general fund to the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority (VHWDA) to support the Area Health Education Center Programs and health workforce responsibilities of the VHWDA, pursuant to legislation passed by the 2024 General Assembly. This additional funding will be used to match federal funding received from the Health Resources and Services Administration to support efforts to develop and enhance education and training networks within communities, academic institutions, and community-based organizations, with the goal of increasing diversity among health professionals, broadening the distribution of the health workforce, enhancing health care quality, and improving health care delivery to rural and underserved areas and populations. Language and funding reflects this new funding plus a technical transfer from Item 276 of the organization's base appropriation of $300,000 each year contained in the introduced budget.)