A look at the process for state agencies to ask Youngkin for project funding
What is DPB prioritizing and looking for when advising the governor on budget amendment proposals.
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A look at the instructions given to agencies for projects they want included in budget
Gov. Glenn Youngkin will propose amendments to Virginia’s biennial budget later this year ahead of the 2025 legislative session. All of the state agencies have until August 26 to submit their requests to the Department of Planning and Budget for capital projects they would like included in the governor’s proposal.
The process will look a little different this year as agencies will be required to close inactive projects and hold agencies accountable if they have a backlog of projects.
DPB advises the governor on how to “wisely use public resources for the benefit of all Virginians by analyzing, developing, and implementing various fiscal, programmatic, and regulatory policies,” their website states.
Before DPB can advise the governor’s office, state agencies must submit their requests for the projects they want funded.
DPB prioritizes certain projects that will be included in the general fund-related proposals they will make.
“In light of the large number of projects authorized in recent years and the number of older projects that still remain active,” DPB wrote in a July memo that the following types of projects will receive prioritization: