Governor Deval Patrick's Budget Recommendation - House 1 Fiscal Year 2010

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY 2010

Department of Veterans' Services




Fiscal Year 2010 Resource Summary ($000)
DEPARTMENT FY2010
Budgetary
Recommendations
FY2010
Federal, Trust,
and ISF
FY2010
Total
Spending
FY2010
Budgetary
Non-Tax Revenue
Department of Veterans' Services 57,879 619 58,498 315

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account description amount
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES 58,497,618
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 57,878,618
Direct Appropriations
1410-0010 Veterans' Services Administration and Pension Determination
For the operation of the department of veterans' services; provided, that a report shall be submitted to the joint committee on veterans' and federal affairs and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 31, 2009, on the implementation of and the outreach efforts of the "welcome home bill"; provided further, that the report shall include the participation rates for service, hindrances to enrollment for the program, and recommendations, including any necessary statutory or other changes to increase the number of service men and women who apply for such service; and provided further, that funds shall be used for the revenue maximization project of the department of elder affairs to identify individuals eligible for veterans' pensions who are currently receiving home health care services
2,353,796
1410-0012 Veterans' Outreach Centers Including Homeless Shelters
For services to veterans, including the maintenance and operation of outreach centers, the women veterans' outreach program, homelessness services, and the maintenance and operation of homeless shelters and transitional housing for veterans at the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans located in the city of Boston; provided, that the outreach centers shall provide counseling to incarcerated veterans and to Vietnam era veterans and their families who may have been exposed to agent orange; and provided further, that these centers shall also provide services to veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001 and their families
7,513,445
1410-0400 Veterans' Benefits and Annuities to Disabled Veterans
For the payment of veterans' annuities under section 6B of chapter 115 of the General Laws and for reimbursements to cities and towns for payments to certain veterans under section 6 of chapter 115 of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for payment of fuel allowance benefits provided to recipients
46,808,777
1410-0630 Agawam and Winchendon Veterans' Cemeteries
For the administration of the veterans' cemeteries in the towns of Agawam and Winchendon
902,600

account description amount
Retained Revenues
1410-0018 Agawam and Winchendon Veterans' Cemeteries Fees and Grants Retained Revenue
The department of veterans' services may expend for the maintenance and operation of the Agawam and Winchendon veterans' cemeteries an amount not to exceed $300,000 from revenues collected from federal reimbursements, fees, grants, gifts or other contributions to the cemeteries
300,000

account description amount
Federal Grant Spending 600,000
1410-0254 Homeless Veterans' Reintegration, Training, and Placement
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Homeless Veterans' Reintegration, Training, and Placement
300,000
1410-0256 Veterans' Workforce Investment
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Veterans' Workforce Investment
300,000
account description amount
Trust and Other Spending 19,000
1410-0600 War Veterans' Reimbursement Fund 1,000
1410-2526 Agent Training 18,000


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