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Department of Veterans' Services
Data Current as of: 8/10/2018

FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT		FY2019 Conference	FY2019 Vetoes	FY2019 Overrides	FY2019 GAA
1410-0010	Veterans' Services Administration and Operations	3,953	0	0	3,953
1410-0012	Veterans' Outreach Centers Including Homeless Shelters	5,284	0	0	5,284
1410-0015	Women Veterans' Outreach	112	0	0	112
1410-0018	Agawam and Winchendon Cemeteries Retained Revenue	690	0	0	690
1410-0024	Veteran Service Officer Training and Certification	356	0	0	356
1410-0075	Train Vets to Treat Vets	250	0	0	250
1410-0250	Assistance to Homeless Veterans	3,233	0	0	3,233
1410-0251	New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans	2,392	0	0	2,392
1410-0400	Veterans' Benefits	75,910	0	0	75,910
1410-0630	Agawam and Winchendon Veterans' Cemeteries	1,173	0	0	1,173
1410-1616	War Memorials	377	0	0	377
TOTAL		93,731	0	0	93,731

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES		93,730,829

Direct Appropriations
1410-0010	Veterans' Services Administration and Operations For the operation of the department of veterans' services; provided, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for veterans fishing therapy provided by Rifles to Rods; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be allocated for Heidrea for Heroes; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be expended for the NEADS Assistance Dogs for Veterans program to train assistance dogs for veterans; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended to support the transition of veterans into law enforcement in the town of Hopkinton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the MetroWest Veterans District; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for renovations and updates to the Veterans of Foreign Wars building in the city of Salem; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Gaudette-Kirk Post # 138, Inc., Dept. Mass., Am. Leg., for the District 4 American Legion one hundredth anniversary celebration; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be allocated to the Somerset veterans' department for the implementation of veteran grave identification software; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Marshfield to support design, planning and construction costs for a new veterans home	3,952,840
1410-0012	Veterans' Outreach Centers Including Homeless Shelters For services to veterans, including the maintenance and operation of outreach centers; provided, that said centers shall provide counseling to incarcerated veterans and to Vietnam war era veterans who may have been exposed to agent orange and the families of said veterans; provided further, that centers shall provide services to veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001 and the families of those veterans; provided further, that the department shall make a payment equal to the amount appropriated for each outreach center funded by this item in fiscal year 2018; provided further, that each outreach center receiving funds under this item shall report to the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than March 15, 2019 on: (a) the numbers of veterans served annually; (b) the cost and types of programs, including evidence based programs, offered to veterans; and (c) a 5-year spending plan or outline that shall include a discussion of the implementation or further development of evidence-based programs and program evaluation; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for Nathan Hale Outreach Centers; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for the Veterans Oral History project at the Morse Institute Library in Natick; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center for the purpose of the Grace Veterans Program; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Disabled American Veterans Department of Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Vietnam Veterans of America organization in Massachusetts; provided further, that not less than $124,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Montachusett Veterans Outreach Center women's housing program; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to Home Base, for education and training in veterans' mental and behavioral health issues, including suicide prevention and substance misuse and treatment; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Springfield chapter of NABVET's Veteran's First Outreach Center to provide outreach services to veterans in Hampden county; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Veterans Mediation program administered by Quabbin Mediation, Inc.; and provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended to the Veterans Northeast Outreach Center, Inc., in the city of Haverhill	5,284,262
1410-0015	Women Veterans' Outreach For the women veterans' outreach program	112,153
1410-0024	Veteran Service Officer Training and Certification For the training and certification of veterans' benefits and services officers	356,237
1410-0075	Train Vets to Treat Vets For the train vets to treat vets program; provided, that the department shall work in conjunction with the William James College, Inc. to administer a behavioral health career development program for returning veterans	250,000
1410-0250	Assistance to Homeless Veterans For veterans' homelessness services; provided, that the department shall make a payment equal to the amount appropriated for each homelessness service funded by this item in fiscal year 2018; and provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended for transitional services at Our Neighbors' Table in the city of Amesbury	3,232,655
1410-0251	New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans For the maintenance and operation of homeless shelters and transitional housing for veterans at the New England Center and Home for Veterans located in the city of Boston	2,392,470
1410-0400	Veterans' Benefits For reimbursements to cities and towns for money paid for veterans' benefits and for payments to certain veterans under section 6 of chapter 115 of the General Laws and for the payment of annuities to certain disabled veterans and the parents and un-remarried spouses of certain deceased veterans; provided, that annuity payments made under this item shall be made under sections 6A, 6B and 6C of chapter 115 of the General Laws; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amounts of veterans' benefits paid by cities and towns to residents of a soldiers' home, homeless shelter or transitional housing facility shall be paid by the commonwealth to the several cities and towns; provided further, that pursuant to section 9 of said chapter 115, the department shall reimburse cities and towns for the cost of United States flags placed on the graves of veterans on Memorial Day; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of veterans' services shall continue a training program for veterans' agents and directors of veterans' services in cities and towns; provided further, that the department of veterans' services shall provide such training in several locations across the commonwealth; provided further, that training shall be provided annually and on an as needed basis to veterans' service organizations to provide information and education regarding the benefits available under said chapter 115 and all other benefits to which a veteran or a veteran's dependents may be entitled; provided further, that any person applying for veterans' benefits to pay for services available under chapter 118E of the General Laws shall also apply for medical assistance under said chapter 118E to minimize costs to the commonwealth and its municipalities; provided further, that veterans' agents shall complete applications authorized by the executive office under said chapter 118E for a veteran, surviving spouse, or dependent applying for medical assistance under said chapter 115; provided further, that the veterans' agent shall file the application for the veteran, surviving spouse or dependent for assistance under said chapter 118E; provided further, that the executive office of health and human services shall act on all chapter 118E applications and advise the applicant and the veterans' agent of the applicant's eligibility for said chapter 118E healthcare; provided further, that the veterans' agent shall advise the applicant of the right to assistance for medical benefits under said chapter 115 pending approval of the application for assistance under said chapter 118E by the executive office; provided further, that the secretary may supplement healthcare under said chapter 118E with healthcare coverage under said chapter 115 if the secretary determines that supplemental coverage is necessary to afford the veteran, surviving spouse or dependent sufficient relief and support; provided further, that payments to, or on behalf of, a veteran, surviving spouse or dependent under said chapter 115 shall not be considered income for the purposes of determining eligibility under said chapter 118E; and provided further, that benefits awarded under section 6B of said chapter 115 shall be considered countable income	75,910,270
1410-0630	Agawam and Winchendon Veterans' Cemeteries For the administration of the veterans' cemeteries in the city known as the town of Agawam and the town of Winchendon	1,172,842
1410-1616	War Memorials For war memorials; provided, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the city of Worcester; provided, further that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for the installation of the War Memorial in the Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea; provided further, that not less than $10,000 shall be expended for the Korean War Memorial in Charlestown's Navy Yard; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the construction of a Veterans' Memorial Parkway in the city known as the town of Franklin; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Vietnam Wall that Heals project in the city of Fitchburg; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to the city of Beverly for the creation of a Vietnam War Veterans Memorial; and provided further, that not less than $7,100 shall be expended for a monument to honor veterans in the town of Townsend	377,100

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Retained Revenues
1410-0018	Agawam and Winchendon Cemeteries Retained Revenue For the department of veterans' services, which may expend not more than $690,000 for the maintenance and operation of veterans' cemeteries in the city known as the town of Agawam and the town of Winchendon from revenue collected from fees, grants, gifts and other contributions to the cemeteries	690,000

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