Bill > HB4248

This bill appropriates $245,254,100 for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. * **Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Operations:** $88,908,100 is appropriated for various military programs, including headquarters and armories, the Michigan Youth ChalleNGe Academy, military training sites, National Guard operations, and tuition assistance. Funding comes from interdepartmental grants, federal revenues (including DOD - DOA - NGB), special revenue funds, and the State General Fund/General Purpose. * **Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency:** $21,530,200 is appropriated for administration, county veteran service grants, and veterans trust fund grants. Funding sources include special revenue funds and the State General Fund/General Purpose. * **Michigan Veterans' Facility Authority:** $83,733,100 is appropriated for the operation of homes for veterans in Chesterfield Township, D.J. Jacobetti, and Grand Rapids, as well as for administration and veterans cemetery operations. Funding comes from federal revenues (USDVA - VHA, HHS-HCFA), special revenue funds, and the State General Fund/General Purpose. * **Capital Outlay:** $32,500,000 is appropriated for armory maintenance, land acquisitions, and special maintenance for National Guard facilities and veterans' facilities. Funding is provided by federal revenues (DOD - DOA - NGB), special revenue funds, and the State General Fund/General Purpose. * **Information Technology:** $582,700 is appropriated for information technology services and projects, funded by federal revenues (DOD - DOA - NGB) and the State General Fund/General Purpose. * **One-Time Appropriations:** $18,000,000 is appropriated for one-time initiatives, including grants to eliminate veteran homelessness, funding for the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans facilities transition, and for Selfridge Air National Guard base. This funding comes from the State General Fund/General Purpose.