General Government
8950 Department of Veterans Affairs

The California Department of Veterans Affairs promotes and delivers benefits to California veterans and their families.

More specifically, the Department:

  • Provides California veterans and their families with aid and assistance in presenting their claims for veterans' benefits under the laws of the United States.
  • Provides California veterans with beneficial opportunities through direct low-cost loans to acquire farms and homes.
  • Provides the state's aged or disabled veterans with rehabilitative, residential, and medical care and services in a home-like environment at the California Veterans Homes. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • GLAVC Veterans Home - The Budget includes $18.5 million General Fund and 172.5 positions for continued activation of the Veterans Homes in West Los Angeles, Lancaster, and Ventura.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2009-10*
Positions
Dollars
10 Farm and Home Loans to Veterans
125.4
$180,811
20 Veterans Claims and Rights
40.7
8,750
30 Care of Sick and Disabled Veterans
1,881.1
203,379
40 Farm and Home Loans to National Guard Members
0
38
45 Veterans Memorials Fund
0
15
50.01 General Administration
74
24,058
50.02 Distributed General Administration
-74
-24,058
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
2,047.2
$392,993
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
222,322
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
2,047.2
$615,315

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Veterans Affairs Budget (pdf * - 35K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 4K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 7K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.