Funding for Department of Veterans Affairs in Fiscal Year 2010 Budget
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO RECEIVE $25 BILLION ABOVE BASELINE OVER NEXT 5 YEARS
In late February 2009, President Obama released the Fiscal Year 2010 budget. The President’s Budget will dramatically increase the funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs in the amount of $25 billion above the baseline spread out over the next 5 years. The Budget’s significant highlights include: (1) increasing funding for VA health care, (2) restoring health care eligibility for modest-income veterans, (3) enhancing outreach and services related to mental health care and cognitive injuries, (4) investing in better technology, (5) providing greater benefits for veterans medically retired from service, (6) combating homelessness by safeguarding vulnerable veterans, and (7) facilitating timely implementation of the comprehensive education benefits.
To learn more about the Fiscal Year 2010 VA Budget, check out:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/fy2010_new_era/Department_of_Veterans_Affairs.pdf