Desert Regional Center

Official name: DHS-ADSD - Desert Regional Center

Desert Regional Center spent $246 million in FY2026 — 84% of a $291 million budget. It ranks 12 of the state's 587 budget accounts, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 4.9% less than in FY2025 ($259 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $246 million$245,867,232
Budget FY2026: $291 millionReserves excluded
Share of budget spent: 84%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: −4.9%FY2025: $259 million

48.0% of Aging and Disability Services Division spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetBudget account 3279, looked up by its code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Desert Regional Center by category: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by category

14 categories. The largest, Resident Placement (Sla), accounts for 60% of the total.

Categories of Desert Regional Center, FY2026
Category	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Resident Placement (Sla)11

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$57.7 million	Not available
FY2007	$65.6 million	Not available
FY2008	$69.1 million	Not available
FY2009	$73.0 million	Not available
FY2010	$77.0 million	$80.1 million
FY2011	$80.4 million	$89.5 million
FY2012	$81.6 million	$86.6 million
FY2013	$85.9 million	$88.4 million
FY2014	$92.8 million	$96.1 million
FY2015	$99.8 million	$102 million
FY2016	$103 million	$108 million
FY2017	$114 million	$125 million
FY2018	$126 million	$138 million
FY2019	$141 million	$148 million
FY2020	$150 million	$158 million
FY2021	$149 million	$167 million
FY2022	$161 million	$178 million
FY2023	$169 million	$208 million
FY2024	$188 million	$249 million
FY2025	$259 million	$270 million
FY2026	$246 million	$291 million
FY2027	See note	$287 million

Personnel Services01	$48.4 millionof $49.3 million	$49.3 million	98%	19.7%

Job & Day Training (Jdt)36	$39.5 millionof $45.6 million	$45.6 million	87%	16.1%

Arpa Child Intensive Beh Support34	$4.17 millionof $9.17 million	$9.17 million	46%	1.7%

Family Support (Respite)18	$2.36 millionof $4.29 million	$4.29 million	55%	1.0%

Operating04	$1.94 millionof $2.51 million	$2.51 million	77%	0.8%

Professional Services08	$1.03 millionof $1.35 million	$1.35 million	76%	0.4%

Information Services26	$867 thousandof $870 thousand	$870 thousand	100%	0.4%

In-State Travel03	$313 thousandof $322 thousand	$322 thousand	97%	0.1%

Icf Food Services10	$296 thousandof $299 thousand	$299 thousand	99%	0.1%

Utilities59	$181 thousandof $197 thousand	$197 thousand	92%	0.1%

Maint of Buildings & Grounds07	$126 thousandof $154 thousand	$154 thousand	82%	0.1%

Training30	$62.7 thousandof $93.3 thousand	$93.3 thousand	67%	0.0%

Equipment05	$29.7 thousandof $102 thousand	$102 thousand	29%	0.0%

Spent each year by categories
Fiscal year	Resident Placement (Sla)	Personnel Services	Job & Day Training (Jdt)	Arpa Child Intensive Beh Support	Family Support (Respite)	Other (9)	Budget
FY2006	$28.8 million	$14.1 million	—	—	$1.03 million	$1.61 million	—
FY2007	$33.7 million	$14.8 million	—	—	$1.08 million	$1.64 million	—
FY2008	$35.9 million	$15.5 million

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
General Fund	$157 million	$157 million
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation	$157 million	$157 million
Everything else	$3.09 million	$3.09 million
OF	4103 County Reimbursements	$2.83 million	$2.83 million
OF	3849 Icf-Mr Client Liability	$254 thousand	$254 thousand
Moved between state accounts

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$314 million	$314 million
Changes made by the Legislature	−$24.2 million= $290M	$290 million
Legislature approved	$290 million	$290 million
Money carried over from earlier years	+$5.61 million= $296M	$296 million
Other changes after the session	−$4.63 million= $291M	$291 million
Current budget	$291 million	$291 million

FY2009	$36.7 million	$16.9 million	$15.2 million	—	$1.16 million	$1.76 million	—

FY2010	$39.9 million	$17.4 million	$15.7 million	—	$1.03 million	$1.82 million	$80.1 million

FY2011	$42.3 million	$17.3 million	$16.7 million	—	$1.04 million	$1.90 million	$89.5 million

FY2012	$44.3 million	$16.7 million	$17.7 million	—	$1.12 million	$1.76 million	$86.6 million

FY2013	$46.5 million	$17.2 million	$19.2 million	—	$1.04 million	$1.90 million	$88.4 million

FY2014	$49.4 million	$17.8 million	$21.5 million	—	$1.18 million	$2.59 million	$96.1 million

FY2015	$53.6 million	$19.2 million	$22.7 million	—	$1.46 million	$2.39 million	$102 million

FY2016	$54.0 million	$20.9 million	$23.4 million	—	$1.67 million	$2.60 million	$108 million

FY2017	$61.6 million	$22.2 million	$24.8 million	—	$1.78 million	$3.26 million	$125 million

FY2018	$71.0 million	$23.4 million	$25.5 million	—	$1.92 million	$4.59 million	$138 million

FY2019	$80.1 million	$26.2 million	$27.3 million	—	$2.37 million	$4.53 million	$148 million

FY2020	$89.6 million	$28.3 million	$25.4 million	—	$1.96 million	$5.05 million	$158 million

FY2021	$95.8 million	$26.4 million	$20.4 million	—	$1.71 million	$4.37 million	$167 million

FY2022	$101 million	$30.0 million	$23.0 million	—	$2.09 million	$4.66 million	$178 million

FY2023	$104 million	$32.6 million	$24.3 million	—	$2.40 million	$5.12 million	$208 million

FY2024	$113 million	$30.9 million	$32.5 million	$132 thousand	$2.24 million	$4.41 million	$249 million

FY2025	$160 million	$45.3 million	$40.9 million	$1.47 million	$2.48 million	$4.67 million	$270 million

FY2026	$147 million	$48.4 million	$39.5 million	$4.17 million	$2.36 million	$4.84 million	$291 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	—	—	$287 million

Carried over from last year · not new money

2520 Federal Funds From Previous Year

Desert Regional Center

Where the money went

Budget vs spent, by category

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Who pays for it

How the FY2026 budget got here

Notes

Carried over from last year · not new money		$0	$5.61 million
BF	2520 Federal Funds From Previous Year	$0	$5.61 million