Services to Blind or Visually Impaired

Official name: DETR - Services to Blind or Visually Impaired

Services to Blind or Visually Impaired spent $3.02 million in FY2026 — 79% of a $3.8 million budget. It ranks 299 of the state's 587 budget accounts, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 3.3% more than in FY2025 ($2.92 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $3.02 million$3,019,615
Budget FY2026: $3.80 millionReserves excluded
Share of budget spent: 79%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: +3.3%FY2025: $2.92 million

5.2% of Rehabilitation Division spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetBudget account 3254, looked up by its code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Services to Blind or Visually Impaired 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

10 categories. The largest, Personnel Services, accounts for 56% of the total.

Categories of Services to Blind or Visually Impaired, FY2026
Category	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Personnel Services01

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$4.05 million	Not available
FY2007	$3.96 million	Not available
FY2008	$4.18 million	Not available
FY2009	$4.16 million	Not available
FY2010	$3.74 million	$4.99 million
FY2011	$4.26 million	$5.00 million
FY2012	$3.86 million	$4.23 million
FY2013	$3.97 million	$4.18 million
FY2014	$3.35 million	$3.62 million
FY2015	$3.00 million	$3.67 million
FY2016	$3.01 million	$3.54 million
FY2017	$2.81 million	$4.19 million
FY2018	$2.13 million	$3.30 million
FY2019	$2.37 million	$3.13 million
FY2020	$2.19 million	$2.48 million
FY2021	$1.75 million	$2.06 million
FY2022	$2.02 million	$2.61 million
FY2023	$2.36 million	$2.69 million
FY2024	$2.22 million	$2.77 million
FY2025	$2.92 million	$3.06 million
FY2026	$3.02 million	$3.80 million
FY2027	See note	$3.87 million

Case Services09	$904 thousandof $1.01 million	$1.01 million	89%	30.0%

Operating04	$218 thousandof $282 thousand	$282 thousand	77%	7.2%

Older Blind Services08	$65.5 thousandof $65.5 thousand	$65.5 thousand	100%	2.2%

Client Information System27	$55.0 thousandof $65.3 thousand	$65.3 thousand	84%	1.8%

Information Services26	$46.1 thousandof $106 thousand	$106 thousand	44%	1.5%

In-State Travel03	$30.3 thousandof $30.9 thousand	$30.9 thousand	98%	1.0%

Out-Of-State Travel02	$1.9 thousandof $2.0 thousand	$2.0 thousand	95%	0.1%

Ssa Program Income32	$1.3 thousandof $65.5 thousand	$65.5 thousand	2%	0.0%

Utilities59	$291of $808	$808	36%	0.0%

Spent each year by categories
Fiscal year	Personnel Services	Case Services	Operating	Older Blind Services	Client Information System	Other (5)	Budget
FY2006	$1.93 million	$1.44 million	$215 thousand	$124 thousand	—	$90.1 thousand	—
FY2007	$2.04 million	$1.43 million	$299 thousand	$59.0 thousand	—	$113 thousand	—
FY2008	$2.15 million

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
Federal funds	$3.82 million	$3.85 million
FF	3442 Fed Section 110 Grant	$3.42 million	$3.44 million
FF	3410 Fed Older Amer Indep LVG Grant	$280 thousand	$294 thousand
FF	3433 Fed Ssa Program Income	$122 thousand	$122 thousand
General Fund	$813 thousand	$813 thousand
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$4.00 million	$4.00 million
Changes made by the Legislature	−$230 thousand= $3.77M	$3.77 million
Legislature approved	$3.77 million	$3.77 million
Federal money added after the session	+$30.0 thousand= $3.80M	$3.80 million
Current budget	$3.80 million	$3.80 million

FY2009	$2.00 million	$1.48 million	$374 thousand	$168 thousand	—	$47.7 thousand	—

FY2010	$1.85 million	$1.41 million	$317 thousand	$92.0 thousand	—	$59.4 thousand	$4.99 million

FY2011	$1.89 million	$1.65 million	$334 thousand	$240 thousand	—	$139 thousand	$5.00 million

FY2012	$1.84 million	$1.45 million	$380 thousand	$43.7 thousand	—	$118 thousand	$4.23 million

FY2013	$1.82 million	$1.29 million	$342 thousand	$63.3 thousand	—	$52.1 thousand	$4.18 million

FY2014	$1.89 million	$937 thousand	$321 thousand	$68.4 thousand	—	$125 thousand	$3.62 million

FY2015	$1.88 million	$632 thousand	$301 thousand	$62.5 thousand	—	$57.2 thousand	$3.67 million

FY2016	$1.89 million	$739 thousand	$285 thousand	$55.2 thousand	—	$38.2 thousand	$3.54 million

FY2017	$1.88 million	$505 thousand	$305 thousand	$61.4 thousand	—	$57.7 thousand	$4.19 million

FY2018	$1.13 million	$472 thousand	$191 thousand	$66.6 thousand	$204 thousand	$63.6 thousand	$3.30 million

FY2019	$1.23 million	$580 thousand	$190 thousand	$43.5 thousand	$281 thousand	$49.5 thousand	$3.13 million

FY2020	$1.23 million	$557 thousand	$194 thousand	$90.6 thousand	$67.8 thousand	$52.0 thousand	$2.48 million

FY2021	$1.03 million	$375 thousand	$141 thousand	$71.7 thousand	$75.7 thousand	$51.3 thousand	$2.06 million

FY2022	$1.02 million	$617 thousand	$154 thousand	$59.1 thousand	—	$78.2 thousand	$2.61 million

FY2023	$1.26 million	$633 thousand	$203 thousand	$89.9 thousand	$55.5 thousand	$70.3 thousand	$2.69 million

FY2024	$1.17 million	$711 thousand	$171 thousand	$39.4 thousand	$49.7 thousand	$62.6 thousand	$2.77 million

FY2025	$1.63 million	$902 thousand	$197 thousand	$73.7 thousand	$75.0 thousand	$47.7 thousand	$3.06 million

FY2026	$1.70 million	$904 thousand	$218 thousand	$65.5 thousand	$55.0 thousand	$79.8 thousand	$3.80 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	—	—	$3.87 million

Everything else	$5.0 thousand	$5.0 thousand
OF	3802 Client Charge	$5.0 thousand	$5.0 thousand

Everything else

3802 Client Charge

Services to Blind or Visually Impaired

Where the money went

Budget vs spent, by category

Over time

Who pays for it

How the FY2026 budget got here

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