Delaware SpendingThe Desk / Budget · FY2019
What Delaware planned to spend in FY2019.
The appropriated budget: $5.37 billion in planned expenses and 32,635 authorized positions. Compare it against the actual checkbook, which also includes federal funds, special funds and pass-through money.
Appropriated budget
$5.37B
Authorized positions
32,635
Largest appropriation
$2.21B
Personnel Costs
Expense Budget by Year (appropriations)
Budget by Department
Budget by Fund
GF$4.27B · 79.6%
ASF$749.3M · 14.0%
TTF$347.4M · 6.5%
Largest Appropriations in FY2019
| # | Appropriation | Budgeted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personnel Costs | $2,208,840,000 |
| 2 | Medicaid | $776,112,700 |
| 3 | Contractual Services | $309,522,400 |
| 4 | Debt Service | $183,931,000 |
| 5 | Operations | $124,824,400 |
| 6 | Public School Transportation | $103,563,000 |
| 7 | Division III Equalization | $96,094,800 |
| 8 | Debt Service - Transportation Trust Fund | $94,518,000 |
| 9 | Transit Operations | $91,395,700 |
| 10 | Salary/OEC Contingency | $83,239,100 |
| 11 | Debt Svc. - Local Schools | $72,483,700 |
| 12 | Medical Services | $69,182,500 |
| 13 | Supplies and Materials | $57,987,300 |
| 14 | Purchase of Community Services | $43,151,400 |
| 15 | Escheat Enforcement | $42,000,000 |
| 16 | Appropriated Special Funds | $41,747,500 |
| 17 | Child Care | $41,050,700 |
| 18 | Academic Excellence Block Grant | $39,886,900 |
| 19 | Energy | $30,635,100 |
| 20 | Early Childhood Initiatives | $29,496,900 |
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