Delaware SpendingThe Desk / Budget · FY2025
What Delaware planned to spend in FY2025.
The appropriated budget: $7.49 billion in planned expenses and 35,282 authorized positions. Compare it against the actual checkbook, which also includes federal funds, special funds and pass-through money.
Appropriated budget
$7.49B
Authorized positions
35,282
Largest appropriation
$2.91B
Personnel Costs
Expense Budget by Year (appropriations)
Budget by Department
Budget by Fund
GF$6.13B · 81.9%
ASF$900.9M · 12.0%
TTF$456.8M · 6.1%
Largest Appropriations in FY2025
| # | Appropriation | Budgeted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personnel Costs | $2,911,670,300 |
| 2 | Medicaid | $1,000,136,900 |
| 3 | Contractual Services | $401,187,900 |
| 4 | Salary/OEC Contingency | $337,803,900 |
| 5 | Debt Service | $263,029,600 |
| 6 | Public School Transportation | $180,406,200 |
| 7 | Operations | $154,691,500 |
| 8 | Transit Operations | $116,794,600 |
| 9 | Division III Equalization | $111,579,600 |
| 10 | Debt Service - Transportation Trust Fund | $91,564,800 |
| 11 | Medical Services | $81,251,700 |
| 12 | Debt Svc. - Local Schools | $79,167,400 |
| 13 | Child Care | $76,929,800 |
| 14 | DDDS State Match | $75,213,900 |
| 15 | Supplies and Materials | $67,540,400 |
| 16 | Opportunity Funding | $63,000,000 |
| 17 | Mental Health Services | $59,314,700 |
| 18 | Academic Excellence Block Grant | $56,517,800 |
| 19 | Escheat | $55,666,800 |
| 20 | Appropriated Special Funds | $55,000,000 |
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