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_ 282 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 194. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 partnership to additional institutions as appropriate to meet the goals of the 4-VA initiative. It is expected that funding will be pooled by the management board as required to support continuing efforts of the 4-VA priorities and projects. Q. Out of this appropriation, $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the second year from the general fund is designated to fund research and programming activities at the Research Institute for Social Equity within the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. The University shall conduct social equity research and analysis, work collaboratively with Virginia Union University, expand the Minority Political Leadership Institute, expand social equity training and development, and increase its racial equity and social justice tools and resources. R. As a condition of this appropriation, $475,000 each year from the general fund is designated to support a program between Rappahannock Community College and Virginia Commonwealth University Health System to create a certified sonographer education and training program in order to address significant workforce shortages across the Commonwealth. Funding shall support capital, equipment, and staffing needs to create two training labs in the Rappahannock Community College service region. 195. Higher Education Student Financial Assistance (10800) $116,312,595 $118,427,595 $116,770,495 $137,770,495 Scholarships (10810) $111,571,411 $113,686,411 $111,866,811 $132,866,811 Fellowships (10820) $4,741,184 $4,903,684 Fund Sources: General $61,664,006 $63,779,006 $62,121,906 Higher Education Operating $54,648,589 $54,648,589 $75,648,589 Authority: Title 23.1, Chapter 23, Code of Virginia. A. The appropriation for the fund source Higher Education Operating in this Item shall be considered a sum sufficient appropriation, which is an estimate of the revenue collected to meet student financial aid needs, under the terms of the management agreement between the university and the Commonwealth as set forth in Chapters 933 and 943 of the 2006 Acts of Assembly. B. Up to 15 percent of the funding in this item may be used to support Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program eligible students for (1) priority funding who are enrolled in Data Science and Technology, Science and Engineering, Healthcare and Education programs and (2) as a grant for students in innovative internship programs provided that the institutions has at least one private sector partner and the grant is matched equally by the partner with non-state funding and / or the institution from private funds. 196. Financial Assistance For Educational and General Services (11000) $356,394,910 $356,394,910 $387,394,910 Eminent Scholars (11001) $3,063,732 $3,063,732 Sponsored Programs (11004) $353,331,178 $353,331,178 $384,331,178 Fund Sources: General $26,762,500 $26,762,500 Higher Education Operating $319,526,130 $319,526,130 $350,526,130 Debt Service $10,106,280 $10,106,280 Authority: Title 23.1, Chapter 23, Code of Virginia. A. Out of this appropriation, $1,162,500 the first year and $1,162,500 the second year from the general fund and $6,600,000 the first year and $6,600,000 the second year from nongeneral funds are designated to build research capacity in the areas of biomedical engineering and regenerative medicine. B. Out of this appropriation, $22,500,000 the first year and $22,500,000 the second year from