$6.997B
FY2027 General Fund appropriations
SB 335 Section 1 grand total is $6,996,795.5 thousand; displayed rounded to the nearest million. Signed June 30, 2026.
Source: Delaware General Assembly — SB 335 ↗FIRST STATE LEDGER / DELAWARE
Where Delaware’s public money goes.
A clear, neutral guide to state spending, budgets, contracts and oversight—grounded in the records.
FOLLOW THE PUBLIC DOLLARFrom authorization to oversight
01Budget & appropriationsWhat lawmakers authorize
02Purchasing & contractsWhat agencies commit to buy
03Payments & checkbookWhat the published records show
04Audits & oversightWhat reviewers examine
Appropriations ≠ contracts ≠ payments · Read the definitions
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THE BIG PICTURE
The public dollar moves through several stages: forecasts, appropriations, contracts, obligations, payments and audits. This publication keeps those stages distinct so that a number can be understood in context.
THE LATEST SNAPSHOT
Start with the numbers
18.1M
Checkbook rows
Individual state payment/expense records in the published dataset; metadata last updated October 11, 2026.
Source: Delaware Open Data Portal ↗Monthly
Checkbook updates
The portal lists monthly publication frequency; the dataset itself is not a live transaction feed.
Source: Delaware Open Data Portal ↗These are dated reference points, not a live feed. Each metric carries its source and reporting period. See the source library for definitions and limitations.
THE DESK
Explore the topics
Focused guides to the questions that matter — no inflated dashboards, no unexplained numbers.
01
The state budget
Understand the enacted operating budget and its boundaries.
Explore topic ↗02The State Checkbook
Explore recorded vendor payments, periods and fields.
Explore topic ↗03Purchasing & contracts
Connect procurement records with payments.
Explore topic ↗04Fiscal basics
Learn the difference between forecasts, authority and actual outlays.
Explore topic ↗05Oversight & audits
Put unusual numbers in context before drawing conclusions.
Explore topic ↗A NOTE ON DATA
Useful information starts with honest definitions.
Periods, units, geography and data status matter. We show them alongside the numbers — and link to the original records so you can check our work.