Office of University Budget and Financial Planning

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Policies and Procedures

Policy 5.5 – Auxiliary Enterprises Service/Recharge Centers Guidelines

Our Mission 

The mission statement of the Budget Office is to assist the President and the President's Executive Committee in developing a strategic financial management plan to enable Florida Atlantic University to meet State of Florida and University goals. This is accomplished by coordinating the distribution of appropriated funds to areas. This distribution is based on State guidelines, and priorities set by the University. These are met within the extent of funding available. This office monitors and forecasts in order to address the timely meeting of the University's goals and objectives on a fiscal basis.

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Contact Us

Milena Alban
Director of University Budgets
Phone: (561) 297-2804
E-mail :  malban@fau.edu 

Imelda Lacno
Budget Manager
Contact via Microsoft Teams
Email:  ilacno@fau.edu

Beatriz Araujo
Budget Analyst 
Contact via Microsoft Teams
E-mail : baraujoferre2023@fau.edu

Nitch F J  Estimable 
Budget Analyst 
Contact via Microsoft Teams
E-mail : nestimable2017@fau.edu

Matt Eisner
Associate Director of Financial Strategy and Analytics
Contact via Microsoft Teams
E-mail : meisner2@fau.edu

Florida Atlantic University

Budget Calendar Fiscal Year 2025-2026

Budget Calendar

Target Start Date

July

 
Independence Day – FAU Offices Closed 07/04/2025
Last day for FY25 Budget Amendments. 07/16/2025
Budget Office to open Adaptive Fixed Captial Outlay sheet for departments to complete. 07/21/2025 – 07/25/2025
Budget Office to process Casualty premium invoice FY2025-26 that will be delivered to the Research Management group department. 07/25/2025
   

August

 
Budget Office to open Adaptive FY25 CF True-Up and FY26 CF Spending Plan sheets for departments to complete. 08/04/2025
Budget Office to start preparing FY25 End of Year Board of Trustees Presentation. 08/04/2025
Departments to submit FY25 CF True-Up and FY26 CF Spending Plan to Budget Office. 08/18/2025
State Salary Category Detail File Submission. 08/15/2025
State Operating Budget File Submission. 08/15/2025
Budget Office to send Auxiliary Year-End File for Explanations. 08/29/2025
   

September

 

Labor Day - FAU Office Closed

09/01/2025
Budget Office to roll FY25 available balances for Tech Fee projects to FY26.

09/02/2025

Budget Office to FY26 Carryforward Spending Plan for BOT for Approval. (Present to ELT) 09/02/2025
BOT Retreat. 09/18/2025 - 09/19/2025
Deadline for departments to return Auxiliary Year-End Explanations. 09/26/2025
   

October

 
Budget Office to submit FY25 End of Year Board of Trustees Presentation. 10/01/2025
Budget Office to submit FY25 Q1 Board of Trustees Presentation. 10/01/2025
Budget Office to send Q1 Auxiliary review file to departments. 10/10/2025
Adaptive is being prepared for FY27, with the integeation setup completed by the Budget Office.  10/31/2025
   

November

 
Budget Office to begin updating training materials. 11/03/2025
Veterans Day - FAU Offices Closed 11/11/2025
Budget Office to send E&G budget targets to VP areas. 11/12/2025
Send Business Managers the Adaptive user list to review role access. 11/12/2025
Departments to submit Q1 Auxiliary review file. 11/12/2025
Budget Office to submit Risk Management Survey to the state. 11/12/2025
Send Business Managers positions to verify costing allocations. 11/17/2025
Thanksgiving Day & Day after Thanksgiving Day – FAU Offices Closed 11/27/2025 & 11/28/2025
Budget Office to complete Adaptive updates and validation. 12/01/2025
   

December

 
State University Employee/OPS File Submission. 12/05/2025
ELT Kick Off Meeting for Budget Process FY26. 12/01/2025
ELT to review Preliminary Performance Funding Distribution for FY26. 12/01/2025
Deadline for Business Managers to submit Adaptive Insights role access. 12/05/2025
Budget Office to complete updates to training materials/job aids. 12/12/2025
Budget Office to send out Adaptive training for new employees and lab schedules for FY27 budget construction. 12/12/2025
Deadline for VP areas to submit E&G budget target realignment requests. 12/12/2025
Technology Fee Meeting with OIT. TBD
Winter Break Schedule – FAU Offices Closed 12/24/2025 - 12/31/2025
   

January

 
New Year’s Day – FAU Offices Closed 01/01/2026 & 01/02/2026
Budget Office to submit FY24 Q2 Board of Trustees Presentation. 01/05/2026
Deadline for Business Managers to review positions costing allocations. 01/05/2026
Budget Office to submit Q2 Auxiliary review. 01/05/2026
Budget Office to present to ELT E&G Targets. 01/05/2026
State Category File Submission. 01/09/2026
ELT to review salary program, fringe rate, Auxiliary overhead rate, E&G targets, Strategic Initiatives project submitted. 01/05/2026 - 01/09/2026
Budget Office to train FAU Community on the use of Adaptive. (new users only) 01/05/2026 – 01/09/2026
Budget Office to update actual data, position data, OH rates, fringe rates and E&G targets in Adaptive for FY27. 01/05/2026
Adaptive Budgeting Program opens to all units for FY2026-27 budget input. 01/12/2026
Budget Office and CFO meet with VP Areas to go over the new FY Budget.  01/12/2023 - 01/30/2026
Martin Luther King Day – FAU Offices Closed 01/20/2026
Budget Office to hold Adaptive User Help Labs. 01/26/2026 – 01/30/2026
   

February

 
   
Departments to submit Q2 Auxiliary review file. 02/13/2026
Deadline for All units of Academic Affairs to submit Budgets for Provost Office to review. 02/20/2026
Deadline for All VP Areas to submit Budgets.     02/27/2026
   

March

 
Budget Office to review Budget Submissions in Adaptive. 03/02/2026 – 03/23/2026
Budget Office starts Construction of BOT Materials. 03/24/2026 - 03/31/2026
Budget Office to load new Technology Fee Projects if needed. 03/31/2026
   

April

 
Budget Office to submit FY25 Q3 Board of Trustees Presentation. 04/01/2026
State University Employee/OPS File Submission. 04/10/2026
Budget Office to submit Q3 Auxiliary review. 04/10/2026

 

 

May

 
Departments to submit Q3 Auxiliary review file. 05/13/2026
Memorial Day - FAU Offices Closed 05/25/2026
Budget Office to present FY Budget 2026 -27 to ELT. 05/29/2026
   

June

 
Budget for FY2025-26 presented at Board of Trustees Meeting. 06/19/2026
State Category Detail File Submission. 06/12/2026
Budget Office Test and Upload FY27 Operating Budget to Workday. 06/22/2026 – 06/26/2026
Note – All dates are not confirmed, and some represent approximate schedules at this time.

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Annual Budget Presentations

Operating Budget Presentations

Carryforward Spending Plan Presentations

Financial Presentations

Budget Construction

Files updated January 2019

Operating Budgets