Project timeline and Updates

FAU has partnered with a consulting firm on a collaborative, multi-phase effort to redesign its budget model. The first phase, completed in late 2022, involved a comprehensive review of the university’s exiting budget processes and practices.

The previous phase, Phase 2A, focused on creating a new budget model framework that creates incentives for performance and better advances FAU’s mission. This phase concluded in the fall of 2024.

The current phase, Phase 2B, which began in August 2025, centers on administrative efficiency, academic program costing, and model refinements. This work will deepen the university’s understanding of how resources are used across units and ensure that expenses remain sustainable, strategic, and aligned with institutional priorities. This phase is estimated to be complete in April 2026.