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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