Colleagues,
Thank you for your collaboration and partnership in successfully closing FY2025. We greatly appreciate your efforts and continued cooperation as we transition budgets into the new fiscal year.
Please review the following key items to ensure a smooth start to FY2026:
FY2026 Budget Availability
The FY2026 budget is now available for reporting.
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Systematic carryforward is reflected in UCM Plan for all carryforward-eligible funds.
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Please refer to the updated Carryforward Guide. For most 199XX core funds, balances will carry forward automatically. Funding expiration and intended use remain subject to applicable allocation guidelines and policies.
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Exceptions: Funds 19900, 19973, and 14000 will continue to require a Carryforward Request, if applicable.
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Permanent Budget Reductions approved through the campus budget reduction process are reflected in UCM Plan. Reductions were processed at the Organization level under project PRJ0000167, consistent with the CCOA used for last year’s budget call.
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Centrally funded Across-the-Board Increases have been processed and are now reflected in the budget.
Key Dates and Deadlines
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Budget Requests
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Budget adjustment entries will be available starting Monday, October 20th.
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Manual Carryforwards
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October 22nd: Department Carryforward Request Forms due to FP&A at ([budget@ucmerced.edu](mailto:budget@ucmerced.edu))
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October 31st: Notifications of final manual carryforward amounts or any carryforward adjustments
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November 3rd: Allocation of manual carryforward funds completed and available in UCM Plan
Thank you for reviewing these updates. We look forward to another productive fiscal year.
