Federal Relations

Appropriations Priorities

The Â鶹´«Ã½ (Â鶹´«Ã½) system is committed to excellence in education, research, and public service. In delivering on that three-part mission, the Board of Regents is focused on increasing educational attainment, advancing economic development, providing a highly skilled workforce, growing our world-class research, and doing all of it in a more cost-effective manner. 

The Â鶹´«Ã½ system submits appropriations requests (a.k.a. earmarks, plus-ups, and programmatic requests) to Alaska's Members of Congress in an effort to secure federal funds to support our three-part mission. On this page, you will find information on how the Â鶹´«Ã½ system is currently managing appropriations requests and links to prior years' appropriations requests made to Alaska's Members of Congress.

FY27 Appropriations Requests

The Â鶹´«Ã½ system will follow this estimated timeline for considering FY27 appropriations requests:

Week of September 8th, 2025: The Â鶹´«Ã½ system will begin accepting proposals.

October 10, 2025: Deadline for submitting proposals.

Mid to Late October 2025: Â鶹´«Ã½ universities will work with the Office of Government Relations to review proposals for eligibility, gather additional information, and assess their likelihood of success.

Early November 2025: The Chancellors' designated staff will recommend which proposals should move forward, and proposers will be notified of their proposal's status.

Mid-November to Early December 2025: Chancellors will review the recommended proposals, decide which ones will move forward, and set university priorities. Proposers will be notified of their proposal's status.

December 2025: The Â鶹´«Ã½ Office of Government Relations will discuss all potential proposals with Alaska's Members of Congress and their staff to assess the viability of the proposals.

Early January 2026: The Â鶹´«Ã½ President will review the Chancellors' proposal priorities and, in consultation with the Chancellors, will determine which proposals to submit to Alaska's Members of Congress and in what order. Proposers will be notified of their proposal's status.

January 2026: The Â鶹´«Ã½ President will share the priority list with the Board of Regents for notification and feedback.

February to April 2026: The Â鶹´«Ã½ Office of Government Relations will prepare and submit approved proposals to the appropriate Alaska Member of Congress. Alaska's Members will then determine which proposals to support and submit to the Appropriations Committees for funding. Proposers will be notified of their proposal's status.

Summer 2026: The House and Senate Appropriations Committees will review proposals and decide which ones will receive some or all of the requested funding. Proposers will be notified of their proposal's status.

Fourth Quarter 2026: Congress will (ideally) pass the appropriations bills that include the requests. Proposers will be notified of their request's status.

More information, including guidance documents about the FY 27 appropriations request process, can be found on the  in the  folder, specifically the .

Â鶹´«Ã½ System Appropriations Request Submissions

The submission window for FY27 appropriations requests is now Open. 

To submit an appropriations request, fill out the . A  for the Form can be found in the . Consult the and before filling out the request form.

Direct any questions regarding the form to  Denae Benson (dabenson@alaska.edu) or John Latini (jalatini@alaska.edu). 

FY26 Appropriations Requests

The Â鶹´«Ã½ system has submitted all of its requests for the FY 26 appropriations cycle. Below is an estimated timeline for those requests as they are considered by Congress:

  • Summer 2025: House and Senate Appropriations Committees review proposals and decide which will receive some or all of the requested funding; proposers will be notified about the status of their respective proposal(s)

  • Fourth Quarter 2025: Congress passes (ideally) the appropriations bills that include requests; proposers will be notified about the status of their respective request(s)

  • First Quarter of 2026: Federal agencies provide instructions on how to access funding for requests; the Office of Government Relations will share instructions with proposers

More information, including guidance documents about the FY 26 appropriations request process, can be found on the  in the  folder, specifically the .

 

FY25 Appropriations

You can view which FY 25 appropriations requests were submitted and the status of the request on the  in the  -  folder. We will update the status spreadsheet as Congress works through the FY 25 appropriations process. 
 
Going forward, we estimate the following timeline for consideration of the Â鶹´«Ã½ system's FY 25 appropriations requests:
  • Summer 2024 (Estimated): House and Senate Appropriations Committees review requests and decide which will receive some or all of the requested funding in the relevant Appropriations bill; proposers will be notified about the status of their respective request(s)
  • Fourth Quarter 2024: Congress passes (ideally) the appropriations bills that include requests; proposers will be notified about the status of their respective request(s)
  • First Quarter of 2025: Federal agencies provide instructions on how to access funding for requests; the Office of Government Relations will share instructions with proposer
 

Previous Years' Information