Support Unit Requests
Each office requesting funding will submit an Excel-based template. This funding request template should be used to provide details on your unit's request(s) for new funding. This information, along with your unit's financial profile, will be provided to the Senate Fiscal Committee and they will review the information and determine whether to recommend your items for funding.
| DESCRIPTION | DATE |
|---|---|
| Release of Guidance & Template | 08/31/2023 |
| Unit Submission of Completed Template | 11/17/2023 |
| Review by Support Office Finance Subcommittee (SOFS) | Pending |
| Recommendation to Senate Fiscal Committee | Pending |
Criteria
Budget requests that meet some or all of the following criteria will be given higher priority:
- The request meets a regulatory or compliance requirement
- The request addresses a safety concern or potential risk factor
- The request is for a university-wide service
- The request is matched by internal resources and/or partnering units.
Additional considerations:
- SOFS will consider budget requests from support units only after self-funding within the unit has been fully applied to the request. Partitioning of funds to retain a financial “cushion” should be avoided.
- SOFS will prioritize budget requests based on the availability of central funds from the budget model. Please note that we expect available central funding to be constrained during FY 2025. As a result, recommended requests may need to be funded through incremental college/unit assessments.
- When insufficient central funds are available and assessments of Colleges and Units are required, SOFS prioritizes a consultation process with those being charged for the assessment.
- This process will accomplish 3 goals:
- Ensure that transparent data on which the assessment will be calculated (e.g., FTEs, the overall rate and its distribution across colleges and units, etc).
- Workday can be leveraged to provide accurate data itemized for each college or unit.
- Determine the existence of widespread support for the budget requests SOFS deems mission critical.
Required Information
Please use the following guidance and template to assist in a submission for review and consideration:
Request Submission
If you have any questions or require any additional information, please contact Kim Riddlebaugh at riddlebaugh.11@osu.edu or your unit's assigned FP&A analyst.