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Budget & Fiscal Planning (BFP) partners with academic and administrative leaders, coordinates campus-wide budget and fiscal planning and identifies and facilitates the allocation of resources necessary for the Boulder campus to excel as a major educational and research university. Through collaboration, we connect ideas, resources and decisions that drive the university’s success.

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Recorded Budget Presentations

Check out these recorded information sessions designed to unpack details of CU Boulder’s budget. Explore the budget model, true-up process and campus re-charges (GAIR/ICR).

TheseÌýrecordings will be available for CU Boulder faculty, staff and students with a CU IdentiKey and password.

Review the recording of the November 19, 2025 Campus Budget Town Hall.

Topics included in this presentation:

  • CU Boulder's sources of funding
  • The "true-up" process and campus budget for FY26
  • An overview of the Financial Stewardship initiative projects
  • Resources to learn more

Coming soon! Our team is working on an FAQ of questions received during the presentation. You can also email questions to budgetmodel@colorado.eduÌý

As a result of this session, you will:​

  • Hear how GAIR and ICR support the common good​​
  • Learn what the acronyms GAIR and ICR stand for, plus what they are and what they do​​
  • Understand what makes them different