The dates below reflect the expected budget timeline, however all dates are subject to change.
| February 2026 | 2025-2026 Tuition Revenue Update |
| April 1, 2026 | Summer Course Fee Requests due to System Administration |
| April 1, 2026 | New York State Budget is approved |
| April 15, 2026 | 2026-2027 Broad Based Fee Request and 5-Year Plan due to System |
| April 1-30, 2026 | Area Budget Meetings |
| May 1, 2026 | Fall Course Fee Requests due to System Administration |
| May 14, 2026 | Initial 2026-2027 Tuition Revenue Projection due to System Administration |
| June 30, 2026 | IFR and SUTRA account balances must be at or above zero; Deficit Reduction and Cash Balance Utilization Plans due to Budget Office |
| July 1, 2026 | Divisional Form 1 data due to Budget Office |
| July 10, 2026 | Financial Plan released to campuses by System Administration |
| July 31, 2026 | Department Co-mingled fee IFR tracker due to Budget Office |
| August 14, 2026 | Campus-wide Form 1 and Financial Management Strategy submission due to System Administration; Co-mingled Fee IFR Tracker due to System Administration |
| September 1, 2026 | Winter Course Fee Requests due to System Administration |
| September 30, 2026 | Allocation posts to State, IFR, SUTRA, and DIFR accounts |
| October 1, 2026 | Spring Course Fee Requests due to System Administration |
| November 1-30, 2026 | Area Budget Meetings |
| November 30, 2026 | Campus Monthly Cash Receipt and Disbursement Projections due to System Administration |
| December 31, 2026 | Allocation posts to University-wide Program accounts |