2025-27 Biennium Budget Request Vice President Morse gave an update on short session activity and planning for upcoming requests. 2024 State Supplemental Operating Funding included: • Student Basic Needs ($398,000) • College in the High School (CiHS) backfill for SB 5048 ($1.2 million) • Police/Teamsters Contract ($71,000) • Funded Policy Bills (2SHB 2112 and 2SHB 1559) 2024 State Supplemental Capital Funding included two major projects around environmental sustainability: • Secondary Geothermal Well ($16.5 million) • Science Building Carbon Reduction ($4.5 million) FY 2025 Congressional Directed Spending to accelerate CWU’s competitiveness in the region includes: • Workforce Pathways: $1,690,112 to build long-term partnerships that lead to innovative, high-quality, stackable, and fast-paced credentialing pathways. • Business and Community Services: $1,302,130 to establish the Advanced Competitive Technology Institute (ACTI). 2025-27 State Operating Requests include: • Right-sizing Salary and Goods and Services Funding • Healthcare Workforce Expansion • Multicultural Student Success • Economic and Community Development • CWU Sustainability Solutions Center The fund split is the number one priority, and the rest of the items are continuing dialogue. Final figures and scope will continue to evolve as campus feedback comes in. 2025-27 State Capital Requests include: • Emergency Backup Power System • Design funding for Behavioral and Mental Health • Design funding for Arts Education • Brooks Library Pre-Design • Hangar Pre-Design • Wildcat Farm Infrastructure • Strategic Decarbonization package The emergency backup power system is the number one priority on the capital list. Discussions will continue.
5 Board of Trustees Minutes May 16-17, 2024
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