3% Holdback Amounts

ISU will meet the general appropriation holdback through a one-time reduction of operating budgets ($500,000) and additional scrutiny of OAR personnel actions to realize additional in-year salary savings ($2,634,500). On the operating side, all units are asked to limit discretionary spending this year. On the personnel side, Vice Presidents will work with their teams to redouble efforts in finding efficiencies through shared services, reorganization, and process improvement, and/or deferring filling vacant positions wherever possible.

Higher Education Research Consortium capital expenditure budgets will be reduced by the $27,700 holdback amount, and leadership from our special appropriations units (Career Technical Education, Idaho Museum of Natural History, Idaho Dental Education Program, and Family Medicine Residency) will work with their teams to realize holdback amounts through a combination of one-time salary savings, operating, and/or capital expenditures.

General Appropriation Operating Holdback Amounts by Division

Operating holdbacks were distributed by pro-rating the $500,000 goal against FY2026 adopted budgets for operating and irregular expenses after excluding the following:

• Adjunct Faculty
• Library Books/Subscriptions
• Fringe
• Student Scholarships
• Utilities and Insurance Graduate Assistantships
• Litigation Funds
• Mandatory Contracts
• Administrative Recovery
• Committed Capital Projects