Dear Community Members and Leaders,
18 October 2021 marks the launch of the FY23 SO-AC Community Additional Budget Request process. As you know, this process pertains to a dedicated part of the overall ICANN annual budget that is set aside to fund specific requests from the community for activities that are not already included in the recurring ICANN budget.
Timeline | Start | End |
Kick off and Submission period | 18 Oct 2021 | 21 Jan 2022 |
Submissions Due – send to planning@icann.org | 24 Jan 2022 | 24 Jan 2022 |
Preliminary review of requests by ICANN.org | 25 Jan 2022 | 04 Mar 2022 |
SO/AC consultations at ICANN 73 (by request, during Constituents’ Day) | 05 Mar 2022 | 10 Mar 2022 |
Final assessments and recommendations by ICANN.org | 21 Mar 2022 | 08 Apr 2022 |
ICANN Board Finance Committee Review and recommendation for approval to the Board | 27 Apr 2022 | 27 Apr 2022* |
ICANN Board review and approval at May Board meeting | 06 May 2022 | 09 May 2022* |
Note*: ICANN BFC & Board review, recommendation, and approval dates are tentative.
Action items
In preparation for the submission, please review the following documents attached:
- FY23 Community Additional Budget Requests Process description and timeline FY23 Additional Budget Request Process
- Principles that govern ICANN’s request assessment work Additional Budget Request Principles
- FY23 template request form Additional Budget Request Form
- Quick reference guide of frequently asked questions about the Additional Budget Request process and program Additional Budget Request FAQ
- Please e-mail any questions you may have to planning@icann.org and be sure to check the Finance Community Wiki for updates.
We look forward to working with you all again on this effort for FY23!
