Agency Timeline

FY 2026-27 Budget Development Key Dates

January 26th:

  1. Draft block grant provisions due (DHHS and Commerce only)

February 4th:

  1. Justification Documentation Forms (JDF) for operational requests (including IT requests). Agencies have the option to submit final WS-IIs and JDFs on this date, but OSBM analysts may still provide feedback to help refine these requests. JDFs will not be considered final until attached to a WS-II form in IBIS.
  2. IT Request Survey for all IT requests
  3. Final WSIIs, WSIIIs, and JDFs for Hurricane Helene-Related Requests

February 11th:

  1. Capital ABC Lists
  2. Draft enrollment cost data for any enrollment/population change requests (DHHS, DPI, NCCCS, and UNC only)

March 4th:

  1. Final Worksheet-IIs (WSII), with updated JDFs, for operational requests*
  2. Worksheet-IIIs (WSIII), OC-25s for capital requests
  3. OC-25s for R&R requests set to start in FY 2026-27
  4. Special provision forms for all provision requests
  5. Final enrollment cost data for any enrollment/population change requests (DHHS, DPI, NCCCS, and UNC only) 

March 30th: 

  1. Final special provision language for operational and capital requests.
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