George Mason University [247]
Secretarial Area: Education
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $136,139,916 $771,047,950 $907,187,866
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $142,881,281 $793,947,950 $936,829,231
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $158,712,756 $827,797,890 $986,510,646
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $155,938,368 $855,729,644 $1,011,668,012
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $165,889,872 $940,829,644 $1,106,719,516
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $176,146,280 $944,129,644 $1,120,275,924
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly $206,221,193 $999,981,227 $1,206,202,420
2020-2022 2021 Base Budget $176,146,280 $944,129,644 $1,120,275,924
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments $26,549,013 $55,851,583 $82,400,596
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments $3,525,900 $0 $3,525,900
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly $208,247,693 $1,001,981,227 $1,210,228,920
2020-2022 2022 Base Budget $176,146,280 $944,129,644 $1,120,275,924
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments $32,021,413 $57,851,583 $89,872,996
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments $80,000 $0 $80,000
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 1,082.14 3,072.57 4,154.71
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 1,082.14 3,072.57 4,154.71
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 1,082.14 3,444.57 4,526.71
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 1,082.14 3,512.57 4,594.71
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 1,082.14 3,772.57 4,854.71
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 1,082.14 3,772.57 4,854.71
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly 1,082.14 4,185.49 5,267.63
2020-2022 2021 Base Budget 1,082.14 3,772.57 4,854.71
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments 0.00 412.92 412.92
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly 1,082.14 4,185.49 5,267.63
2020-2022 2022 Base Budget 1,082.14 3,772.57 4,854.71
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments 0.00 412.92 412.92
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded 2.75 percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the 2.75 percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 T. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,608,442 $4,608,442
Nongeneral Fund $6,797,415 $6,797,415
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Distribute in-state undergraduate tuition moderation funding Base Budget Adjustment
  Allocates tuition moderation funding to institutional base budgets, per Item 253.50 of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $6,524,000 $6,524,000
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 G. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $958,649 $958,649
Nongeneral Fund $1,658,029 $1,658,029
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded 2.25 percent merit-based salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the 2.25 percent merit-based salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 V. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $950,460 $950,460
Nongeneral Fund $1,413,339 $1,413,339
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 K. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($24,168) ($24,168)
Nongeneral Fund ($35,704) ($35,704)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 L. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($6,426) ($6,426)
Nongeneral Fund ($37,919) ($37,919)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 H. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $16,877 $16,877
Nongeneral Fund $24,999 $24,999
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 R. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $35,663 $35,663
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 G. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,063 $4,063
Nongeneral Fund $17,578 $17,578
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Line of Duty Act premiums and enrollment Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Line of Duty Act premiums and enrollment changes budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 474 Q. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,514 $4,514
Nongeneral Fund $4,828 $4,828
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded internal service fund charges for the Personnel Management Information System Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 O. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,711 $3,711
Nongeneral Fund $3,277 $3,277
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 475 M. of Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $728 $728
Nongeneral Fund $5,741 $5,741
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Provide additional funding to support enrollment growth Decision Package
  Provides funding to address disparities due to enrollment growth for in-state students, continued increases in two-year transfer students, and educational program development to support economic growth.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $10,000,000 $12,000,000
Nongeneral Fund $10,000,000 $12,000,000
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Adjust nongeneral fund appropriation and positions to reflect additional auxiliary enterprise revenues Decision Package
  Adjusts the nongeneral fund appropriation and positions to support enrollment growth and student fee increases associated with the university's housing, dining, and parking activities.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $16,000,000 $16,000,000
Positions 46.96 46.96
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Increase appropriation to reflect additional grant and contract activity Decision Package
  Adjusts the nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect increasing research awards moving into the next biennium. The university continues to grow its research program and expects increased appropriation to support additional grant awards.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $16,000,000 $16,000,000
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Increase undergraduate student financial assistance Decision Package
  Increases funding for need-based financial aid for in-state undergraduate students.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,472,500 $6,944,900
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Adjust nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect additional indirect cost recovery revenues Decision Package
  Adjusts the nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect additional indirect cost recovery expenditures from a growing research program.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $3,000,000 $3,000,000
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Adjust nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect additional tuition revenue for financial aid Decision Package
  Adjusts the nongeneral fund appropriation from tuition for student financial assistance to promote access and affordability.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000
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Adjust current position level Decision Package
  Provides additional nongeneral fund positions to true up the university's current position level with that appropriated in Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly. The positions support George Mason's instructional needs, academic support, student services, and infrastructure, in connection with our enrollment growth.
 
  FY FY
Positions 365.96 365.96
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Provides additional funding for undergraduate financial aid General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides additional need-based financial assistance for in-state undergraduates in the first year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,472,500 $0
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Provides additional funding to support graduate financial aid General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding for graduate financial aid based on the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia's recommendations.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $53,400 $80,000
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Unallot spending increases in response to potential revenue shortfall (Reconvened Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  Creates a language item to require the unallotment of new discretionary spending amounts ($16,998,400 in FY2021 and $19,024,900 in FY2022).
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Construct Institute for Digital Innovation (IDIA) and Garage
  This project provides for the construction of up to 400,000 square foot, mixed-use facility – currently named the Institute for Digital Innovation (IDIA) and associated parking that will support research, innovation, and workforce development for Commonwealth employers whose mission and competitive advantages rely on access to world-class tech talent. The building includes academic facilities supporting the university’s new School of Computing such as classrooms, instructional labs, and offices, as well as facilities that house, for example, accelerator/innovation and co-working programs, corporate innovation labs, conference and convening spaces, ground level retail, and residences.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $158,500,000 $0
Tax Supported Debt $84,000,000 $0
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Improve Technology Infrastructure, Phase II
  Provides funding to increase the network infrastructure system at the Fairfax and Arlington campuses. The project provides redundancy in the inter-campus wide area network at Arlington and in the Blue Ridge core area of Fairfax to minimize widespread planned and unplanned outages and corrects existing network infrastructure problems in campus buildings.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $19,945,000 $0
Tax Supported Debt $19,672,000 $0
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Construct and renovate Advanced Computational Infrastructure and Hybrid Learning Labs
  Provides detailed planning funding to address three projects associated with the recently approved Technology Transfer Grant funding. This project upgrades advanced computational infrastructure to provision advanced cyber-infrastructure, including data-intensive, high-performance computing, networked and storage systems whose architectures incorporate: a mix of AI-GPU, GPU and CPU nodes to provide computational heterogeneity; large memory nodes and parallel file storage; switches to support node interconnect; login and management functions; secure compute and storage capabilities; and, ultra-high bandwidth connectivity across Mason campuses. The project also includes infrastructure upgrades to existing facilities to provide increased power and cooling capacity.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,150,000 $0
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Renovate Space to Accommodate Virtual Online Campus
  Provides detailed planning to finish-out of approximately 45,000 square feet to serve the operations of a virtual online campus. The facilities will house: video production and interactive digital design studios, faculty support services, media support, advanced instructional design, remote learner testing and assessment, 24/7 student support “call center” and advising, creative design and marketing/market research and administrative support (registration, transcripts, billing, etc.), as well as interactive online classrooms and related IT infrastructure necessary to support contemporary distance learning. The project also includes a 50-person seminar room, several video conference rooms which can accommodate four or more large video screens, multiple collaboration areas, open work spaces, offices, a library, a training room, a work room, and a loading dock.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $550,000 $0
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Improve Technology Infrastructure, Phase II
  This amendment adjusts funding for the project to reflect Phase II cost estimates. It is the intent of the General Assembly to fund the final Phase III in the next biennium.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($16,367,000) $0
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Construct Academic VIII-STEM Facility
  This amendment provides additional nongeneral fund appropriation to plan the construction of the Academic VIII-STEM Building on the SciTech campus of George Mason University.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $7,500,000 $0


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