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\"The university is stable and continues to thrive,\" Prelock said, summarizing the campus’s enrollment and retention data. She said UVM has 3,664 Vermont students and emphasized the university’s role in workforce development: more than 4,400 graduates have entered the Vermont workforce since 2020. Prelock described a planetary health initiative intended to link environmental research, health research and community outreach, and she said UVM is working with other state institutions to explore a nursing consortium to grow statewide nurse training capacity.

Prelock also warned of a potential federal funding risk tied to changes in federally negotiated facilities and administration (F&A) rates. She said the university has modeled scenarios and that a reduced F&A rate could cost UVM between $10 million and $51 million per year, depending on which grants and funders are affected — a reduction that would have consequences for research infrastructure and hiring.

On the tech-hub and cancer funding, Prelock asked legislators to consider the one-time and multiyear investments as economic-development and health priorities; the tech-hub money would be matched by GlobalFoundries and be used to support companies working with gallium-nitride semiconductor technologies. The $5 million cancer-center ask would be disbursed at roughly $1 million per year over five years to support the Vermont Cancer Center’s work on tumor types that affect rural Vermonters at higher rates, Prelock said.

Committee members asked about research grants and endowment use; Prelock said UVM’s endowment was about $840 million and that most of that is restricted by donor intent, limiting its use for operating needs. No appropriations votes were taken during the session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Appropriations - 2025-02-21 - 9:00AM","oneSentenceSummary","Interim President Patricia Prelock told the House Appropriations Committee that the University of Vermont seeks a 3% base increase plus one-time and multiyear investments to support a tech hub and the Vermont Cancer Center.","taxTitle","Appropriations, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative , Vermont","taxId",30573,"location","Vermont","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6317201,"Vermont State Colleges ask Legislature for base increase, $5M final bridge and $21.6M in capital projects",1744,111000,1855000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2374919-f67b188519d482cc89e39faf98503b1a&start=111&end=1855","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2374919-f67b188519d482cc89e39faf98503b1a/thumbnail_111000.jpg","/articles/6317201/Vermont/Vermont-State-Colleges-ask-Legislature-for-base-increase-5M-final-bridge-and-216M-in-capital-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6317201-63f25c9283e1178b526d1214f74eeebc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150906&Signature=ooc7RFQza10ga98hJFsc9~Y8HaYvNnofhkDEllPU8Qhq8ajwQNu3V~hU9zsg0GmNX1JeERJ7a65TNZHWekk9B7PM3TRwFJwX3Tppyz64ENTi2fs~px4nv~lAVuW-JtvKbtCjCWyRk9E5flFZ656v-OLEs6qlgtsxN8g2y0O~Lr-xaTJsFpaHuJOGd57T9b01SqEKkhOsmTDeLSwZnT8WG0RIOvxuTW~v3ysZJZ8WfUikoWYBQiUhVnTHjIma-A~pBBG6S0F-66bZU59HStggT078oeAnim2QhF7HJC5VSHXhjVekW7XvYVuYmMyFEv0Hw~bOKZT33WUlNl0V5n1Asw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chancellor Beth Mauck told the House Appropriations Committee Friday that the Vermont State Colleges (VSC) are seeking continued state support as they transition from recent financial instability to a more sustainable model. \"For the record, I am Beth Mauck. I am the chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges System,\" Mauck said, and asked legislators to consider a FY26 budget that includes a 3 percent inflationary increase plus an additional $1.5 million added to the base appropriation.

The request is aimed at aligning the system with the structural-deficit reduction codified in Act 113. Sharon Scott, VSC chief financial and operating officer, outlined the system's multi-part request: a 3 percent base increase, an additional $1.5 million to the base in FY26 to complete a prior adjustment, $5 million in one-time final bridge funding, and targeted support for allied health programs. Scott said, \"We're at a little more than 2 and a half months [of cash on hand] at the moment,\" up from a low point when the system had about eight days of cash on hand.

Why it matters: the state increases have materially changed VSC's revenue mix and capacity to invest in programs that serve rural communities. Scott noted that base appropriations rose from about $30.5 million in FY20 to about $50.9 million in FY24, moving state support from roughly 17 percent to about 26 percent of VSC revenues. The governor has recommended a $52.8 million base appropriation plus a $5 million bridge payment; Scott said the governor's recommendation also includes $1 million for the CCV Tuition Advantage program, which VSC officials noted was fully utilized last year.

VSC offered data to support the request: in academic year 2023-24 the system reported roughly 2,000 graduates, about 10,000 degree-seeking students and another 7,000 students enrolled in workforce programs; about 80 percent of students are Vermonters. The system highlighted nursing as a workforce priority: VSC reported roughly 415 nursing graduates in the most recent year, and told the committee about 90 percent of those graduates are Vermont residents.

VSC also asked for capital funding to address deferred maintenance and infrastructure needs. Scott said the system requested $21.6 million in capital projects, itemized as an estimated $8 million to replace the heating plant at the Johnson campus, $8 million for statewide major maintenance, and $5.6 million to renovate Jeffords Hall at Castleton. The governor recommended $8 million in capital for the system this biennium, with $3 million directed to major maintenance and $5 million toward the Johnson heating plant.

Officials described investments the system has made from its own funds while working toward stability: VSC said it directed $2.5 million of institutional funds to deferred maintenance in the past year and self-funded about $600,000 for an additional project. Scott told the committee the VSC expects the requested $5 million bridge payment to be the last one and said the system intends to present a balanced budget for FY27.

The presentation also covered financial-aid and enrollment policy: CCV remains free for students from households earning $75,000 or less, VSC officials said, and they asked the committee to consider support for a proposed \"Freedom and Unity\" scholarship concept being advanced by VSAC to replace the now-expired critical-occupations scholarships that VSC officials said boosted nursing and other workforce enrollments.

Next steps: the committee did not vote; the requests will be considered in the Appropriations process. VSC officials answered committee questions about enrollment, reserves and the timeline for phasing out bridge funding.","Chancellor Beth Mauck and CFO Sharon Scott told the House Appropriations Committee the Vermont State Colleges have stabilized but are requesting a 3% base increase, an additional $1.5 million to the base in FY26, a final $5 million bridge payment and $21.6 million in capital funding for deferred maintenance and a heating-plant replacement.","actionData","errors"]

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UVM requests base increase, tech-hub and cancer-center funds; warns of research funding risk

Vermont State Colleges ask Legislature for base increase, $5M final bridge and $21.6M in capital projects