Dear ICANN Community Member,

ICANN’s Planning Team would like to notify you that the FY21 Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee (SO/AC) Additional Budget Request process has begun. This additional budget approval process is part of the overall ICANN annual budgeting process that is for the review of specific requests from the community that are not already included in the budget but serve to further the key objectives of the requesting community group. Your active participation and adherence to procedural guidelines is greatly appreciated.

Information concerning the FY21 SO/AC additional request process, timeline, and additional budget request template can be found on the Finance Community Wiki.

Please email any questions that you may have to planning@icann.org.

We look forward to your continued engagement on the SO/AC Additional Budget Request Process for FY21.

Timeline	Start	End	Status
Kick off and Submission period	11/11/2019	1/31/2020	On Target
Submissions Due - send to planning@icann.org	1/31/2020	1/31/2020	On Target
Preliminary Review of requests by ICANN organization	2/3/2020	3/6/2020	On Target
SO/AC consultations at ICANN 67 (by request, during Constituent's Day)	3/7/2020	3/12/2020	On Target
Final assessments and recommendations by ICANN organization	3/16/2020	4/10/2020	On Target
ICANN Board Finance Committee Review and recommendation for approval to the Board	4/13/2020	4/23/2020	On Target
ICANN Board review and approval at May Board meeting	4/27/2020	5/12/2020	On Target

Thank you,

ICANN Planning Team