[Ncsg-discuss] [Info] Revisions to the ICANN FY27 Operating and Financial Plans posted. Informational Webinar on revisions will be held 23 April 15:00 UTC.

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi all,

Please find more updates about ICANN FY27 budget and the revisions.


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Dear ICANN Community:



ICANN has published<
https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/draft-fy23-27-operating-and-financial-plan-and-draft-fy23-operating-plan-and-budget-15-09-2021>
revised versions of the following documents on the Public Comment page: the
ICANN FY27–31 Operating and Financial Plan, the ICANN FY27 Operating Plan
and Budget, the IANA FY27 Operating Plan and Budget, and a Highlights
document.  A summary report of Public Comments was published on 2 April
2026.


Publishing these revised plans is an important step to ensure transparency
and show how the comments received through the Public Comment process were
addressed. As a result of Public Comments, text updates to increase clarity
were made to the ICANN FY27–31 Operating and Financial Plan and the ICANN
FY27 Operating Plan. Also, after reassessing the funding forecast, a
positive US$4 million adjustment was made to FY27 Funding (from US$161
million to US$165 million). No changes were made to the expenses that
remain at US$161 million; the additional funding is planned to result in a
surplus that would be transferred to the Supplemental Fund for
Implementation of Community Recommendations (SFICR) upon completion of the
fiscal year and Board approval.  A detailed table of changes is included in
the Highlights document as well as on the Finance and Planning Wiki.


ICANN will host a community webinar on 23 April 2026 from 15:00–16:00 UTC
to review the revised plans ahead of presenting to the Board Finance
Committee and then will be presented to the ICANN Board for consideration
in May 2026. The webinar will be recorded.


The link to the original webinar announcement with the registration link is
below:
https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/preview-the-icann-fy2731-operating-and-financial-plans-06-04-2026-en


Under ICANN's Bylaws<
https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en>, following the
Board’s adoption of these plans, the Empowered Community may consider
whether to reject the plans as adopted. As long as there is no Empowered
Community rejection process pending, the plans will take effect on 1 July
2026.

Thank you for your input and participation in the FY27 ICANN Planning
Process.


Sincerely,



ICANN’s Planning and Finance Teams


Link to Public Comment Page with revised plans:

https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/icann-fy2731-operating-financial-plan-icanniana-fy27-op-plans-budgets-16-12-2025


Link to ICANN Finance and Planning Wiki for table of changes and where
recording of community webinar will be posted:

https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/projfinadhocws/pages/394002451/FY27+Operating+Plan+and+Budget
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