UW Information Technology
Finances
UW-IT manages an annual budget of approximately $107 million to provide support to the University community through the service areas listed below. Almost 50 percent ($51,467,735) of UW-IT’s FY 2015 budget is dedicated to providing a basic bundle of critical IT services to all UW students, faculty and staff.
These basic services are supported by $32,279,747 in UW central funds and $19,187,988 from the Technology Recharge Fee (TRF). This fee was established in FY 2011 to provide a sustainable, long-term funding model for IT. It replaced an outdated recharge model based on phone lines, which did not fully cover the cost of services. The TRF is a per-capita rate paid by all UW academic and administrative units and UW Medical Centers. UW-IT is committed to using our resources efficiently and effectively to meet the present and future needs of the UW community, and to providing transparency and accountability in our use of resources.
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- Annual Budget by Service Costs
Funding by Source
FY 2015: UW-IT Annual Budget by Service Costs
| Service Area | Cost |
|---|---|
| Administrative Systems | 29,592,729 |
| Data Networks | 20,494,478 |
| Telecommunication Services | 8,495,605 |
| Managed Servers and Workstations | 7,489,534 |
| Classroom Technology & Events | 5,109,873 |
| Email, Calendaring and Collaboration Tools | 4,487,163 |
| Information Security and Privacy | 4,393,112 |
| Teaching and Learning Tools | 4,249,081 |
| Regional Networks | 4,166,893 |
| Data Center and Facilities | 3,893,884 |
| Campus Software Licensing | 3,712,107 |
| Identity and Access Management | 3,002,013 |
| Digital Media Assets and Distribution | 1,631,636 |
| Backups and Mass Storage | 1,543,539 |
| Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity | 1,202,813 |
| Student Technology Fee–Funded Initiatives | 1,094,061 |
| Office of the VP and CIO | 641,759 |
| Accessible Technologies | 631,197 |
| Technology Spaces and Labs | 596,083 |
| Cable Television | 488,051 |
| IT Consulting | 337,372 |
| UW Support for KEXP | 194,907 |
| Total | $107,447,890 |
FY 2015: UW-IT Funding by Source
| Funding Source | Cost | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| State Appropriations, Tuition and Indirect Cost Recovery | 51,618,232 | 48% |
| Self-Sustaining Services | 22,393,947 | 21% |
| Technology Recharge Fee | 19,187,988 | 18% |
| Temporary Allocations and Carryover Funds | 13,153,662 | 12% |
| Student Technology Fee | 1,094,061 | 1% |
| Total Funding | $107,447,890 | 100% |