Funding for Small Academic Renovation Projects (80/20 Program)

Requests to Renovate Academic Space

The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost manages a yearly program to provide funding for academic space renovation projects with a total project cost (TPC) between $300K and $3M.  The Provost’s Office will provide funding support for up to 80% of the TPC with the College or School funding the remaining 20%. If the project is completed under the budgeted TPC, funds will be returned to the department, up to their 20% contribution.  All projects submitted must be endorsed by the CSU’s respective Dean.

The submission window opens on January 3 and proposals must be submitted by March 1 to be considered for funding.  Funding will be provided by the Provost’s Office in the Fall following the submission cycle to procure projects in the year following the submission cycle.

Example:

  1. Project submitted by March 1, 2023
  2. Project approval notification by May 30, 2023
  3. Project funded September 30, 2023
  4. Project construction 2023-24

STEP 1: Submit the project information using the form at the link on this page and include the following information:

  • Project scope and location, including building and room numbers
  • Anticipated project cost
  • How the project will advance the mission of the college/school/department

STEP 2: Submitted projects will be reviewed by the Provost’s Office

The request will be reviewed with the following considerations:

  • Advancement of the mission of the University and CSU
  • Impact on overall campus space utilization and efficiency.
  • Value on investment

STEP 3: Project approval.  Project approvals will be announced on or before May 30.

If the project is approved, the Provost’s Office Academic Space Planning & Management team (ASPM) will be the primary point-of-contact for PMCS and will coordinate with the college or school.  For questions, please contact ASPM at the email address noted on this page.

Note:  For small to medium classroom specific renovation project funding, see the Learning Environments Renovation Program (LERP).

Request Renovation

Submit a request for an academic space renovation.

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