Agency Budget Narratives were published to the MMB website on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Visit the Summary of Agencies, Programs, and Activities webpage to view a summary of each agency’s mission, services, performance information, and a snapshot of how it is funded.
The background narratives are included in agencies’ base budget books, which will be published on Monday, December 2, 2024, and the Governor’s Budget Recommendations books published by Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
You may review these dates and the overall 2026-27 biennial budget process on the BPAS and Biennial Budget Quick Reference Guides webpage.
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By the end of the day on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, your agency 2026-27 base or current law budget must be established and change item requests must be entered in the Budget Planning and Analysis System (BPAS). Agencies must:
- Complete base budget entry in BPAS and certify the accuracy of the information by submitting a signed certification form and required reports to the MMB Budget Division SharePoint site.
- Enter Change Item Requests into BPAS, including descriptions and funding summary information.
- Submit Change Item narratives to the MMB Budget Division SharePoint site.
BPAS user access will be changed to read-only for agency users after this deadline, except for agencies that have forecast programs.
Learn about base budget and change item requirements and guidelines via the Biennial Budget Instructions webpage for a list of agency actions for completing these biennial budget tasks.
The Budget Planning and Operations team offers personalized training for agencies who need assistance with BPAS or have specific questions about completing required budget items for base budget and change item requests.
If your team is interested, please have a representative from your agency contact us at budget.finance.mmb@state.mn.us.
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The Appropriation Maintenance Application (AMA) will be unavailable Saturday, October 12, due to a PeopleTools patch upgrade. The system is expected to be available Sunday, October 13, around 2:00 pm, after the statewide systems maintenance window.
The MMB Planning and Operations team is always looking for ways to improve our Budget Systems and training. As you move through the biennial budget process and use the Budget Planning and Analysis System (BPAS), note any existing features or functions that are difficult to use or pain points for your agency users.
Feel free to send us ideas or comments, including screen captures, to our email at budget.finance.mmb@state.mn.us. This helps us incorporate agency feedback in future system development and add more real-life examples or detailed explanations into future trainings.
We have many training videos created about BPAS. These can be found on our BPAS and Biennial Budget Training Videos page and include:
Contact budget.finance.mmb@state.mn.us with any specific questions you may have, or issues encountered while completing budget tasks in BPAS.
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