2026-2027 DASG Budget Process Completed

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To all DASG Budget Requesters for Fiscal Year 2026-2027:

The Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees approved the 2026-2027 DASG Budget at their meeting on Monday, May 11th, 2026.

Funds will be available for use starting July 1st, 2026.

For more information please contact:

Name Position Email
Dennis Shannakian Operations Specialist & Student Activities Coordinator
(one of the Advisors for the DASG Senate and DASG Finance Committee)		 shannakiandennis@fhda.edu
Jennifer Nguyen Accountant II, De Anza Student Accounts Office nguyenjennifer@fhda.edu

Thank You

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DASG Budget Request Forms

  1. 2026-2027 DASG Annual Budget Request Form (Next Fiscal Year)
    1. PDF of the Questions on the 2026-2027 DASG Annual Budget Request Form (Next Fiscal Year)
  2. 2026-2027 DASG Operational Account Annual Budget Request Form (DASG Senate & Related Accounts Only) (Next Fiscal Year)
    1. PDF of the Questions on the 2026-2027 DASG Operational Account Annual Budget Request Form (DASG Senate & Related Accounts Only) (Next Fiscal Year)

You must be logged into your FHDA Microsoft 365 (Office) account to complete the form. The forms will automatically save as you complete each section and you will be able to save your responses to your FHDA Microsoft 365 account and make edits until the deadline on Monday, November 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM.

If you have any questions or any issues with the form, please contact Dennis Shannakian, DASG Finance Committee Advisor, at shannakiandennis@fhda.edu.

DASG Budget Deliberations Schedule

Event Date Time Location
Request Forms Available Monday 9/29/2025   See Above
DASG Budget Q&A Item during the DASG Finance Committee Meetings Mondays
10/6, 13, 20, 27
11/3		 4:00 PM

SCC and Zoom

See Agendas for Details
Submission Deadline Monday
11/3/2025		 by 11:59 PM Online Forms
DASG Budget Requests and Spreadsheets 
Processed and Posted Online		 Tuesday 11/4/2025 - Friday 11/21/2025   Budget Documents Section Below
DASG Finance Committee Members Review Requests, Request Additional Information and/or Interview Programs for Clarification, and Complete Rubrics Friday 11/7/2025 - Friday 12/12/2025    
DASG Finance Compiles and Scores Rubrics and Ranks Budget Requests by Score in Descending Order Friday 11/7/2025 - Thursday 1/8/2026    
DASG Finance Committee Budget Deliberations Friday 1/9/2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

SCC and Zoom

See Agendas for Details
DASG Finance Committee Budget Deliberations Saturday 1/10/2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

SCC and Zoom

See Agendas for Details
DASG Finance Committee Meeting Monday 1/12/2026 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

SCC and Zoom

See Agendas for Details
DASG Finance Committee Budget Deliberations Friday 1/16/2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

SCC and Zoom

See Agendas for Details
DASG Finance Committee Budget Deliberations Saturday 1/17/2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

SCC and Zoom

See Agendas for Details

Martin Luther King Jr Holiday

No DASG Finance Committee Meeting

 Monday 1/19/2026  

DASG Finance Committee Meeting

Committee Approves its DASG Budget Recommendations to the DASG Senate

The DASG Finance Committee will inform all Budgeters, Requesters, and Administrators of their recommended amounts, including individual line items, and the DASG Senate Budget Deliberations Process, and when they will have the opportunity to speak to the Senate regarding their requests.

 Monday 1/26/2026 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

SCC and Zoom

See Agendas for Details

DASG Senate Meeting

DASG Finance Committee Budget Recommendations Presented to the DASG Senate as Information Items

 Wednesday 2/4/2026 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

SCC and Zoom

See Agendas for Details

DASG Senate Meeting

DASG Senate Deliberates, Adjusts, if Necessary, and Approves the Budgets as a First Vote (1st Vote)

There will be a Budgeter Comments section after Public Comments on the agenda for programs to speak regarding their requests. Programs will also have the opportunity to speak when the Business Items for Budget Deliberations are brough up for discussion.

 Wednesday 2/11/2026 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

SCC and Zoom

See Agendas for Details

DASG Senate Meeting

DASG Senate Deliberates, Adjusts, if Necessary, and Approves the Budgets as a Second Vote (2nd Vote)

There will be a Budgeter Comments section after Public Comments on the agenda for programs to speak regarding their requests. Programs will also have the opportunity to speak when the Business Items for Budget Deliberations are brough up for discussion.

The date of the Second Vote depends on when the First Vote takes place. If the deliberation is not completed the previous week it will continue to this week and the Second Vote will be pushed to the following week. Also, the DASG Budget requires a confirming vote of the same budget without changes between the votes. If any changes take place the day of the Second Vote it goes back to being a First Vote and will require a new date for a confirming Second Vote.

 Wednesday 2/18/2026 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

SCC and Zoom

See Agendas for Details

FHDA Board of Trustees Meeting

Presentation and Board Approval of the DASG Budgets

 Monday 5/11/2026 6:00 PM

FHDA District Board Room

The Office of College Life (OCL) will inform all Approved Budgeters and Requesters of their final allocated amounts, including individual line items, the date the funds become available, and the process for using the funds.

 Tuesday After Board Approval to the End of May  

New Fiscal Year Begins

Funds Available for Use

 Wednesday 7/1/2026  

References

Contact Us

If you have any questions or any issues with the form, please contact Dennis Shannakian.

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