March 20, 2023

Capital Budget Released! … almost

The Senate Ways and Means Committee has released its proposed capital budget allocations for the 2023-2025 biennium. In total, the University of Washington system received around $256 million in new allocation funding. Here is the summary of new allocations and highlights for students.

Allocation Highlights

The ASUW Shellhouse – $3 million

The UW Intellectual House – Phase 2 – $9 million, this brings the total allocation to $12 million

UW Clean Energy Testbeds – $7.5 million

UW Center for Advanced Materials and Clean Energy Research Test Beds – $29 million, this brings the total allocation to $236.1 million

Total UW Allocations

Anderson Hall Renovations – $28.9 million, this brings the total allocation to $40.6 million

UW Major Infrastructure – $14.3 million

Magnuson Health Sciences Phase II – $58 million

Chemical Sciences Modernization – $5 million

UW Seattle – Minor Works – $33.7 million

Infrastructure Renewal – $35 million

Medical Center NW – Campus Behavioral Health Renovation – $13 million

UW Tacoma Land Acquisition – $7.7 million

UW Tacoma Minor Works – $4.9 million

UW Tacoma Campus Soil Remediation – $2 million

UW Bothell Minor Works – $5.9 million

I want to emphasize that these are just proposals for the budget until the budget passes both chambers. We will continue to advocate on all of the student priorities in the capital budget until they have been passed.