{"57958":{"#nid":"57958","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Governor Signs FY2011 Budget","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EApproving the final state budget of his tenure, Governor Sonny Perdue signed\nthe state\u0027s FY2011 spending plan on Tuesday afternoon.\u0026nbsp; The $17.9 billion\nbudget as approved includes the allocations recommended by the General Assembly\nfor Georgia Tech\u0027s capital projects and the University System of Georgia\u0027s\nstrategic funding priorities.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe FY2011 budget provides for $7.3 million in bond funding for both of\nGeorgia Tech\u2019s requested capital projects.\u0026nbsp; The majority of that funding,\n$7 million, will go toward completing and equipping the Clough Undergraduate\nLearning Commons (CULC).\u0026nbsp; The CULC has received incremental support by the\nstate in each of the last three fiscal years.\u0026nbsp; The remainder of the bond\nfunding, $300,000, will go toward the design and planning for the Eco-Commons water\nrelocation project.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso included in the budget were increases in funding for the entire\nUniversity System.\u0026nbsp; Governor Perdue approved $113 million in new Formula\nFunds for enrollment growth that will be divided among USG institutions for\nday-to-day operations.\u0026nbsp; The budget also provides for $60 million in Major\nRepair and Rehabilitation funding to be divided among USG institutions. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are appreciative of the Governor\u0027s consistent and strong support of\nGeorgia Tech and higher education in this state,\u0022 said Dene Sheheane,\nExecutive Director of Government and Community Relations.\u0026nbsp; \u0022He has\nbeen a friend to the Institute throughout his tenure and understands the value\nof the University System to Georgia\u0027s continued growth.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe FY2011 budget will take effect on July 1, 2010.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Perdue approves funding for GT capital projects and USG funding priorities."}],"uid":"27331","created_gmt":"2010-06-09 08:00:48","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:47","author":"George Ray","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-06-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-06-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"40726":{"id":"40726","type":"image","title":"Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue","body":null,"created":"1449174231","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:23:51","changed":"1475894354","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:14"}},"media_ids":["40726"],"groups":[{"id":"47398","name":"GCR (Office of Government and Community Relations)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8300","name":"Georgia Tech Office of Government and Community Relations"},{"id":"3358","name":"Governor"},{"id":"167343","name":"State Budget"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorge Ray\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGovernment and Community Relations\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:george.ray@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egeorge.ray@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}