New Appropriation FAQs

Long Bill: Requests for New Appropriation Unit codes for the Long Bill Load should be requested after the Long Bill has been introduced in the first chamber.

Special Bills: Requests for special bills should be completed after the Governor has signed the bill.

Please use “0” as a placeholder appropriation unit.  Once the Long Bill has been introduced, you can work with your Budget Director and/or Controller and Financial Services Unit (FSU) contacts to set up an appropriation unit for the Long Bill load. 

Please communicate and coordinate the use of the new appropriation units between Budget and Accounting offices within your respective agency/department.  Some agencies have a representative on staff who is approved to add new appropriation codes.  Check with your agency’s Budget Director and/or Controller for internal processes. 

If your agency does not have a contact assigned for this process, work with your respective Financial Services Unit (FSU) contact to set up the appropriate new codes. Email dpa_farmailbox@state.co.us with your request.  Your FSU contacts can also tell you who in your agency has access to set up new appropriation units if you are unsure.

OSPB will add the new appropriation unit code into Performance Budgeting (PB) on the next business day after the new appropriation code is added in CORE Financial. If not, please contact OSPB to ensure they have received the codes to enter into PB.