Prior to the Board’s adoption of the FY26 Operating Plan and Budget in May 2025, the plans were updated to incorporate revised assumptions relating to ICANN’s funding. 

Community participation and engagement in ICANN's planning process are a cornerstone of ICANN’s transparency and accountability to all stakeholders. To address community input since the publication of the adopted FY26 Operating Plan and Budget, and to enhance the transparency on the revisions made to the versions posted for Public Comment, the FY26 Operating Plan and Budget Table of Changes was expanded to include additional explanations. Moreover, the ICANN Finance and Planning team took additional steps to communicate about the revisions.

Following the adoption of the FY26 Operating Plan and Budget, ICANN prepared a document to formalize the procedure for revisions within the annual planning process. This document, titled “Draft Framework for Revisions to the Operating Plan and Budget,” was developed to ensure that if revisions are made to the Operating Plan or Budget following the end of the Public Comment period, the revisions are tracked and communicated in a clear manner. The draft of this document was presented to the community for feedback.

Upon reflecting on the community’s review and input, this framework is now part of the annual planning process. 

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