The fiscal year 2026 Postsecondary Education Performance Fund distribution in the amount of $5,261,000 is added to WKU's base General Fund appropriation in fiscal years 2027 and 2028.

Included in the base General Fund budget is $5,442,700 in each fiscal year for the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science; $1,522,200 in each fiscal year for the Fixed Allocation Pension Subsidy; $1,750,000 in each fiscal year for the Kentucky Mesonet; and $1,866,900 in each fiscal year to support the Commonwealth's Property and Casualty Insurance Fund premium. WKU's Mandated Programs total $10,581,800 in each fiscal year.