ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

05/11/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/11/2026 06:20

ICANN Board Adopts FY27–31 Operating Plan and FY27 Operating Plan and Budget

In its meeting on 3 May 2026, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board of Directors adopted the ICANN Fiscal Year 2027-2031 (FY27-31) Operating and Financial Plan, the ICANN FY27 Operating Plan and Budget (OP&B), and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) FY27 OP&B. Visit the ICANN Financial and Planning Information page to see the plans.

The ICANN FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan and the FY27 OP&B outline ICANN's work, including the Strategic Initiatives, the programs and projects designed to support the Strategies in the ICANN FY26-30 Strategic Plan, and continuing operations, which provide the necessary processes and mechanisms that support the community's work. The ICANN FY27 OP&B sets forth the focus of efforts and organizational commitments for the fiscal year starting 1 July 2026 and ending 30 June 2027. The available documents are:

Under ICANN's Bylaws, the Empowered Community may consider whether to reject any of the plans adopted by the ICANN Board. If no Empowered Community rejection process is pending, the adopted plans will go into effect on 1 July 2026.

Community participation and engagement in the planning process is a cornerstone of ICANN's transparency and accountability to the public. The FY27-31 Operating and Financial Plan and FY27 Operating Plan and Budget were the result of 11 months of collaboration among the ICANN organization and the Board, the community, and the Public Technical Identifiers Board. ICANN thanks all community members who participated in this important process and contributed to its successful outcome.

ICANN held an informational webinar to present the community input received via Public Comment and the resulting updated plans. The recording of the webinar and Table of Changes document, outlining the revisions to the plans from the draft versions, is posted on the ICANN Finance and Planning Community Group Workspace.

About ICANN

ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address - a name or a number - into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a nonprofit public benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.
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