The university's state appropriation for 2008-09 is $489. 5 million. The university's appropriation request for 2009-10 is $525.3 million, an increase of 7.3 percent; for 2010-11, the request is for $561.2 million, an increase of 6.8 percent. The request for the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (reverse side) is $2.9 million and $3 million for 2009-10 and 2010-11 respectively. Requests include 2.5 percent salary increases and will be revised when collective bargaining is completed.