Open Checkbook
In compliance with Arkansas Code 6-61-137, the University of Arkansas System has created a website to present a database of unaudited expenditure data. This database is intended to provide transparency to Arkansas citizens and constituents of our stewardship of public resources.
Project One
In Summer 2022, the UA System completed its largest systemwide implementation project in history – bringing all campuses, divisions and units of the System onto a common operating platform, with the overarching vision of Project One being the goal of “the System operating even more like a System.” With the implementation of Workday across the UA System, the improved alignment and easier exchange of data between institutions has allowed a Systemwide approach to Open Checkbook data.
NOTE: You’ll find the most recent Open Checkbook information temporarily displayed comprehensively as a System at the links below. Individual institutions also host unique and historical open checkbook information on individual sites, which are also linked below.
What You’ll Find
The data is derived from general ledger accounting records and is raw, unaudited and unconsolidated data. Therefore, it will not agree with amounts displayed in budget documents, financial statements, or supporting schedules, and is not intended to supplement or replace audited annual and quarterly financial reports, which is available here.
Information that is not permissible for posting under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act of 1967 and federal laws or regulations is not included.
Certain expenditures are aggregated and others are shown in detail depending on their nature. Payments to students for scholarships and other financial aid are aggregated to comply with privacy regulations.
The database is updated quarterly and presented by fiscal year to display payments made from July 1 to June 30.