Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM)

Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM) ABFM aims to promote the professional development of budgeting and financial management in the public and non-profit sectors. http://www.abfm.org

The Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) is a section of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). Embracing both theoretical and operational concerns, ABFM addresses issues in budgeting processes and practice in financial management.

We are pleased to announce the recipient of ABFM's 2026 Michael Curro Student Paper Award: Sewon Kim, O'Neill School of ...
08/25/2026

We are pleased to announce the recipient of ABFM's 2026 Michael Curro Student Paper Award: Sewon Kim, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University.

Sewon is being honored for her paper, “Managing Performance or Building Capacity? State Interventions in Local Financial Management.” The Curro Award Committee, chaired by Yu Kelli Shi, believes that Sewon’s manuscript is a very strong research work, incorporating methodological and analytical rigor and clear contribution to the field. The committee also believes Sewon’s use of single audits, an understudied area in the ABFM community, is a key strength, laying out the groundwork for future research.

Sewon will be recognized as the latest recipient of ABFM's Michael Curro Student Paper Award during the Awards Luncheon at ABFM's 2026 Annual Conference on Friday, September 25th, in Washington, DC. More information on the conference is available at https://abfm.org/annual-conference-2026/.

We are honored to announce the recipients of ABFM’s 2026 Best Book Award: Zach Mohr, Martha Kropf, Mary Jo McGowan, and ...
08/21/2026

We are honored to announce the recipients of ABFM’s 2026 Best Book Award: Zach Mohr, Martha Kropf, Mary Jo McGowan, and JoEllen V. Pope, for their publication, A Republic If You Can Afford It: How Much Does It Cost to Administer Elections (Cambridge University Press, 2024).

This book provides an in-depth review of the understudied area of election costs. Reviewing 48 of the 50 states in the U.S., the authors provide “an important, innovative, and exceptionally timely contribution to the study of public budgeting and election administration.”

This book is available online through the publisher at https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/abs/republic-if-you-can-afford-it/CE8A01003AA98C51937031E4C1DC413E.

The authors will be recognized as the latest recipients of ABFM’s Best Book Award during the Awards Luncheon at ABFM's 2026 Annual Conference on Friday, September 25th, in Washington, DC. More information on the conference is available at https://abfm.org/annual-conference-2026/.

We are pleased to announce the recipient of ABFM's 2026 Scholarly Engagement Award: Whitney Afonso, Albert and Gladys Co...
08/18/2026

We are pleased to announce the recipient of ABFM's 2026 Scholarly Engagement Award: Whitney Afonso, Albert and Gladys Coates Term Professor and Professor of Public Administration and Government, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Afonso is being honored for her commitment and balance of considerable, rigorous research along with noted and extensive collaboration and engagement with public budgeting and financial management practitioners. Along with being a frequent instructor for professional development workshops and courses offered through the UNC School of Government, she is the editor of "Budgeting for North Carolina Local Governments," which is now in its 2nd edition and serves as a fundamental and comprehensive resource for counties and municipalities across the Tar Heel State.

Dr. Afonso will be recognized as the latest recipient of ABFM's Scholarly Achievement Award during the Awards Luncheon at ABFM's 2026 Annual Conference on Friday, September 25th, in Washington, DC. More information on the conference is available at https://abfm.org/annual-conference-2026/.

ABFM appreciates the participation of our members in recent elections for Officers and Executive Committee. We congratul...
08/05/2026

ABFM appreciates the participation of our members in recent elections for Officers and Executive Committee. We congratulate the members who were elected to the following positions, with terms beginning January 1, 2027:

Vice-Chair (serves as Chair-Elect in 2028 and Chair in 2029):
Larson, Miami University

Executive Committee (2027-2029 Terms):
Akheil Singla, Arizona State University
Juan Pablo Martinez Guzman, University of Maryland
Yu (Kelly) Shi, University of North Texas

ABFM MEMBERS! TODAY (July 31st) is your last day to vote in our annual elections for Officers & Executive Committee. Ple...
07/31/2026

ABFM MEMBERS! TODAY (July 31st) is your last day to vote in our annual elections for Officers & Executive Committee. Please check your email for a message from our Director of the Secretariat, Tatyana Guzman, with information on candidates and access to your ballot.

TOMORROW (JULY 31ST) is the last day to register at "Early Bird" discounted rates for ABFM's 2026 Annual Conference. Che...
07/30/2026

TOMORROW (JULY 31ST) is the last day to register at "Early Bird" discounted rates for ABFM's 2026 Annual Conference. Check the comments for links to registration, and we look forward to seeing you in DC on September 24th-26th.

If you are a sponsor, don't forget to the use your coupon codes to take advantage of your sponsorship-included registrations.

The leadership of the Association for Budgeting & Financial Management is pleased to announce the appointment of the Max...
07/29/2026

The leadership of the Association for Budgeting & Financial Management is pleased to announce the appointment of the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Public Affairs & Education, Cleveland State University, as ABFM’s new Secretariat, effective July 1, 2026. Dr. Tatyana Guzman, Associate Director and Professor with the Levin School, will serve as Director of the Secretariat.

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