At the close of the Utah legislative session on March 11, lawmakers followed Gov. Gary Herbert's recommendation to reduce the Utah Science Technology and Research initiative (USTAR) FY10 budget by $5.1 million, from $31.9 million to $26.8 million. For FY11, USTAR is budgeted to spend $34.3 million. This represents a combination of state and ARRA funding. USTAR invests in world-class innovation teams and research facilities at the University of Utah and Utah State University with a long-term goal of strengthening the state's knowledge economy. Higher education will receive a reduction of approximately 5 percent in the approved budget, according to the governor's office. The FY11 base budget is available at: http://le.utah.gov/~2010/htmdoc/sbillhtm/sb0001.htm. The FY2010-11 supplemental appropriations bill is available at: http://le.utah.gov/~2010/htmdoc/hbillhtm/hb0002.htm