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2026 Annual Conference

Save the Date: September 24-26, 2026

Location: George Washington University, University Student Center, 800 21st Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

Advancing Public Sector Finance

The Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) is a section of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).  ABFM aims to promote the professional development of budgeting and financial management in the public and non-profit sectors.

Membership in ABFM is available on its own or as an affiliation with ASPA.



ABFM News

GASB Proposed to Postpone Effective Dates

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) today proposed to postpone the effective dates of provisions in almost all Statements and Implementation Guides due to be implemented by state and local governments for fiscal years 2019 and later. In light of the...

Update on 2020 ABFM Annual Conference

From Jonathan Justice, ABFM Chair-Elect & Conference Chair With the COVID-19 pandemic, ABFM's 2020 Conference Committee is working full-steam-ahead (and more than six feet apart) to put together the 32nd annual research conference, scheduled for September 24-26,...