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PDF copy of your 2025 NCAA membership report (FY 2024-25) which was likely filed in January of this year.
The purpose of the request is to compile data reported in the FY 2025 NCAA member reporting to establish a pre-revenue sharing era benchmark average of categorized annual expenditures for all NCAA Division I schools.
The data compilations will assist in providing accurate information to the media, federal legislative staff here in Washington, DC as well as the general public. This information is not being sought or used for commercial purposes.
Thank you, I appreciate your assistance on this request.
FOI #26-284 - Subject - Practice Football Athletic Field Renovation
Name - Mark Zurada
Affiliation -
Please send the final and compiled bid tabulation (bid tally), including all quantities and unit pricing for each bidder, for 'Practice Football Athletic Field Renovation' that was submitted on 04/06/2021. I believe the project number is 'LM030921', but I could be mistaken. If so, please use the project name and date to lookup the responsive documents. We specifically request the line-item bid tabulation showing each material, quantity, unit, and unit price for every bidder. If no such line-item tally was created, please provide the full bid submissions from each contractor. A grand total sheet alone is not sufficient to satisfy this request unless it was a lump sum bid.
Below is an example of the format we are looking for that the engineer usually creates at the completion of the bid:
FOI #26-283 (04-20-26, 4:59 pm) - Subject - CE Graduate TA contract
Name - Student Student
Affiliation -
graduate teaching assistant contracts, from the years 2023, 2024, and 2025 from the college of engineering school of civil and environmental engineering
All records pertaining to the construction of the proposed UConn Golf facility, including contracts, contract plans, bid documents, cost estimates, environmental reports, any contracts with environmental consulting agencies.
FOI #26-281 (04-20-26, 3:11 pm) - Subject - Student Athlete Dining Hall Spending
Name - David Covucci
Affiliation - FOIAball
Pursuant to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 14 Conn. Gen. Stats.), I am requesting the following documents from your athletics department.
Any spending documents that detail total expenses incurred by your university’s student-athlete dining facilities for the following date range: 3/1/2026 to 3/31/2026, or the most recent available month.
The most recent version of any document that tracks the per-student-athlete cost of dining facilities, should such document exist.
Any existing report or document that tracks specific quantities of items purchased for student-athlete dining facilities (including, but not limited to, meat, poultry, and produce) for the following date range: 3/1/2026 to 3/31/2026 or the most recent available month.
With this last bullet point, I am attempting to capture the voluminous nature of running a student-athlete dining facility, and capture the scale of food required, i.e., 1,000 pounds of chicken breasts.
As such, I am amenable to this bullet point being fulfilled in a way your department believes is most easily applicable, and will accept current inventory logs or purchasing schedules (as opposed to getting a ton of invoices that might require voluminous review and/or redaction).
Please note that Connecticut law requires public agencies to respond to requests within four days of receiving them by either processing or denying the request, or providing written notice requesting an extension.
As I am an independent journalist engaged in legitimate newsgathering, I am requesting a fee waiver of any associated costs with this request. In lieu of a fee waiver, I am requesting a detailed invoice of any potential costs, if any, associated with this request.
FOI #26-280 (04-20-26, 11:37 am) - Subject - Media Buying and Consulting Services RFP # MF012926
Name - Ryland Holdren
Affiliation -
I am submitting a records request regarding Media Buying and Consulting Services RFP # MF012926.
I am requesting:
Top 3 scoring submitted proposals
Scoring and evaluation sheets
Awarded contract(s)
Could you please confirm receipt of this request and provide an estimated timeframe for response? If there are any costs associated, kindly let me know in advance.
If I’ve reached out to the wrong person or department, I’d greatly appreciate it if you could direct me to the appropriate contact.
Thank you for your time and assistance. Please let me know if you need any additional information to process this request.
FOI #26-279 - Subject - FOIA Request, Emp. Contract.
Name - April Koepf
Affiliation -
Pursuant to applicable authority, I am writing to request copies of the following "Documents" for the athletic department staff listed below:
* Current employment contract and salary (Letter of intent, form agreement, or applicable document / record which shows annual compensation and start/end date of employment) as well as any pertinent amendments. If an employee does not have a formal written agreement, please provide (ideally in a spreadsheet or table format): Name, Compensation, and Start/End Date (or write "At Will" if applicable).
I am only seeking the documents listed above that were signed or executed in the past 6 months. If no document exists in that window, please provide their annual salary as of April 1, 2026.
- Giselle Juarez-Presley
- Katie Polk
- Jamelle Elliott
Under your state public records law, I am seeking the following university records:
1. The NCAA financial disclosure document submitted by the athletics department to the NCAA each January for reporting year 2025.
2. The most recently signed contracts and any supporting documents or addendums for all employees affiliated with the football program for the 2026 season including, but not limited to, the head coach, offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, and general managers. contract signed by the head football coach and any supporting documents.
I would like to receive these records in electronic format, i.e. via email.
Thank you in advance for your prompt response to this request.
FOI #26-277 (04-17-26, 2:25 pm) - Subject - Facilities/Construction
Name - Daniel GORKA
Affiliation - Coventry Historical Society, Inc.
1) All engineering reports, conditions surveys, and code compliance audits related to the existing 11,000 SF building at 44 Lake Street, Coventry, CT.
2) The full Phase I and/or Phase II Archaeological Investigation report for Site 32-85 and the surrounding parcel at 44 Lake Street, Coventry, CT, originally completed as part of the dam and site improvement project.