This document presents the State of Iowa Board of Regents fiscal year (FY) 2001 budget requests and provides information about the Board and its institutions. An introductory section 1 offers an overview of the Board of Regents' functions, including a mission state and governance process, and explains FY 2000 appropriation reductions and FY 2001 budget priorities. Part 1 of the document outlines the Board's strategic planning development; it focuses on strategic plans, the Regent's mission statement, Regent responsibilities; vision statement, values statement, culture statement, and four key result areas: quality, access, diversity, accountability. Several organization charts are included. Part 2 presents detailed FY 2001 appropriations requests for salaries, operations, technology, and other areas, as well as for capital requests and tuition replacement. Part 3 provides supplemental and statistical information; it includes supporting documents for budget and financial requests; background academic information (enrollment, degrees conferred, graduation/retention rates, technology transfer); and additional data on facilities and revenue bonds. A glossary is appended. (SM)