Annual Allocations

Annual Allocation Request (Traditional)
Annual Allocation Request (Joint)
Annual Allocations Funding FY09 Figures
StatusAnnual Allocations Funding FY10 Figures

Annual Allocations is the process in which student organizations submit a fiscal year operational budget by the designated deadline to receive a portion of the available Student Activity Fee funds. These monies are used to fund conferences, promotional items, capital expenditures, and events open to all registered students at Drexel University. SAFAC Committee Liaisons will be assigned by the end of each fall term.

Sports Clubs

All sports clubs will apply for funding through the Club Sports Council which is overseen by the Office of Recreational Sports. No Sports club will be eligible to apply for SAFAC Annual Allocations through this process.

Fraternities/Sororities

All fraternity, sorority, and governing councils will apply for funding through the FSL Funding Council which is overseen by the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life. No fraternity, sorority, or governing council will be eligible to apply for SAFAC Annual Allocations through this process.

Eligibility

The following criteria must be met in order to receive an Annual Allocation or Appeals Funding: 1. Recognized by the Office of Campus Activities by February 28 of the year applications are due; 2. Has a membership that is made up of currently enrolled Drexel University students; 3. Student organization must have any one member attend an Annual Allocation Information Session to apply for annual allocations for the upcoming fiscal year; 4. Student organization President, Treasurer and Advisor listed on the Annual Allocation Request Form must be consistent with the Student organization recognition paperwork on file with the Office of Campus Activities.

All organizations are able to apply for SAFAC Annual Allocations as long as all eligibility requirements are met. Failure to meet eligibility requirements before the designated due date will remove a student organization from SAFAC Annual Allocations consideration.

Annual Allocations Process

Annual Allocation Information Session

Student Organizations will be required to have one member participate in an Annual Allocation Information Session.

Annual Allocation Applications for FY 2011

Student organizations will complete an Annual Allocation Application which is comprised of the following sections and will be due on April 16, 2010 at 6:00 PM in the Greenawalt Student Development Center room 32A.

  1. Organization Information – Organizations are guaranteed $500 operating expenses if they meet the requirements for Annual Allocations.
  2. Operational Expenses – Organizations can apply for expenses related to purely operating needs such as dues, office supplies, advertising, etc
  3. Capital Expenses – Organizations can apply for expenses related to equipment expenses which have a life span of at least 3 years such as uniforms, backdrops, and banners
  4. Activity Expenses – Organizations can apply for expenses related to hosting a wide variety of programming and activities for the student body such as guest speakers, rented equipment, set-up costs, decorations, entertainment, etc
  5. Conference Expenses – Organizations can apply for expenses related to attending national, regional, or interested related professional development opportunities such as registration fees, travel expenses, and lodging
  6. Allocation Summary – Organizations will summarize their total expense requests for all areas on this page of the Allocation Applications

Note: Some funding limits may apply.

SAFAC Committee Review

The SAFAC Committee will review all applications between April 23, 2010 and April 26, 2010 and make all funding decisions for fiscal year 2011 applications.

Annual Allocation Distribution Letter

Student organizations will receive a SAFAC letter on April 30, 2010 detailing all FY 2011 funding decisions made by the SAFAC Committee.

SAFAC Allocations Distributed

All awarded SAFAC allocations will be deposited into the organizations 17-SAFAC account by August 1, of each fiscal year.