SBA Funding Request Form – Student Bar Association at Albany Law School

Before filling out this form, you should familiarize yourself with the list of items that SBA does not fund (i.e. Speakers, Delivery/Tips, Engravements for Awards, Hotels, T-Shirts, and Travel), the SBA Constitution, which govern organization activities and funding, and Albany Law School’s Student Handbook.

CONTACT

Name of Organization(s) *

Name, position and email of ALL E-Board members of your organization that are filled. If any position is vacant, please indicate so below. If more than one organization, include information for each of organization’s representatives. *

EVENT #1 – (Use N/A for fields not applicable)

Event 1 – Name of Event *

Event 1 – Estimated date, time, location, attendees expected, and how this contributes to the intellectual or social lives of students, the sense of community, and/or how it fosters networking between the student body and external organizations. *

Event 1 – Amount Requested *

Event 1 – How will money be spent? Include: Item name – vendor – quantity – price per item – total cost. (Example: Pizza – Paesan's Pizza – 3 – $20 – $60.) SBA cannot reimburse taxes. Tax exempt forms available from Business Office. *

EVENT #2 (Use N/A if not applicable)

Event 2 – Name of Event *

Event 2 – Estimated date, time, location, attendees expected, and how this contributes to the intellectual or social lives of students, the sense of community, and/or how it fosters networking between the student body and external organizations. *

Event 2 – Event Amount Requested *

Event 2 – How will money be spent? Include: Item name – vendor – quantity – price per item – total cost. (Example: Pizza – Paesan's Pizza – 3 – $20 – $60.) SBA cannot reimburse taxes. Tax exempt forms available from Business Office. *

EVENT #3 – (Use N/A if not applicable)

Event 3 – Name of Event *

Event 3 – Estimated date, time, location, attendees expected, and how this contributes to the intellectual or social lives of students, the sense of community, and/or how it fosters networking between the student body and external organizations. *

Event 3 – Amount Requested *

Event 3 – How will money be spent? Include: Item name – vendor – quantity – price per item – total cost. (Example: Pizza – Paesan's Pizza – 3 – $20 – $60.) SBA cannot reimburse taxes. Tax exempt forms available from Business Office. *

EVENT #4 (Use N/A if not applicable)

Event 4 – Name of Event *

Event 4 – Estimated date, time, location, attendees expected, and how this contributes to the intellectual or social lives of students, the sense of community, and/or how it fosters networking between the student body and external organizations. *

Event 4 – Amount Requested *

Event 4 – How will money be spent? Include: Item name – vendor – quantity – price per item – total cost. (Example: Pizza – Paesan's Pizza – 3 – $20 – $60.) SBA cannot reimburse taxes. Tax exempt forms available from Business Office. *

EVENT #5 (Use N/A if not applicable)

Event 5 – Name of Event *

Event 5 – Estimated date, time, location, attendees expected, and how this contributes to the intellectual or social lives of students, the sense of community, and/or how it fosters networking between the student body and external organizations. *

Event 5 – Amount Requested *

Event 5 – How will money be spent? Include: Item name – vendor – quantity – price per item – total cost. (Example: Pizza – Paesan's Pizza – 3 – $20 – $60.) SBA cannot reimburse taxes. Tax exempt forms available from Business Office. *

PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF EVENTS?

Have any of these events been held been before? *

If yes, which ones, how many people attended/participated, what was the funding, and was it successful?

Will there be any modifications to the proposed event(s) to enhance engagement? If so, include them here. *

If more than 5 events, submit this form and then re-submit an additional form.

ITEM #1 (Use N/A if not applicable)

Item 1 – Name of Item *

Item 1 – How does this contribute to the intellectual or social lives of students, the sense of community, and/or how it fosters networking between the student body and external organizations? *

Item 1 – Amount Requested *

Item 1 – How will money be spent? Include: Item name – vendor – quantity – price per item – total cost. (Example: Game Balls – Dick's Sporting Goods – 3 – $25 – $75.) SBA cannot reimburse taxes. Tax exempt forms available from Business Office. *

ITEM #2 (Use N/A if not applicable)

Item 2 – Name of Item *

Item 2 – How does this contribute to the intellectual or social lives of students, the sense of community, and/or how it fosters networking between the student body and external organizations? *

Item 2 – Amount Requested *

Item 2 – How will money be spent? Include: Item name – vendor – quantity – price per item – total cost. (Example: Game Balls – Dick's Sporting Goods – 3 – $25 – $75.) SBA cannot reimburse taxes. Tax exempt forms available from Business Office. *

ITEM #3 (Use N/A if not applicable)

Item 3 – Name of Item *

Item 3 – How does this contribute to the intellectual or social lives of students, the sense of community, and/or how it fosters networking between the student body and external organizations? *

Item 3 – Amount Requested *

Item 3 – How will money be spent? Include: Item name – vendor – quantity – price per item – total cost. (Example: Game Balls – Dick's Sporting Goods – 3 – $25 – $75.) SBA cannot reimburse taxes. Tax exempt forms available from Business Office. *

If more than 3 items, submit this form and then re-submit an additional form.

TOTAL REQUEST, ACQUISITION, COMMENTS

Total amount requested (All Events + All Items)? *

Planning on acquiring funding outside of SBA? *

If yes, provide a detailed account of outside funding?

Additional Comments for SBA to Consider

NOTICE: The following questions are non-mandatory, and may be answered at your discretion. For any questions not applicable, or if you’ve provided answers previously, please mark as N/A.

Historically, student organizations have requested higher allocation requests than the SBA is able to distribute from funding allotted by the student activity fee. Unfortunately, many student events are partially or completely unfunded due to budget constraints. The SBA may consider, inter alia, the amount of funding requested, number of events requested, information provided with the SBA Funding Request Form, and any other information provided collectively from your organization, and the activities of other organizations. With the understanding that this information does not affect the total amount of funding allocated but determines how your organization’s funding is distributed to your requested events, would you prefer that:

(A) Your organization’s events to all be allocated equitably; OR
(B) Certain events to be prioritized for allocation.

NOTICE: This question shall be applied holistically in conjunction with all other provided information, details, and other student organizations and their allocation requests. The Requesting Entity’s decision between (A) and (B) will be considered during any subsequent reconsiderations for allocation following the Budget Meeting.

If (B), please share which events you would like to be prioritized.

At the Requesting Entity’s discretion, if your event has a cultural or religious affiliation, purpose, or theme, you may provide further information regarding your event here:

Are there any events that your organization is prioritizing this year? If so, please share at your discretion.

NOTICE: Providing a response to the following question will not supersede the Requesting Entity’s response on “(A)/(B)” question. Rather, it provides further context to the SBA regarding “marquee” events, or events of unique or particular importance to the Requesting Entity, if such events are applicable. If multiple events, please share as well, at your discretion.

Does your organization have any goals they aim to accomplish with your requested event(s)?

Are you collaborating, or seeking to collaborate with any other Student Organizations? If yes, please share.

How would your organization benefit from hosting these events?

Will any of the allocated funds for the Requesting Entity’s event(s) be going towards non-ALS students? If yes, please share.

How would the law school community benefit from Requesting Entity’s event(s)?