Student Government Association

Recognized Organizations

Contingency As a club or organization on campus, you may want to hold an event that will require funding. As a non-FEB organization, your main source of funding will be accumulated through your own fundraising. If you have exhausted all means of fundraising and still come up short, you have the ability to apply for "emergency" money, known as contingency, from SGA. If you are ready to apply, download the following forms and be sure to set up a meeting with the SGA Contingency Liaison, Morgan Shaughnessy.

Here are the forms for Contingency:
1. Contingency Form 2. Tax Form
Program Grants Program grants are large sums of money the SGA allocates twice a year to non-FEB groups on campus to put on programs. Program grants are approved at the end of each semester. Your group must request a program grant at least one semester before your planned program. The SGA requires that any student group that requests this funding be recognized and in good standing with Student Activities and Involvement for at least the previous 12 months. To learn more about program grants please download the power point presentation here.

Here is the application for Program Grant:1. Program Grant Application

Unrecoginized Organizations

We are sorry, but if you are not currently recognized by Student Activities and Involvement, the SGA cannot help you with funding. To get more information about becoming a recognized organization, please visit the Office of Student Activities and Involvement website.

Recognized Front-End-Budgeted Organizations

In order to become an FEB organization, a club must be recognized and in good standing with Student Activities and Involvement for the previous 12 months. The group must attend the meeting of the SGA finance committee held 2 weeks before Thanksgiving and give a presentation showing it meets the following criteria:

1. The group is so important that it must be budgeted on the front end versus contingency or program grants.
2. There is no current formal form of funding for the group through a university department or national organization.
3. The group appropriately uses its funding.
4. No duplicate services are provided on campus through another Front-End Budgeted group or university department.
5. Continual fundraising would keep the group from fulfilling its mission.
6. The group has been a Student Activities and Involvement recognized club in good standing for the previous 12 months.

*FEB status is renewed in the fall of even numbered years. For more information contact the SGA Executive Treasurer, Abby Ware.

The following student organizations currently possess FEB status:

Meet Contingency Liasion, Morgan Shaughnessy

Morgan is a Sophomore Communications major. She is in Kappa Alpha Theta and works at UREC as a Group Fitness Instructor. She enjoys hanging out with her friends, reading, dancing, and being involved with the James Madison Community.

Meet the Finance Committee Chair, Jordan Descovich

Jordan is a Senior Political Science and History double major. He is from Northport, New York and is big fan of the Entourage, The Office, and 30 Rock television shows. He enjoys soccer, baseball, and the outdoors.