Contingency is money from student fees that is given to organizations on campus to hold events, go to conferences, etc. If you need help starting a new event or if fundraising is just not covering all of your costs, you can apply for contingency. Groups can get $3,000 per year for funding.

Apply for contingency here

All JMU student organizations that are chartered with a Constitution and in good standing with the Office of Student Leadership and Involvement for at least four months are eligible. Organizations must also show that they have exhausted all forms of fundraising.

Apply for contingency here

Here are just a few things contingency can and cannot pay for:

Can:

• Registration fees/Conference fees
• Supplies that can be reused for later events
• Performers/Speakers
• Advertisement
• JMU Registered Vehicles
• Rentals and Gas
• Food/Drink (*ONLY through JMU-approved vendors and for on-campus events)

Cannot:

• Reimbursements (No funding purchases made before the application is submitted)
• Honorariums and gifts (including giveaways) 
• Costumes/Makeup
• Any requests that generate a net profit (directly or indirectly) for any James Madison University club/organization, to fund loans, or to pay a debt or reimbursement
• No requests that make any type of revenues
• Decorations
• Hotel costs
• Airfare or Train tickets

Requirements:

1. Fill out the application and allow up to two weeks of response

• Find the application here
• A W-9 must be submitted with your application (You will need your EIN)
  • If you are unaware of your EIN, call the IRS number: 800-829-4933
• You will also need to fill out an
• Meet with the Student Government Association Finance Committee Member

• Expect to discuss the PowerPoint Presentation that you will need to present to the Finance Committee the following week

3. Present your PowerPoint to the Student Government Association Finance Committee.
4. Once approved by the Finance Committee, you will present to the Student Government Senate
5. You will be required to complete a follow up procedure at the end of the semester you apply. You must attend this event and provide all receipts and relevant contracts in accordance with the event. You must retain all receipts in connection with the event.

Any violation of the Contingency criteria outlined in the Student Government Financial Procedures may make a club/organization ineligible for Contingency Funds in the future, as determined by the Finance Team.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email: jmusgafinance@gmail.com 

A Program Grant is a specific fund set aside, along with Contingency, during the FEB process. It will serve as grant funding to any non-FEB student organization for a specific event which has a campus-wide impact.

Apply for Program Grants here

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email: jmusgafinance@gmail.com 

For an organization to be eligible to apply for a program grant, they can’t be FEB budgeted, must be a recognized Office of Student Leadership and Involvement organization for 12 months. Organizations can now apply every semester for an event!

Apply for Program Grants here

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email: jmusgafinance@gmail.com 

• The program enhances student life
• The program diversifies or offers something new to the campus
• The program can be a fundraiser or produce a profit.
• FEB groups cannot cosponsor a Program Grant Event.

Apply for Program Grants here

• 1 club or organization can request up to $5,000.00
• 2 clubs or organizations can request up to $7,500.00
• 3 or more clubs or organizations can request up to $10,000.00

Apply for Program Grants here

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email: jmusgafinance@gmail.com 

Reserve Requests are permitted for any FEB organization to make additional purchases outside of their allotted budget. At the end of each year, any unused funding from an FEB group’s budget will be placed in its Organization Reserve Account. Reserve requests may only fund capital expenditures. The request will need to be approved by both the Student Body Executive Treasurer and the Student Government Senate.

To submit a Reserve Request, or with any further questions regarding the process, please email the SGA Student Body Executive Treasurer (jmusgafinance@gmail.com).

FEB stands for Front-End Budgeting. There are currently 9 groups at JMU who have FEB status. These organizations have missions deemed so important by the University, that they must be budgeted on the front end in order to focus on their missions rather than fundraising.  FEB groups are student organizations on campus that receive large budgets from money allocated to SGA from student fees to give to student organizations. FEB budgets vary from $3,000 to over $100,000. Allocations are based on an organization’s needs and amount approved by the SGA.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email: jmusgafinance@gmail.com 

There are currently eight FEB groups on campus.

• Madison Equality (ME)
  
• Student Ambassadors (SA)
• University Program Board (UPB)
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• Black Student Alliance (BSA)
• SafeRides
• Student Government Association (SGA) 
• Latinx Student Alliance (LSA)

1. The group is so important that it must be budgeted on the front end versus Contingency or Program Grants.
2. The group has a far-reaching impact
3. There is no current formal form of funding for the group through a university department or national organization.
4. The group appropriately uses its funding.
5. No duplicate services are provided on campus through another FEB group or university department.
6. Continual fundraising would keep the group from fulfilling its mission.
7. The group has been a recognized organization of the Office of Student Activities and Involvement and in good standing for the previous two years.

Schedule a meeting with the Executive Treasurer of the Student Government Association at jmusgafinance@gmail.com.