• Speaker & Performer fees 

• Equipment rentals

• Facility or Venue rental fees

• Event supplies

• Printing costs (NOTE: These items must include GAPS and Pepsi logos as sponsors) 

• Insurance for off-campus vendors

• Event service fees

• Conference/competition registration 

• Admission costs for museums, exhibits, performances, etc.  

• Flights for long-distance or out-of-state events

• Lodging  

• Transportation

• Rental vehicles

• Gas 

** GAPS can only fund up to $500/year for Food/Drink

Food & Drinks

Your organization may purchase food based on your estimated attendance at a rate of $12 per person

For an extend list with examples, click HERE

Prohibited Items

• Reimbursements for items an organization paid for before your grant is approved
• Alcohol or events that serve alcohol
• Care packages or take-home kits
• Gifts for Speakers
• Gifts for RSO members or alumni
• Equipment purchases

GAPS Cannot Fund

• Scholarships
• Member-only retreats or excursions
• Events that serve or appear as coursework
• Financial contributions for ASUCD political candidates
• Payments to UC students, staff, and faculty.
• Current or past debts to CSI or others

To qualify for a GAPS grant, your RSO must contribute at least 10% of your TOTAL event costs.

Here are types of contributions RSOs have used to meet the ≥ 10%:

• Agency Account
• Member Dues
• Donations
• Departmental Funding
• Other Campus Grants

**NOTE: If your RSO is utilizing Departmental or Grant Funding, you MUST provide a copy of your Agency Account, an email confirmation, or an approval letter to confirm your RSO has secured the funding

Other Grants Opportunities On-Campus:

• Division of Student Affairs
• Cross Cultural Center (CCC)
• Student Recruitment & Retention Center (SRRC)

To complete the application you will need to fill out TWO forms:

1. 2023-2024 CSI Grants Orientation

• • This form will educate you on all the CSI grants available to undergraduate Registered Student Organizations (RSOs).
  • There are comprehension questions throughout the orientation. Each question requires a response, but they are not scored. You MUST answer all the questions to complete the form.

2. Graduate & Professional Schools Grant Application

• • Ensure all the information in your application is factual and meets the minimum GAPS requirements (which are listed in the orientation).
  • To verify the costs you listed in the budget above, your organization will need to upload estimates for each expense.

• Service Quotes
• Rental Estimates
• Menus
• Screenshots of online shopping carts
• Our quote template for companies that do not provide formal estimates (i.e., performers, DJs, small catering companies, etc.)

Once your application passes the initial review, your RSO will be required to attend an intake meeting to review your application and make any modifications as needed. 

IMPORTANT: Your Expenditure Report due date will be 10 business days after your event date. It’s also listed on your Finance Agreement.

Required Materials:

1. Take 4-5 photos of your funded event or program

• You only need to upload a copy if your organization created a publication. No additional images are required, but they are highly encouraged.

2. ALL receipts for purchases going towards your event.

3. If applicable:

• Copies of your funded printing materials (i.e., fliers, banners, publications, etc.).
• An attendance list for participants who attend a travel-related event with their signatures.

Supporting documents consist of quotes, estimates, and/or reservation confirmations for the items you are requesting CFC funding. They must be attached to your grant application when you turn it in. A grant application that does not include supporting documents will not be funded. Quotes that are older than 60 days will not be accepted.Note that CFC cannot fund line-items that have already been paid for. Make sure that the costs listed on your quotes match up with the amount requested on your grant application. These are suggested quotes. Ultimately the CFC Board will determine if your quote is sufficient.

• Gas Quote using Gasbuddy.com: CFC requests that any student organization requesting funding for gas expenses use Gasbuddy.com. Note that if the gas is for a travel-related event, it will fall under the CFC Travel Cap.

• Sample Keynote Speaker Quotes: Student Organizations often have speakers come to their events and presentations.

• On-Campus Facility Rental: Many student organizations rent campus spaces for their events. Some examples of paid spaces include the ARC, some rooms in the Memorial Union, and the Student Community Center. Please note that there are rules regarding on-campus facility rentals.

• Sample Off-Campus Facility Rental Quotes: These estimates will vary in their format, and sometimes will even be relayed via email. They must include a confirmation of the reservation and the cost estimate of the space.

• Sample Publicity Material Quotes: CFC can provide funding for publications, publicity, and other one-time-use items (event-specific brochures, flyers, etc).

• Sample Equipment Rental Quotes: Student Organizations can request CFC funding for equipment rentals for their events. These may include things like vehicle rentals, camping gear, tables, chairs, A/V equipment, and much more. Students can rent A/V equipment on-campus through the ASUCD Entertainment Council.

• Sample Service Quotes: Student organizations often need services rendered for their events. This may include things like having a photographer, paying for Custodial services, Grounds, Aggie Hosts, UCD Ticket Office, etc.

• Sample Performance Quotes: Quotes for performers (DJs, Dance groups, singers, etc) for your organizations event must include an agreed upon price, and indicate that the price was agreed upon by the performer (or the performers booking agent.) This can be indicated by obtaining a quote on the performers official letter-head, providing a contract, or having an email sent from the performer.

• Sample Travel Quotes: For travel expenses booked online (such as vehicle rentals, airplane tickets, train tickets, hotels, etc), proceed with the checkout until you have a cost estimate. A screenshot of the estimate page from check-out  will be accepted as a quote. Funding for these events would fall under the CFC Travel Cap.

• Sample Registration and Ticket Quotes: Registration and ticket quotes may include the price-per-ticket, which you can then use to determine estimated total cost. If there are any group rates or discounts, those need to be factored into your estimate as well. If the registration or ticket costs are part of a travel-related event, then those costs would fall under the  CFC Travel Cap.
• ASUCD has provided information about their ASUCD Service Units, many of which provide services student organizations need for their events.