Student Activity Fee Board (SAF-B) Funding

For questions and assistance with Student Activity Fee Funding, contact orgfunding@depaul.edu.

Once your organization has completed the registration process with the Office of Student Involvement and your president and treasurer have attended a SAF-B workshop, you will be eligible to apply for funding from university sources. Organizations must be in good standing with the Office of Student Involvement to receive funding. For Graduate Student Organizations, please visit the GOF Resource Page on the Hub.

This site is designed to provide dates and quick information for SAF-B.  For the full SAF-B Guidelines document, click here.

SAF-B Funding Application Steps

  • Your organization must be a registered student organization for 2023-2024 school year by the Office of Student Involvement.
  • The current president and treasurer must have attended & checked-in at the SAF-B Workshop and received approval through completion of the SAF-B competency quiz prior to applying for funding.
  • The president or treasurer must complete the Budget Request Application through your DeHUB portal treasury by 5:00 pm CST on the application deadline. The deadline for a hearing and discretionary is always on a Monday. Snap requests' deadlines are always 2 weeks prior to the date of the event.
  • Your event/expense must occur at least 30 days from the application deadline, for both hearing and discretionary funding, and your application must be complete and correct by the deadline to be approved.
  • Note: Starting January 1, 2024, student organizations applying for food through Chartwells under $1000 and through EzCater under $300 do not have to submit food quotes in applications. If you are requesting any food outside of these platforms, your application will still require a quote.

Funding Workshop Dates for 2023-2024

Current organization presidents and treasurers are both required to attend a SAF-B Workshop during the academic year for which they are requesting funding. If an organization elects a new president/treasurer at any point during the academic year, they must attend a monthly workshop. All workshops are listed on DeHUB events as "Funding Workshop".

All Training session will take place at 10AM via Zoom and 11AM in the Office of Student Involvement located in LPSC, Suite 201, unless otherwise stated below. Click here to see a search in DeHub that shows all upcoming SAF-B Funding Workshops.

  • August 18, 2023
  • September 1, 2023
  • September 15, 2023
  • October 20, 2023
  • December 1, 2023 (11AM, Virtual only)
  • December 15, 2023 (11AM, Virtual only)
  • January 19, 2024
  • January 26, 2024
  • February 16, 2024
  • March 15, 2024
  • May 3, 2024

Funding Types

For SAF-B Submissions, there are three funding types - hearing funding, discretionary funding, and snap funding.  Read below for explanations on the differences in each funding type and the deadlines associated with that funding type.

  • Hearing Funding is requests over $2,000.
  • Discretionary Funding is requests $2,000 or less.
  • Snap Funding allows Student Organizations to receive up to $600 for event funding outside of the normal SAF-B Process.
  • Hearing Funding

    Hearing Funding is requests over $2,000. Hearing Budget periods occur monthly and eligible organizations may apply for funding at every other hearing budget periods. Only the first 15 complete and correct applications are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis for hearing budget periods. Hearing applications are due on Mondays, and hearings are held on the following Fridays. The President or Treasurer must attend the hearing in order to be eligible for funding.

    Please Note: The April application is the last funding opportunity for events/expenses before the end of the school year.  May funding can only be used for events/expenses occurring after July 1 and through the next school year.

    *Note: The January application deadline and hearing date have been extended out a week to allow students ample time to return to campus and prepare applications. The eligible program date remains to same to support organizations that were already planning ahead of these dates.

    Hearing Funding Deadlines for 2023-2024

    Application Deadline (Always Mondays) Hearing Date (Always Fridays) Eligible Programs/Expenses
    September 18, 2023 September 22, 2023 October 18, 2023-June 30, 2024
    October 2, 2023 October 6, 2023 November 2, 2023-June 30, 2024
    October 30, 2023 November 3, 2023 December 1, 2023-June 30, 2024
    January 15, 2024* January 19, 2024* February 8, 2024 -June 30, 2024*
    February 5, 2024 February 9, 2024 March 5, 2024-June 30, 2024
    February 26, 2024 March 1, 2024 March 26, 2024-June 30, 2024
    April 1, 2024 April 5, 2024 May 1, 2024-June 30, 2024
    May 7, 2024 May 10, 2024 July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025
  • Discretionary Funding

    Discretionary Funding is requests $2,000 or less. Discretionary Budget periods occur bi-monthly* and eligible organizations may apply for funding at each discretionary budget period. Unlimited complete and correct applications are accepted for discretionary budget periods. Discretionary applications are due on Mondays, and the Board will review requests the following Fridays. The organization does not have to attend a meeting with the Board for discretionary funding.

    *Discretionary Budget periods occur bi-monthly beginning in mid-September.  There will be a break in hearings for winter break and spring break.

    Discretionary Funding Deadlines for 2023-2024

    Application Deadline (Always Mondays) Board Review/Notification Date (Always Fridays) Eligible Programs/Expenses
    September 18, 2023 September 22, 2023 October 18, 2023-June 30, 2024
    October 2, 2023 October 6, 2023 November 2, 2023-June 30, 2024
    October 16, 2023 October 20, 2023 November 16, 2023-June 30, 2024
    October 30, 2023 November 3, 2023 November 30, 2023-June 30, 2024
    January 15, 2024 January 19, 2024 February 8, 2024 -June 30, 2024
    January 22, 2024 January 26, 2024 February 22, 2024-June 30, 2024
    February 5, 2024 February 9, 2024 March 5, 2024-June 30, 2024
    February 12, 2024 February 16, 2024 March 12, 2024-June 30, 2024
    February 26, 2024 March 1, 2024 March 26, 2024-June 30, 2024
    April 1, 2024 April 5, 2024 May 1, 2024-June 30, 2024
    April 15, 2024 April 19, 2024 May 15, 2024-June 30, 2024
    May 7, 2024 May 10, 2024 July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025
    May 13, 2024 May 17, 2024 July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025
  • Snap Funding

    Snap Funding allows Student Organizations to receive up to $600 for event funding outside of the normal SAF-B process.  Student organizations can apply to receive funding via their organization's DeHUB budget module and would receive an answer as to whether they receive the funding within 72 business hours after being reviewed by the SAF-B Board Chair and Advisor.

    • Student organizations must apply at least 14 days in advance of the event for which they request snap funding.
    • All proposals must be in alignment with spending guidelines and for events for DePaul students.
    • Snap Funding is only for on-campus events.
    • Student organizations cannot apply for Snap Funding for previously denied events.
    • Snap Funding events must be open to all DePaul students.
    • Snap events must be events that students can actively participate in, it cannot be used for fundraising or operational expenses.
    • Only one Snap Funding application is allowed per event. If a student organization decides to collaborate with another student organization, only one organization can apply for the Snap Funding.
    • Snap Funding cannot be used for events that already received funding through a discretionary or hearing request through either board.
    • Snap Funding can be used for events with a guest speaker, but the event must be open to ALL students, which requires guest speaker approval. If a guest speaker approval is not attached, the request itself will be denied.
    • To apply, go to your organizations DeHUB Page>On the header click the dropdown menu for Money>Budgeting>Create Budget Request>Fill out the form accordingly and for Budget Period select the top option (SAF-B) SNAP-Funding.

SAF-B Reallocation Process

If you would like to re-allocate the funding you have received from SAF-B, please fill out the Reallocation Documents and send it to the SAF-B advisor.

  • You are only allowed to re-allocate funds to items on your original funding request.
  • You are only allowed to re-allocate funds to items that received only partial funding in your original request.
  • You cannot re-allocate funds that were not used towards a different event.
  • All reallocations must be submitted with a copy of your award letter a minimum of 14 DAYS prior to your program or event to the SAF-B Advisor.
  • If your program requires contract usage, the funding reallocation form MUST be submitted 35 DAYS prior to your program or event.
  • The Student Activity Fee Board will review your request, provide a decision to the SAF-B Advisor and you will be notified of the decision via your reallocation request application on DeHUB within 7 DAYS of submitting the request.

Payment Processing Steps

Once you are awarded SAF-B funding, you have four options when it comes to making your purchases. You can:

  1. Coordinate Direct Payment from DePaul to your vendor .  With Direct Payment, you will meet with an OSI staff member to coordinate payment to your vendor.  This can be used for online purchases, travel, local vendors, and more.  To set up a meeting to coordinate direct payment, Schedule a Meeting Here. or submit to Payment Processing form
  2. Reimbursement. With reimbursement, you make purchases on your own, and then submit a reimbursement request through the Payment Processing Form. This must be completed within 30 days of your purchase and requires you to save your fully itemized and paid receipts. We cannot reimburse Venmo or cash apps of any kind.  It is important to note that with this process, it can take up to six weeks for you to receive your reimbursement funds from the university.
  3. Contracts. For services on campus, contracts are essential.  Contracts must be completed for (but is not limited to) DJs, speakers, performers, venues, and vendors. You will receive applicable contracts with your Funding Letter. DO NOT SIGN THE CONTRACT. Have the vendor sign, then upload the half completed contract into your request payment section of the budget portal. This must be done 21 days prior to your event.  Links to all DePaul contracts can be found here. Some vendors may prefer to use their own contract for their services. We can utilize their contract, but it must be subject to review, which typically adds at least 2 weeks additional processing time, so please plan to submit a vendor's own contract 35 days before your event.
  4. Invoice/Vendor Payment. Request a payment in the Payment Processing Form. Submit the unpaid invoice and any additional documents provided by the vendor.