UAS has provided funds to events such as the Latino Conference, Don't Walk Alone, and the Martin Luther King Luncheon. It is our goal to give long-term support to continuing events, and also to assist in establishing new or fledgling events in the University at Albany community within our ability to provide funds.

The Board of Directors has established a standing Program Committee and charged it
with the responsibility of soliciting requests from campus organizations in need of
financial support for the academic year 2009 - 2010. The committee will review each
request, determine whether or not the event meets the criteria for UAS Program
Funds and the amount of funding available for the event.

Last year the Program Committee received over two hundred applications, with
monetary requests exceeding $500,000. This year we expect even more applications
to compete for the available funds. While the committee tries to distribute its awards
as widely as possible, only the most innovative and significant events can be funded.

To ensure that your event receives the full consideration it deserves, please be sure to answer all sections on the application. Program requests will only be considered upon receipt of your fully completed application. Every group that submits an application will
be contacted by letter, indicating whether or not the group has received an award, and
if so, for how much. Each award must be used for the purpose indicated and on the
date indicated on the application, and for an event which occurs between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.

Before The Event:

• Make sure vendors/speakers have signed an agreement or contract to
  provide services.
• Remember to use UAS business partners, if they can provide similar or
  identical goods and services
  (Chartwells, The University Bookstore, Coca Cola).
• Exceptions to this policy need advance approval - contact us at
  442-5950 or email uas@albany.edu.

After The Event:

UAS directly reimburses the vendors that provided the services for your event.

Send us:

• The completed disbursement form, this form is in your packet of
  materials that you received along with your approval of funding letter.
  If you are unable to find this form, please contact us for a new one by
  calling 442-5950 or by email at uas@albany.edu
• Invoices that need payment.
• We must have the Federal Tax ID or Social Security Number of the
  payee in order to complete payment.
  

(518-442-5950 or uas@albany.edu)

You need to change the date of your event. The funding is awarded for
the specific date that you supplied in your application.

Your event is cancelled.
Please let us know if you will not be using the funding - we can award it to
another needy organization.

You plan to use the money for another event. You must re-submit an
application form with a request to reallocate the money to another event.
This request must then go to the UAS Board of Directors, Program
Committee for approval. We can assist you with this process.

You have any questions or need assistance.

Each year, UAS has identified supplemental funding to support campus programs that are planned after the original Program Fund deadlines have passed. So that we may support more events throughout the year, beginning in the 2009-2010 school year, Supplemental Fund requests may receive up to $1,000. Requests for Supplemental Funding must be filed with the UAS Program Committee for review and consideration no later than 30 days prior to the date of your event.

2009

• University Art Museum

2008

• Employee Assistance Program
  

2007

• University Apartments Celebration
• Advisory Committee on Campus Security: "National Night Out"
  (Thank You Letter) (Photos)
• Dr. Kimberly Esterman Memorial Scholarship
• Performing Arts Center: Squonk Opera Residency
• Employee Assistance Program: "Spring into Wellness" Fair
  

2006

• Performing Arts Center: The Chicago City Limits
• Habitat For Humanity
  

2005

• Cornerstone Protestant Campus Ministry: Link to Life, Inc.

In March, 2005 the Cornerstone Protestant Campus Ministry, Link to Life,
Inc. applied for a UAS Supplemental Program Fund Grant to assist them
with their Bone Marrow Drive.

With the help of a $500 UAS Grant, Link to Life, Inc. was successful in
obtaining 425 bone marrow samples that were sent to the National Bone
Marrow Registry. We join the Cornerstone Protestant Campus Ministry,
Link to Life, Inc. in their prayers that a match may be found for Anthony
Hill, Shania Clarke, and so many others whose lives depend on a bone
marrow transplant.

UAS is proud to assist the University community in making a difference.
As Reverend Sandy J. Damhof said, "A job well done may literally save a
life!"