As stated in the UTEP Student Government Association (SGA) Governing Documents, the appropriations power shall be vested in the UTEP SGA Appropriations Committee as a Standing Committee and the UTEP SGA Senate. 

The Appropriations Committee shall be responsible for: 

• Assisting the student body in adhering to the Appropriations Guidelines when drafting, submitting, and presenting any bill requests to the UTEP SGA; and 
• Assessing the needs and validity of each bill request and the UTEP student(s) requesting funds in committee; and 
• Screening, recommending, and advising bill requests to the Senate in Senate Sessions; and  
• Creating, maintaining, and dispersing a committee budget in partnership with the UTEP SGA President and UTEP SGA Senior Coordinator at the beginning of each academic semester; and 
• Creating, maintaining, and dispersing an up-to-date financial report or ledger that will be presented to the Senate and student body each long semester of appropriated monies. 

In short: Appropriations allocates funds to Registered Student Organizations (RSO’S) and individual students for things like conferences; academic programs, events, and workshops; philanthropy events; educational speakers and symposiums; and graduation events and organization-specific regalia.

The Appropriations Committee in its sole and absolute discretion reserves the right to appropriate funding on a first come, first served basis based on the submission date of the bill request and for the following activities shown in order of priority: 

• Conferences
• Academic programs, events, and workshops
• Philanthropy events
• Educational speakers and symposiums
• Graduation events and organization-specific regalia 

If you or your organization requires funding, please download the following documents and visit our Minetracker Page to submit a bill application.

THE SGA APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE IS NOT ACCEPTING BILL REQUESTS AT THIS TIME.
THE FUNDING PERIOD FOR BILL REQUESTS WILL OPEN IN THE FALL 2025 SEMESTER. 
STAY TUNED TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. 

Natalie Gutierrez, Chair & Senator at-Large
Hajalett Escalante, Co-Chair & Collegiate Senator of Liberal Arts

Rebecca Ochoa, Collegiate Senator of Engineering
Alexandro Dominguez, Collegiate Senator for Graduate Studies
Grecia Ortega, Collegiate Senator of Health Sciences
Alexa Hernandez, Collegiate Senator of Nursing
Jesse Corralejo, Senator at-Large
Vanessa Gonzalez, Senator at-Large