Appropriations Committee

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 view the following documents and visit our MineTracker Page to submit a bill application.