Dear Student Groups,
In recognition of the University's response to the public health crisis concerning COVID-19 released this morning, UFB will be delaying its annual budget deadlines. The new deadlines for annual budgets will be as follows:
First draft annual budgets (not submitted) will be due 11:59pm on April 1st
Final annual budgets must be submitted by 11:59pm on April 15th
[For groups who received $5,000+ in 2018-2019] The transparency requirement will still be due via email to ufb@brown.edu by 11:59pm on April 15th (the original deadline)
UFB typically reserves the supplemental budgeting meetings in April for annual budget appeals. However, given the circumstances, all UFB meetings for the rest of the semester will be cancelled. Therefore, anything that’s not approved during annual budgeting will have to be requested as a supplemental budget in Fall 2020. This will not affect your group’s ability to get the same level of funding as you would during annual budgeting.
We understand that Brown's shift to “remote learning” will cut student group activities short for this semester and apologize for the disruption. If you have any questions about how this will affect your group’s funding or ability to operate for the 2020-2021 school year, please don’t hesitate to reach out to UFB at ufb@brown.edu.
Please stay safe and exercise your best health judgement to help protect yourself and our community members. For more information and updates about the university’s response to COVID-19, visit https://covid.brown.edu/.
Much love,
Julian, Fatou, and the Undergraduate Finance Board
March 12, 2020