Diversity Funding Committee (DFC) Application

Thank you for your interest in applying for Diversity Funding Committee (DFC) funds to support your campus diversity event! Career Services launched the Diversity Funding Committee in Spring 2017 to support diversity and inclusion efforts on campus.

MISSION STATEMENT
The Diversity Funding Committee was established by Career Services and campus collaborators, with support from the Career Partners Program, in response to the need to foster campus diversity and inclusion among students, faculty, and staff at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Guided by Cal Poly's Statements on Diversity and Commitment to Community, the DFC shall work together to allocate funding to Cal Poly's campus community to increase understanding of diversity and inclusion.

Diversity is the understanding that each individual is unique and recognizing there is a range of human differences in experiences, identities, and world views. These differences include but are not limited to race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, socio-economic status, physical and mental abilities or attributes, religious or ethical values systems, and national origin.

FUNDING CRITERIA
The DFC is comprised of representatives from Career Services, the Disability Resource Center, and University Housing. The committee will carefully review all funding requests based on the information provided in this application.  To be eligible to receive funding, requests must:

• Be submitted by a Cal Poly department or university-sponsored student, staff, or faculty organization
• Support an on-campus event that increases understanding of and/or appreciation for diversity and inclusion
• Directly and primarily impact Cal Poly students

Please keep in mind that due to limited funds, we may not be able to fund all applications which meet the funding criteria. In general, though, recipients can expect to receive between $100 and $1250 in funding.

EXCLUDED EVENTS
The DFC cannot provide funding to events that:

• Are not consistent with California State University policies and state and federal laws
• Directly support or oppose any candidate for public office, whether partisan or not, or to support or oppose any issue before the voters as required by California Education Code Title V, Section 42403
• Will serve alcohol or drugs, including marijuana

APPLICATION DEADLINES & RECIPIENT RESPONSIBILITIES
The DFC runs three application cycles per year:

Fall 2022: To fund events that take place by the end of Winter 2023 quarter

• The application will be available from October 3, 2022 through October 21, 2022. The committee will review all applications on October 26, with notifications sent shortly thereafter.

Winter 2023: To fund events that take place by the end of Spring 2023 quarter

• The application will be available from January 23, 2023 through February 10, 2023. The committee will review all applications on February 15 with notifications shortly thereafter.

Spring 2023: To fund events that take place by the end of Fall 2023 quarter

• The application will be available from March 27, 2023 through April 14, 2023. The committee will review all applications on April 19, with notifications sent shortly thereafter.

The DFC will e-mail funding recipients our logo to be included on all marketing materials and an Event Summary Sheet to be returned no later than two (2) weeks after events.

QUESTIONS?
Taylor Law, Diversity Funding Committee Chair
talaw@calpoly.edu