STRIKE APPLICATION FORM
CSU COMMUNITY ACTION FUND

The mandate of the CSU Community Action Fund is to:

• Grant funding to initiatives or organizations aligned with the CSU Position Book
• Accommodate costs needed by a Concordia University undergraduate student association in case of a binding strike mandate voted by said association.

The purpose of this Fund is to finance both on and off-campus initiatives and organizations. Special attention shall be made to prioritize funding to:

• Initiatives organized by black, indigenous, people of colour, and other marginalized groups;
• Organizations advocating for black, indigenous, people of colour, and other marginalized groups.
• Initiatives and organizations having scarce access to funding.

This application form is only for STRIKE MANDATES:

• If your application concerns funding for a project, please fill the Project Application Form.
• If your application concerns general funding for an organization having scarce access to funding, please fill the Operational Grant Application Form

To be considered, all applications must include the following:

• A detailed budget, including projected expenses and revenues;
• The minutes of the meeting where the strike resolution was passed;
• [If a previous allocation was granted during this academic year] An updated budget including actual expenses (as opposed to projected ones);
• Any relevant supporting document.

Please have the documents listed above saved onto your device so they may be uploaded when necessary.

Please note that according to the CSU Standing Regulations, the CSU Community Action Fund committee must meet within 5 business days of the reception of your application.

The Strike Applications to the CSU Community Action Fund are subjected to a maximum of $1,000. Any application over this amount may be granted only in extraordinary circumstances

STRIKE APPLICATION FORM
CSU COMMUNITY ACTION FUND

GENERAL INFORMATION

STRIKE APPLICATION FORM
CSU COMMUNITY ACTION FUND

STRIKE MANDATE

STRIKE APPLICATION FORM
CSU COMMUNITY ACTION FUND

FINANCES

Please provide a detailed overall budget for your project. This budget must include:

• A breakdown of the projected expenses, as well as the total cost of the project;
• A breakdown of your projected sources of revenue, as well as whether they have been confirmed or not at the time of your application

If your association already received funding from the Community Action Fund for a strike mandate during this academic year, please include an updated budget with the actuals of this previous allocation.

You can consult the example provided at the end of this application form; feel free to provide a more detailed version.

 

Please note that:

• The CSU encourages all the organizations it partners with to offer a living wage for labour. You can consult the updated amount for a living wage (salaire viable) on the website of the Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques (IRIS): iris-recherche.qc.ca;
• Expenses must conform to the CSU Sustainability Policy (for any question regarding this policy, please email sustainability@csu.qc.ca): Ethics-and-Sustainability-Policy.pdf.

EXAMPLE OF A BUDGET

Expense description	Amount
General expenses
Food	$300
Coffee/tea/beverages	$150
Fabric for banners	$80
Art Supplies	$150
Printing cost (posters, flyers)	$70
Workshop on anti-oppression in organizing
Workshop facilitators (x2)	$400
Workshop supplies	$50
TOTAL	$1,200

 

Source of revenue	Confirmed (Y/N)	Amount
Applicant association	Yes	$100
Special Project Funding	No	$500
Partnership with other association for the workshop	Yes	$100
CSU Community Action Fund		$500
TOTAL		$1,200