A brief overview of the CAFF Grant system

CAFF or the Charter Advocate Fund Formula is a financial system used by the Student Advocacy Union Inc. to distribute funding among the chartered Student Advocacy Unions in individual schools. The purpose of CAFF is to ensure that each Union receives an equitable amount of supplemental funds in order to promote student leadership, civic engagement, and student involvement in policy making. CAFF funds are completely up to the discretion of the SAU members to decide how to use it, but all grants made out to charters under ASBs or similar organizations are issued with a notice of donor restriction that ensures that funds cannot be transfered from the SAU account even due to inactivity. 

CAFF grants are issued by Student Advocacy Union Inc. however are directly handled by the Internal Accountability department and approved by the Board of Directors. Internal Accountability processes requests for all grants made by charters, and accesses the reliability of their financial responsibility. Always make sure your student accountant is aware of the information they need to report to Internal Accountability when applying for the CAFF 2 grants!