REQUEST A Sports Fund grant from the Big C Society® using the form below
The Big C Society® makes available annual grants to the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of California at Berkeley for tangible items that the Head Coach considers important for the betterment of the team, and that are not otherwise provided for in the team’s budget during that fiscal year.
Grants may also be available to help support the recovery of individual athletes who are seriously injured in competition or who are facing life-threatening illnesses.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SPORTS FUND GRANTS IS AVAILABLE BELOW THE FORM.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU PRESS “SUBMIT”
Grant requests are presented to The Big C Society® board of directors, generally, at the subsequent board meeting following the grant submittal.
If grants are approved by the board of directors, such grant requests are then forwarded to the Compliance office of Cal Intercollegiate Athletics for review.
If such grants are approved by Compliance, the Head Coach who requested the grant is notified by The Big C Society® and authorized to purchase the items.
The Head coach is then required to submit (a) the invoice for the items, and (b) the paid-in-full receipt for the items, to The Big C Society® for reimbursement, except for some types information technology (IT) equipment.**
Upon receipt of the invoice and receipt, The Big C Society® then issues a reimbursement check to the Head Coach in the amount of the invoice for the items.
**Some classes of IT equipment is purchased by the Cal Athletics IT department on behalf of the teams, and The Big C Society® then reimburses the IT department.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SPORTS GRANTS
Each year The Big C Society® Board of Directors authorizes a budget for giving that is limited by the dues and donations that it has received. In kind, and at its sole discretion, the Board of Directors prioritizes the requests that it receives for supplemental funding, and metes out the economic support that it can afford in consideration of the established budget, acuteness of need and other factors.
Although this rarely happens, the Head Coach or a designee from the requesting team must be available, if requested, to attend a Big C Society® board meeting to answer questions pertaining to the Sports Fund grant request.
Each request for a Big C Society® Sports Fund Grant must include the following:
the purpose for which the grant funds are to be used (i.e., purchase of a specific piece of equipment such as a rowing machine, hurdles, camera, VCR, etc.
the total cost of the item(s), including tax, and attach the supplier's documentation to describe the item and demonstrate that cost. The Athletic Department's Business Office Criteria for obtaining quotes for requested items, as well as their procurement, are to be followed for each request.
Any questions about Sports Grants can be directed to grants@bigcsociety.org, or you can call us at +1 (510) 333-5927.