By Bella Grimaldi Interim Asst. News Editor Student Government Association voted to approve changes to the proposed Student Activities Trust Fund (SATF) budget for Fiscal Year 26 at their meeting Jan. 28. SGA met to approve the budget request for the next fiscal year and the allocation groupings for the different clubs on campus. The meeting began with voting on changing the allocation for Group Two and Group Four for FY26. The allocation for Group Two changed from $15,000 to $13,500. Group Four’s allocation changed from $2,000 to $1,700, according to Vice President Cesar Matos. According to Matos, the starting balance for the FY26 SATF budget will be the same starting balance as the FY25 starting balance of $419,480. The unallocated funds changed to a $17,000 increase for FY26. A motion to approve the changes to the SATF budget passed unanimously. Matos said, “This change is a reflection to the groups … they do not use the whole sum of their budget, so we're looking to reduce the amount in order to more efficiently use the money that exists within those allocations.” Allocation groupings are determined by how much money a club requires, how much of the allocated funds they have used, and how much engagement the club has, according to Matos. Eleven clubs were affected by the allocation grouping change. Two of the 11 clubs were moved to a grouping with a lower allocation. The other nine groups were moved to a group with a higher allocation, according to Matos. The Ski and Snowboard Club and Brother 2 Brother moved from Group Two to Group Three. Matos said, “Brother 2 Brother failed to show up for two of the meetings. They came for the last club rep. meeting. When it comes to Ski and Snowboard, they failed to attend any of the club rep. meetings as well as attend any of the events that were hosted by the school. “When it comes to Brother 2 Brother … they had reduced engagement when it came to those events, but it was also due to the fact that they still had $13,000 in their budget when it came to us having our meeting last semester.” A motion to approve the changes to the SATF budget passed unanimously. Comic Book Club moved from Group Three to Two. Matos said, “When it comes to the way that we look at groupings like it was discussed earlier, Group Twos should be having events regularly, and they should be having two large-scale events every semester.” Art Club moved from Group Six to Group Four. This change will give the club $1,700 in allocated funds in FY26. The club had no promised allocations in FY25, according to Matos. A motion to approve the changes to the SATF budget passed unanimously. According to Matos, Growing in Faith, Hospitality Club, Little Loopers, Psychology Club, Ecology Club, Latinos Unidos N’ Accion, and Dungeons and Dragons Club all moved from Group Six to Group Five. These clubs had no allocated funds in FY25 and will receive $400 in allocations in FY26. A motion to approve the changes to the SATF budget passed unanimously. Treasurer Khoa Bùi presented SGA’s proposed budget for FY26. Senators and members of the executive board were given the opportunity to propose changes to SGA’s budget in preparation for Big Budget Feb. 10. No changes were made to the proposed budget by the senators or executive board members. This budget was not voted on at the Jan. 28 meeting but will be voted on at Big Budget, according to Advisor Meghan Larkin. According to Larkin, senators will receive training before the Big Budget meeting.