George Urban and Helen Felix graduated from your school and later started their own business. Because they believed their education contributed to their success, they recently pledged $50,000 to the business division, payable at $5,000 a year. The only stipulations George and Helen placed on their donation are that the funds be awarded to student groups through a competitive grant process, students set the criteria for the awards, and students decide who receives the awards.

The head of the business program has named you as a part of a committee charged with the task of setting the criteria for and announcing the grant opportunity. The criteria for this opportunity include: must be a functioning student group affiliated with the institution, with a documented monetary need that in some way involves business initiative. Examples include attending business conferences, funding chapter dues for professional business organizations, hosting business events, etc… The students groups should be prepared to document their grant requests in no less than a 2-page memo stating their request, timeframe, how the money will be spent, and how it meets the guidelines above. Requests will be awarded based on group need, originality, and key to overall business mission and must be submitted via USPS by May 31, 2013 to the College of Business,

Prepare a clear, complete INFORMAL (memo) RFP that announces this grant opportunity to the student groups. Include the following parts to your RFP: Introduction, Project Description, Restrictions, Guidelines, Criteria, and Submission/Contact Information.

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