Article 28 Emergency Grant
Section 1
Effective upon ratification of this Agreement, the University shall make a fund available to assist SWs with a temporary hardship due to a significant emergency event.
Section 2
Commencing upon ratification of this Agreement, whichever comes last, the fund will be $25,000 for each year of this Agreement. Distribution of money from such fund shall be made in accordance with procedures, policies and requirements established by the Union, subject to approval by the University.
There shall be no rollover of any unexpended funds from one year to the next.
Section 3
If the funds are exhausted in a given year, nothing shall preclude a SW from asking their School for additional funds to deal with emergency events recognizing, however, that any such distribution by the School is entirely discretionary and not a right or expectation.
