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Clubs Face Funding Challenges After Reduced SAFC Budget Allocations
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Fewer budgets were submitted in fall 2020 than in the previous year. For those that did, SAFC allocated, on average, about $300 less per organization.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/finance/)
Fewer budgets were submitted in fall 2020 than in the previous year. For those that did, SAFC allocated, on average, about $300 less per organization.
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