The time frame for Student Groups to apply for Appropriations money from Student Government, which opened Jan. 7, is open until midnight on Jan. 29. Student Groups registered with the Student Organization Resource Center can apply to receive money from Student Government to help pay for different expenses. Appropriations money can fund new groups, on-campus events, athletic clubs and group trips. Scott Lassiter, student body treasurer, said SG has about $50,000 to give out to different groups who apply for money. “We’ve already got the number,” Lassiter, a junior in political science, said. “It’s around $50,000. I want to stretch the budget as much as possible, so I’m going to go through line by line and make sure there is no extra money. If there is extra I’m going to try and get it put into appropriations money so we don’t use [the money elsewhere].”Lassiter said he thinks this semester’s process should go much smoother than the fall semester appropriations period. “This is the second time these people have gone through this process,” Lassiter said of the SG representatives involved in handling appropriations. “They will certainly improve and I would expect the whole process to run smoother.”Kelli Rogers, a junior in political science and chair of the SG appropriations committee, said she is also hoping things run more smoothly. “There is less time for groups to apply for money this semester,” Rogers said. “But there is more flexibility with the interview times and there is more flexibility within the committee.”Rogers also said this semester’s entire process, from the applications to student groups receiving checks, should be completed faster. “The whole process will be done earlier,” she said. Once the application process ends Jan. 29, each group will go through an interview process where members of the Appropriations Committee will review the request. Not all groups who request money actually receive funds and not all groups receive the full amount they request. “I believe there were a couple of groups who didn’t receive start up funds [last semester],” Lassiter said. “When the committee looked closer they decided against it. Folks got their hopes up and then didn’t get money so people were a little upset about it.”Rogers said every group who wants or needs funds should apply. “Usually fewer groups apply in the spring semester,” she said. “But this semester we actually have more money to give out than we had in the fall.”Following the interview process, the Appropriations Committee will submit a bill to Student Senate for approval. The final approval by the Senate is scheduled to take place Feb. 25. Rogers said groups should receive money no later than three weeks following Senate approval. “The checks will definitely be out earlier,” Lassiter said. “Within the first two weeks of March.”Students can apply for Appropriations funding through the University treasury office at http://students.ncsu.edu/treasury/appropriations.