Provide timely access to resources that address students’ basic needs.

Owners/Accountable Party

• Vice Provost for Student Success and Campus Life
• ASUM

Actions

Near-term Actions

• Coordinate and align university emergency funds processes

Future Actions

Completed and Ongoing Actions

• Established an emergency grant fund to address emergent student needs
• Established mini-grant program for MT10 students
• Established a Basic Needs Agency in partnership with the Associated Students of the University of Montana
• Established a sustainable process for distribution of emergency grants
• Added Bear Necessities to the Navigate Alert and Referral network
• ASUM moved from loan to grant emergency fund program