Sarasota/Manatee SG

Sarasota-Manatee Student Business Services

Student Business Services (SBS) at the Sarasota-Manatee campus is part of the Office of Student Engagement, located in the Campus Student Center. This team manages the Activity & Service Fee on behalf of the student body. Student Government is vested with allocation authority and SBS assists funded Student Government entities and student organizations in utilizing their allocations. SBS also manages inventory, travel, compliance, and various other services.

Sarasota-Manatee campus SBS contacts:

For general inquiries, SBS may be emailed at sar-sbs@usf.edu.

Budget Forms

Student organizations on the Sarasota-Manatee campus have the option to apply for annual budgets or interim funding. 

  • Annual Budget Request (link will be activated when form is available)
  • (link to enroll in the required Interim Budget Training Course for organizations requesting funds)

Off-Campus Event Request

Student organizations on the Sarasota-Manatee campus have the option to seek permission to use A&S Funds to host an event that would take place off-campus that is not already on the approved off-campus event location list.

Grant Applications

These grants are only for students who have their home campus as Sarasota-Manatee. If you are a Tampa or St. Petersburg student, please contact that campus for their grants. Current grants available for 2024-2025 are the:

  • Homecoming Grant (link will be activated in Fall 2025)

Guides for these grant applications are listed below under Purchasing Information. When you submit these applications, we recommend you copy SBS in the email. 

Training & Information Sessions

The Office of Student Engagement offers student organzations training so that officers and members of student organizations can make informed budgetary decisions.

To be able to submit a purchase request in BullsConnect, you must first complete Student Organization Financial Training for the Sarasota-Manatee campus. Enroll using the link below. Once completed, the Office of Student Engagement can start processing your purchase requests.



Purchasing Information

Purchase requests, step-by-step guides, and other related documents are linked below to assist student organizations through the purchasing process. 

If you would like to work with a vendor that does not on the Approeved Vendor List, please email SBS to determine if the vendor can be used.