A committee of students, staff and faculty will be formed to divide the money among the different groups that apply. So far, there is no application process, but criteria for which groups can apply have decided. Present student groups eligible to apply for the money include the Philippino Retention Enrichment Program, Project Fighting to Improve Retention and Student Transfer, Vietnamese Reaching out to Aid the Community, and numerous other groups under the Community Service Commission.
New groups can also apply for the money as well as long as they meet the eligibility requirements.
However, those in the administration and USAC insist that problems exist with the present proposal. For example, many worry over the permanence of the money donated. The outreach task force was formed after the passage of SP-1, the regents' policy eliminating affirmative action at all UC campuses. Task force members studied the effects of SP-1 on diversity in the UC campuses. As a solution to discrepancies in admissions between different races, the task force suggested the formation and expansion of Academic Outreach programs.