§ 16-61-3 — Raising Funds; Allocation of Matching Funds

The associated foundations that serve the respective universities shall solicit and receive contributions, from sources other than state appropriations, student fees, federal funds, research grants and any interest earned thereon, to provide funds to match the Alabama Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars challenge grants for the establishment of endowments for chairs within the universities. The amount appropriated to the Alabama Trust Fund for Eminent Scholars shall be allocated by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to each university on the basis of one $400,000.00 grant for each $600,000.00 raised by the respective university’s foundation, by contributions and accrued interest thereon, from sources other than the state appropriations, student fees, federal funds, research grants, and any interest earned thereon.

Legislative History

(Acts 1985, No. 85-759, p. 1265, §3.)