California Education Code § 89230
Priority guidelines for funding IRA proposals are governed by California Education Code 89230.
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“Instructionally related activities” means those activities and laboratory experiences that are at least partially sponsored by an academic discipline or department and that are, in the judgment of the president of a particular campus, with the approval of the trustees, integrally related to its formal instructional offerings.
Activities that are considered to be essential to a quality educational program and an important instructional experience for any student enrolled in the respective program may be considered "instructionally related activities."
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Instructionally related activities include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Radio, television, film: costs related to the provisions of basic “hands-on” experience not provided by the state. Purchase or rental of films as instructional aids shall not be included.
(b) Music and dance performance: costs to provide experience in individual and group performance, including recitals, before audiences and in settings sufficiently varied to familiarize students with the performance facet of the field.
(c) Theatre and musical productions: basic support of theatrical and operatic activities sufficient to permit experience not only in actual performance, but in production, direction, set design, and other elements considered a part of professional training in these fields.
(d) Art exhibits: support for student art shows given in connection with degree programs.
(e) Publications: the costs to support and operate basic publication programs including a periodic newspaper and other laboratory experience basic to journalism and literary training. Additional publications designed primarily to inform or entertain shall not be included.
(f) Forensics: activities designed to provide experience in debate, public speaking, and related programs, including travel required for a competitive debate program.
(g) Other activities: activities associated with other instructional areas that are consistent with purposes included in the above may be added as they are identified.
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- Activities must support enrolled students and be connected to academic programs.
- All IRA-funded activities must be open and available to all interested participants, regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.
For CSU Student Fee Policy, please refer to Executive Order 1102
How to Apply for IRA Funding
Application timeline can be found in Annual Timeline page.
IRA applications are submitted through InfoReady. All required information, approvals, and uploads are completed within a single online application. Please review the Proposal Scoring Rubric before submitting an application and be sure to include the respective budget workbook.
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Log in to InfoReady
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Select the IRA Funding Competition
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The IRA application consists of sections. All sections must be completed before submission.
Applicant & Department Information
Applicants will provide:-
Applicant contact information
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Department name and department number
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Department support staff contact information
Required Approvals
As part of the application, applicants must route the proposal for approval by entering the following approvers:-
Program Chair or Director
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Delegation of Authority (Dean or AVP)
All approver fields are required. If your area does not have all levels of approvers, enter your unit’s primary approver(s) in the applicable field(s) and list IRAservices@csuci.edu in any remaining approver fields.Once submitted, the application will route to each listed approver for review and authorization.Proposal Details
Applicants will be asked to provide:-
Proposal title and activity dates
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Brief activity description
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Student impact, engagement, learning outcomes, and course alignment
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Number of students impacted
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Total IRA funding request
These sections are scored by the IRA review committee. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Proposal Scoring Rubric before completing this section.
Budget Workbook
As part of the application, applicants must upload one completed budget workbook:
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IRA Non-Travel Budget Workbook for activities without travel
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IRA Travel Budget Workbook for activities that include travel
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Once submitted, applications cannot be edited
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Applications will route for approval and then committee review
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All approvals must be completed for the application to move forward
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Note: IRA Competition is competitive and funding is not guaranteed. Applicants may want to consider alternate sources of funding.