The Support Training And Resources (STAR) Program provides chapters with an annual subsidy of $3,000 to offset the costs of certain chapter expenses. The subsidy can be used for the following chapter support:

1. Chapter administrative services expenses
2. Chapter marketing expenses (tradeshow expenses, brochures, ads, promotional materials, etc.)
3. Chapter educational program expenses – i.e., education day or special educational event longer than a regular chapter meeting (instructor, facility, workbooks, etc.)
4. CFMA Speaker Program and CFMA Education Programs
5. CFMA will continue to provide strategic planning expenses (facilitator, facility, food, and beverage, etc.) to chapters free of charge.

All expenses reimbursed under the 2024-25 STAR Program must be incurred during the current fiscal year (04/01/24-03/31/2025).

A completed 2024 Chapter Affiliation Agreement and 2023-24 Chapter Benchmarking Data are required before the chapter can receive reimbursement.

Details for the STAR Program can be found here.

Answers to most of your STAR Program questions can be found in the FAQs.  If your question is not answered here or you’d like more information about the STAR Program contact Farah Iaia at fiaia@cfma.org

Using your funds for a Chapter Administrator? These documents were created to make the process a little easier.  Each of these can be customized to meet your chapter’s administrative needs:

• RFP for chapter administrative services
• Duties of a chapter administrator
• Contract for chapter administrative services

Request for STAR Program reimbursements are processed on a quarterly basis. A copy of paid invoices/receipts must accompany this form for all approved reimbursements. Completed forms should be sent to fiaia@cfma.org or faxed to 609-452-0474.

Click here for the reimbursement form. 

An additional $1,000 in STAR Program funds is available to chapters for use in the 2024-25 fiscal year.  These additional funds must be tied to one of CFMA's initiatives:  Certification, Suicide Prevention or Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. These additional funds must be pre-approved before the event takes place. Click here for approval request for additional $1,000 for CFMA initiatives.