1-Attachment A - Budget Template .xls

This is a budget template for the Interim Recovery Housing RFP issued by Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH) in California. The template outlines a three-year salary and benefits schedule covering the contract period from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. The proposed staffing structure includes a Program Director allocated at 10% full-time equivalent (FTE) with a salary of $1,500 and benefits of $500, and Licensed Clinicians allocated at 20% FTE each with salaries of $3,200 and benefits of $400. The budget template contains multiple schedules for detailed expense planning, including direct operational expenses such as drugs and medications, food and personal items, professional medical services, housekeeping and security contracts, vehicle expenses, utilities, equipment maintenance, office supplies, communications, and travel. The template also provides for indirect expenditures including salaries, benefits, accounting and audit services, and vehicle expenses, with a maximum indirect cost cap of 15% of direct expenses. Additionally, a census reporting schedule is included to track average daily census, monthly number of encounters, and average length of stay in billable hours across all three contract years.

The budget template contains multiple blank fields for bidders to complete with their proposed costs and revenue projections for each fiscal year. The revenue section allows providers to input patient service revenue, operating grants and contracts, contributions and fundraising income, donated goods and services, and other operating revenue. All expense categories and financial projections in the template were marked as $0 at the time of preparation on October 22, 2015, indicating this is a blank template awaiting completion by proposing organizations. The template was prepared by Dan Idell and requires detailed explanations for all revenue and expense projections, particularly for salary and benefits increases and significant service or supply costs such as leases and professional expenses.