5-Task Activity Deliverable Budget PlanTemplate.xlsx

The provided document is a Task Activity Deliverable Budget Plan Template for the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) Evaluation of the Texas GEAR UP 2025 State Grant. The template outlines a comprehensive five-task project spanning fiscal year 2026, including instrument development, data collection, data management and analysis, reporting, and project management. Key deliverables include developing student surveys, observation protocols, collecting extant and new quantitative and qualitative data, conducting data analysis, producing interim and final reports, and managing project meetings and progress reporting. The project involves multiple subtasks across each main task, with specific deliverables such as data receipt memos, analysis plans, dataset documentation, presentations, and monthly progress reports.

The budget template indicates that proposers should create separate budget tabs for each fiscal year of the potential contract period, with the current template focusing on FY 2026. While no specific budget amounts are populated in the columns, the template suggests that bidders should develop a detailed budget reflecting their proposed evaluation plan, potentially including additional years within the initial contract period and any potential contract renewal periods. The evaluation is federally required and authorized under Sections 404A - 404H of the Higher Education Act of 1965, with a focus on the statewide GEAR UP program. Deliverable numbering is meant to be sequential across fiscal years, and the template provides a flexible framework for respondents to customize their proposed evaluation approach.