Appendix B_Budget_Table_Template.xlsx

This file is a federal budget table template for the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials program administered by the NRCS. The template is designed for applicants to prepare their project budgets across a three-year period, with columns for Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, and Total. The budget categories include Personnel (with line items for individual team members), Fringe Benefits, Travel, Supplies, Equipment, Contractual (with contractor name line items), Other, and Indirect Costs, with a requirement that Indirect Costs must equal $0. All line items in the template currently display $0 as placeholder values, requiring applicants to input their actual proposed expenditures.

This is a supplementary template document with no standalone substantive content. Applicants responding to the CIG On-Farm Trials opportunity—which offers up to $50 million in total funding for projects of 3 to 5 years duration addressing priorities such as irrigation management, grazing land management, nutrient management, or soil health demonstrations—must complete this budget template as part of their application submission by the July 27, 2026 deadline through Grants.gov.