Appendix_B_Ex_8-1_Cat_1_Budget_Wksht.xlsx

This is a Category 1 Budget Worksheet for the County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health's Request for Applications for Residential Care Services for Eligible Ryan White Program Clients. The worksheet serves as the primary budgeting template for applicant organizations to detail their proposed costs for delivering residential care services to eligible Ryan White Program clients throughout Los Angeles County. The budget worksheet requires applicants to itemize all direct and indirect costs associated with service delivery, including personnel, operational expenses, and administrative overhead. The document functions as a standardized financial planning tool to ensure consistent cost reporting across all applications and to enable fair comparative evaluation of proposed budgets among competing organizations.

The Category 1 Budget Worksheet establishes the financial framework within which applicant organizations must present their cost proposals, with specified line items and categories for expense documentation. The worksheet requires detailed breakdowns of staffing costs, program supplies, equipment, facility expenses, and other operational costs necessary to provide residential care services. Organizations must justify their proposed budget allocations and demonstrate cost-effectiveness in service delivery. The worksheet ensures that all applicants provide transparent, auditable financial information using a consistent format, facilitating the County's evaluation of fiscal responsibility and budget reasonableness as part of the overall application review process for this Ryan White Program funding opportunity.