Attachment 2 - Budget Narrative and Worksheet - Required.pdf

This is a Budget Narrative and Worksheet attachment for the Oregon Department of Education's (ODE) Career and Technical Education (CTE) Revitalization Grant 2025-2027 (RFA S-58100-00016940). The document establishes the required budgeting framework for applications submitted by eligible Oregon public school districts, Educational Service Districts (ESDs), and public charter schools seeking funding to develop, expand, and enhance Career and Technical Education Programs of Study aligned with high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand occupations. Applicants must submit a maximum three-page Budget Narrative paired with the completed Budget Worksheet as mandatory components of their application, with submission required electronically via Smartsheet as detailed in the full RFA documentation.

The Budget Worksheet delineates allowable expenditure categories organized by object codes, including regular instructional expenditures (1XXX), instructional staff development (2240), salaries (1XX), benefits (2XX), instructional and professional services (31X), travel (34X), general and professional services (390), supplies and materials (4XX), non-consumable items (460), computer software (470), computer hardware (480), capital outlay (520), depreciable technology (550), and administrative costs capped at five percent (5%) of total funding. The budget section, while required as part of the application, is not scored separately; however, reviewers will utilize the Budget Narrative and Worksheet information to evaluate proposed activities and assess project sustainability. Applicants must specify both grant funds and estimated matching funds by object category and function to complete the budgeting requirements.