Attachment B - ACCESS Budget Narrative Workbook 20251219.xlsx

This is an Attachment B Budget Narrative Workbook for the Advancing Cross-Cutting Engagement and Service Strategies for People Who Use Drugs (ACCESS) grant program administered by the Maryland Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration. The workbook is a template for applicants to document their budget proposals for the ACCESS program, which provides funding for comprehensive harm reduction and substance use disorder services across Maryland's 24 jurisdictions. The document establishes the budget structure for the initial project period running from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with provisions for multiple budget periods. Applicants are required to detail salary allocations, fringe benefits, travel expenses, equipment purchases, supplies, contractual costs, and other direct and indirect costs within this standardized workbook format. The RFA requires applications to be submitted by January 22, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST through eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA), with a pre-application webinar held on January 5, 2026, and questions due by January 15, 2026.

The budget workbook accommodates five potential budget periods and includes sections for calculating indirect cost rates and annual funding limits specific to each applicant based on jurisdiction-level vulnerability measures, OADPOP operational status, years of service, fixed-site locations, and program participation. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations classified as 501(c)(3) entities, local or state government agencies, public colleges, and state universities, all of whom must hold active Overdose Response Program authorization. Funding sources include SAMHSA State Opioid Response grants, CDC Overdose Data to Action in States cooperative agreements, and state general funds. Private nonprofit organizations are subject to indirect cost rate allowances of either their federally approved rate or the higher of the federal de minimis rate or 15% of eligible direct costs, with fringe costs capped at 37.81% of salary. Current ACCESS grantees are subject to capped percentage increases on prior awards: 30% for state-authorized Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Program operators and 15% for non-OADPOP grantees. The comprehensive lookup tables embedded in the workbook include award recipient information, program details, grantee database entries, and object codes for budget categorization across all participating Maryland jurisdictions.