Attachment G - Sample Budget~2.xlsx

This is a sample budget worksheet for the Farm to Child Nutrition Program (CNP) Education Grant administered by the Oregon Department of Education (ODE). The grant supports food-based, agriculture-based, and garden-based educational activities in public schools, charter schools, and child care programs across Oregon. The sample budget, submitted by Gardens R Us Nonprofit with an executive director contact, illustrates allowable expenses for the 2025-2027 grant period. Applications are due November 16, 2025, with award notifications expected around December 10, 2025. The grant period runs from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, with no renewal options specified. The sample budget reflects a total project cost of $32,000, comprised of $28,000 in direct costs and $4,000 in indirect costs.

The budget example demonstrates allowable expense categories including direct costs for travel, equipment and supplies, instructional materials, labor with fringe benefits, contractual services, and miscellaneous expenses such as insurance. Direct costs in this sample include $1,356 for travel, $7,600 for equipment and supplies, $13,081 for personnel and fringe benefits, $4,000 for contractual services, and $1,252.50 for insurance. Indirect costs are capped at 25% of the grant total and calculated at a 20% rate in this example. The budget narrative requires detailed justification for all expenses, particularly labor costs, which must be directly associated with specific educational activities and calculated by multiplying estimated hours by wage rates plus applicable benefits. Applicants may apply for either the Mini Grant (not exceeding $15,000) or the Capacity Sustaining Full Grant (not exceeding $100,000), with total program funding of $3,000,000 available for the 2025-2027 biennium and a first-round cap of $750,000 for mini grants.