Budget Category Descriptions Guide.docx

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This document provides details for a federal grant opportunity through the Climate Change Reporting Grant program. The U.S. Consulate General Karachi Public Diplomacy Section is seeking proposals for a cooperative agreement award between $350,000 to $400,000 to support investigative journalism focusing on climate change issues in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal. The goal is to raise awareness, drive policy change, and empower local communities to adapt to and mitigate impacts. Proposals must outline objectives that can be achieved within 18 to 24 months. If awarded, the agreement will be administered under the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan program (CFDA #19.501) overseen by the Department of State to promote critical skills development and public diplomacy initiatives in the region.

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Budget Category Descriptions – Help Aid

1. Personnel: An organization’s Full-Time or Part Time attributed to the award activities.

2. Fringe Benefits: Employer pension plans, health benefits, or other benefits that conform to an organization’s established policy or Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA).

3. Travel: Domestic and international airfares, lodging and meals allowances, and local travel directly attributable to an award activity. Refer to Federal Travel Regulations per diem rates for cost reasonableness.

4. Equipment: Tangible non-expendable personal property having a useful life of more than one (1) year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit or consistent with recipient policy, lower limits may be established.

5. Supplies: Expendable (consumable), small general office items, adding machines, calculators or computer software, etc with a value of less than $5,000.

6. Contractual: A procurement contract under an award or sub-tier awards for goods or services.

7. Construction: Major costs for new, rearrangement, alteration, reconversion, or renovation of facilities.

8. Other Direct Costs: Other direct costs could include participant support costs and any program related costs or materials.

9. Indirect Costs: Costs that are incurred for a common or joint purpose and cannot be identified readily and specifically with a particular award or other activity (accounting, utilities, legal).

10. Total Direct Costs: All costs chargeable to an award excluding indirect costs.

11. Total Award Costs: All costs chargeable to an award, including indirect costs.

12. Cost Sharing: The portion of the project or program costs not borne by DOS or another federal agency, which includes cash and third-party in-kind contributions.

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