Budget Narrative Sample Template.xls

The document provided is a Budget Narrative Sample Template for a federal grant opportunity. The template outlines the various budget categories and their associated costs, including personnel, fringe benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, contractual, and other direct costs. It also includes sections for total direct costs, indirect costs, and a budget summary.

The related federal grant opportunity is titled "Countering AI-Generated Disinformation" and is solicited by the U.S. Department of State's U.S. Consulate General in Erbil. The program aims to build capacity among social media influencers, journalists, and journalism students in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and Kirkuk governorate to recognize and respond to AI-generated disinformation. The grant program has a priority region of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, with a focus on audiences outside the three major cities. The program objectives are to train 15 social media influencers and 100 newly minted journalists or journalism students on the use of AI in producing and disseminating disinformation, and how to recognize and communicate about it effectively. The federal grant program under which this opportunity is assigned is the "Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa" program, with a CFDA number of 19.021.