Budget Narrative Template.xls

This is a Budget Narrative Template form used by the Division of Welfare & Supportive Services for state and local grant applications. The template is designed to capture detailed budget information for projects and programs funded through the Division, with all activities required to comply with state and local COVID-19 requirements. The form consists of two primary sections: a detailed Budget Narrative that itemizes personnel costs, travel expenses, operating costs, equipment purchases, contractual services, training, and other project-related expenditures, and a Proposed Budget Summary that consolidates expenses across multiple funding sources. The template accommodates multiple employees, contractors, and subrecipients, with built-in formulas that automatically calculate total personnel costs including fringe benefits, travel expenses broken down by in-state and out-of-state trips with component costs for airfare, per diem, lodging, and ground transportation, and indirect costs calculated at a default rate of eight percent of direct expenses.

The budget template requires applicants to provide comprehensive justifications for all expenditures, including detailed descriptions of position duties tied to program objectives, travel purpose and frequency, meal and supply purchases, and equipment justifications for items costing five thousand dollars or more. The form establishes specific guidelines for expense calculations, such as utilizing GSA rates for per diem and lodging and state mileage rates of fifty-four cents per mile unless organizational policies specify lower rates. Applicants must also document the method of contractor selection, scope of work, accountability measures, and program income calculations. The template includes expandable rows for adding or removing employees, contractors, and line items while maintaining formula integrity, and provides space for explaining pending items and documenting federally approved indirect rate agreements.