Final FY26 Annualized Budget Workbook .xls

This is a Final FY26 Annualized Budget Workbook for a Child Placement Agency Operating Budget submitted to the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) for the Girls Committed Program. The Girls Committed Program seeks to establish a staff-secure and therapeutic residential facility with a home-like environment for girls and gender-expansive young people currently involved in the juvenile justice system. This program will replace DJS's existing hardware-secure commitment program for girls. The budget workbook is designed for organizations seeking to operate or expand child placement services under state contract, with forms requiring submission of facility licensing documentation, organizational structure, staffing plans, and operational capacity data.

The budget template encompasses detailed expense allocations across multiple functional areas including management and general administration, direct child services, education, medical services, and clinical services. Key budget components include personnel costs (salaried and contractual/consultant staff), payroll taxes, fringe benefits, staff development, contracted services, facility maintenance, food and clothing allowances, recreation, utilities, insurance, and operational supplies. The workbook requires documentation of actual and projected average daily census, days of operation, and rate computations to determine per-child annual, monthly, and daily costs. All budget submissions must be certified by the organization's Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with revenue calculations based on government agency fees, grants, private pay sources, and other allowable income offsets against operational expenses to establish the final approved rate structure.