FY2026 NSLP EAG Budget Narrative Template.xlsx

This file is a budget narrative template for the FY2026 National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grant administered by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service under CFDA 10.579. The template is designed for State agency applicants to structure their budget justifications across five primary cost categories: Personnel, Fringe Benefits, Equipment and Supplies, and Other charges, with a final total direct and indirect charges calculation. Each section requires applicants to provide calculation details, funding amounts, and narrative explanations demonstrating how costs align with project objectives.

The template format requires applicants to itemize personnel by title and name with associated FTE percentages and funding amounts, calculate fringe benefits as a percentage of personnel costs, list equipment and supply items with costs, detail sub-grants or other expenses, and document their negotiated indirect cost rate. The template serves as a standardized format for the $20 million competitive grant program that distributes funds to State agencies for subgrants to eligible local education agencies and schools to purchase equipment valued over $1,000 to support healthier meals, improve food safety, and establish or expand School Breakfast Programs.