This file is a Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC) calculation worksheet for a federal grant budget submitted by XYZ Organization. The organization's total direct costs are $830,000, comprised of personnel ($100,000), fringe benefits ($50,000), travel ($55,000), equipment ($15,000), supplies ($6,000), contractual subawards ($509,000 across four vendors), and other direct costs ($95,000 including venue and childcare). The budget calculation applies $408,000 in exemptions, including $73,000 in participant support costs, $320,000 representing the portion of subawards exceeding $50,000 each, and $15,000 in equipment costs, resulting in a Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC) of $422,000. At a 15% de minimis indirect cost rate, the organization's indirect costs total $63,300.
This budget relates to the Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor's Emergency Assistance for Fundamental Freedom Defenders cooperative agreement opportunity (CFDA 19.345), which provides on-demand emergency support to individuals and organizations facing imminent threats due to their work defending fundamental freedoms including speech, peaceful assembly, and association. The opportunity, recently increased to $4,932,500 in available funding, targets defenders at risk of attack, arbitrary arrest, detention, or prosecution, enabling them to continue work promoting democratic government, human rights reform, and governance strengthening globally.
