This is a Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC) calculation worksheet for the XYZ Organization in support of a cooperative agreement opportunity titled "Documentation of Hateful Rhetoric Targeting Minority Populations in South Africa," funded by the Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor under Assistance Listing 19.345 (International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor).
The budget totals $830,000 in direct costs across seven categories: personnel ($100,000), fringe benefits ($50,000), travel ($55,000), equipment ($15,000), supplies ($6,000), contractual subawards ($509,000 across four entities), and other direct costs ($95,000). The 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—resulting in a Modified Total Direct Costs base of $422,000. At a 15 percent de minimis indirect cost rate, the organization would claim $63,300 in indirect costs. The proposed project will conduct conflict-sensitive research and data collection to document violence and hateful rhetoric affecting South African minority populations, assess law enforcement protection gaps, and develop recommendations for improving equal protection under law. The Department of State's regional and central bureaus typically award individual project grants ranging from $500,000 to $2 million through this program, with recent solicitation activity posted in July 2026 and multiple deadlines closing in mid-August 2026.
