MTDC Calculation Table.xlsx

This is a Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC) Calculation Table for XYZ Organization submitted in support of the Early Warning and Response in Nigeria cooperative agreement funded by the Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) grant program. 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 distributed across four awards ranging from $39,000 to $200,000), and other direct costs ($95,000 including venue and childcare for training participants).

The calculation identifies $408,000 in exemptions from the MTDC base, including participant support costs ($73,000), equipment ($15,000), and subaward portions exceeding $50,000 per award ($320,000 total across the four subawards). This results in a Modified Total Direct Costs of $422,000. Using either a NICRA or 15 percent de minimis indirect cost rate, the calculated indirect costs are $63,300. This budget supports a program designed to pair civil society-led early warning networks with government rapid response capacity in Nigeria's Middle Belt through community monitors, secure communications infrastructure, and joint coordination centers to detect threats and reduce casualties from violence.