Native-led_Final_Budget_Template.xls

This is a budget template for a grant application from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) supporting Native-led organizations pursuing tribal food sovereignty projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The template is designed for applicants to align their budgets with their workplan by listing specific staff positions and eligible outreach materials tied to project tasks. The budget structure accommodates multiple tasks with line-item cost categories, quantities, and unit costs. The example provided in the template demonstrates Task 1 populated with staff labor budgeted at $50.00 per hour for 100 hours and outreach materials at $0.80 each for 100 units, with a total Task 1 budget of $5,080.00. Tasks 2 and 3 remain unfilled in the template example, allowing applicants to add additional project activities and associated costs as needed.

The budget template utilizes a four-column funding structure requiring applicants to identify and allocate grant funds, budgeted cash match, budgeted in-kind match, and total project budget for each cost category and task. In the example provided, the MPCA is providing $5,040.00 in grant funds with a cash match of $40.00 and no in-kind match specified, yielding a total project budget of $5,080.00. The MPCA funding supports projects serving Native populations off reservation lands within Minnesota and requires organizations to meet at least two of three criteria: serving a Native American service population, having a Native American Executive Director, or maintaining a majority Native American board membership. Eligible projects must improve food security and economic opportunity in Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities while advancing tribal food sovereignty through culturally appropriate food systems aligned with the Minnesota Climate Action Framework.