nws-financial-plan-template.xlsx

This file is a Detailed Financial Plan Template for APHIS Cooperative Agreements related to the New World Screwworm Grand Challenge funding opportunity. The template is designed for applicants to break down project costs by work plan objectives and budget categories in whole dollar amounts. The template includes sections for Personnel (with fields for staff names and percentage effort), Fringe Benefits (insurance and other benefits per employee), Travel, Equipment, Supplies, Contractual costs, and Other expenses. Each category rolls up to subtotals, which then aggregate into Total Direct Costs, Indirect Costs, Total Project Costs, and finally APHIS Cost Share/Total Funding Requested after accounting for recipient cost-share contributions.

Applicants must ensure the financial plan aligns with SF424A Section B Budget Categories and comply with 2 CFR Subpart E Cost Principles and the program's Funding Guidelines. The completed financial plan must be converted to PDF format before submission into ezFedGrants. This template supports proposals under the New World Screwworm Grand Challenge, a USDA APHIS initiative providing up to $100 million to combat New World screwworm through four focus areas: enhancing sterile fly production, developing novel traps and lures, developing therapeutics and treatments for animals, and developing other preparedness and response tools. Individual awards are not anticipated to exceed $5 million, though APHIS reserves discretion to exceed this threshold for exceptionally strong proposals.