Program_Budget_Form~2.doc

This is a Program Budget Form for a Purchase of Service contract submitted to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, specifically for the Office for Refugees and Immigrants (ORI) Skill Training and Employment Pathways (STEP) Program. The STEP Program is designed to provide vocational skills training and related support services to refugees and immigrants through a collaborative partnership model. The budget form serves as Attachment 3 to the proposal and requires contractors to detail all program costs across multiple fiscal years, including current, amended, and new funding amounts.

The budget structure encompasses direct care and program support staff costs (titles 101-141) with line items for payroll taxes and fringe benefits; occupancy costs including facilities and maintenance; and other direct care and program support expenses such as consultant services, temporary help, client reimbursements and stipends, staff training, travel, meals, transportation, vehicle expenses, health and medical care, client allowances, material goods, and program supplies. Additional budget categories include direct administrative expenses and agency administrative support allocations. The form requires contractors to identify offset sources for reimbursable costs and specify any non-reimbursable costs, which must be detailed on Attachment 5 if subject to Federal OMB Circular A-122 and/or 808 CMR 1.00 provisions. For for-profit contractors, a commercial fee percentage may be noted for informational purposes only and is not included in the price paid by the Commonwealth. Contractors must also specify their board-approved capitalization level for negotiated expense costs.