RFGP 6118 Final tlh Attachment F.docx

ATTACHMENT F – BUDGET NARRATIVE

ANNUAL BUDGET NARRATIVE TEMPLATE

Grantee: ______________________

Provide the following information to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Equity and Inclusion Division (E&I). All proposed budget items must be thoroughly justified and clearly related to the proposed activities described in the RHEC’s work plan.

It is critical that budgets thoroughly reflect the ways that RHECs invest in capacity building and partnership with the end goal of effecting policy, system and environment (PSE) changes among Oregon’s most underrepresented Communities of Color.

A. Personnel: Provide the following information for each staff position identified in the budget:

· Position Title

· Percentage of time spent on the work (FTE)

· Annual Salary (provide actual salary based on FTE)

· Adequacy of personnel/staffing to carry out planned activities successfully

· Provide a copy of each staff person’s position description

· Please include all info above for each position. It is required that there be at least 1.0 FTE associated with a single individual to be a consistent presence for the coalition.

B. Professional services: Professional services may be obtained from individuals who are not RHEC Support Staff or coalition members. Details of these services must be included in the approved budget. For each consultant, please provide the following information:

· Names of all proposed consultants

· Consultant rates per hour

· Number of estimated hours for project completion

· Estimated contract price

· Type of consultant services/activities to be performed by consultants

C. Partnership Investment: Identify how funds are proposed to be used to invest in partnership that meaningfully engages the RHEC region’s most underrepresented Communities of Color with the end goal of achieving PSE change. RHEC funds are not intended to provide support for direct services programming, however, exceptions can be made for outreach/engagement/retention activities that promote partnership among Communities of Color. Please provide the following information:

· Partnership investment (e.g. providing subgrants, Mini grants, stipends, etc. to community partners to supporting participation in RHEC leadership groups, general membership meetings and RHEC-related projects/initiatives

· Amount of resources dedicated to these activities

· How these activities strengthen community partnership with the ultimate goal of policy system and environment change

· If resources are not being allocated to this line item, specify why.

D. Equity trainings: Describe the resources to be allocated for equity trainings which will build and strengthen organizational capacity of the RHEC.

E. Supplies, general copies/printing, venue rental, food/meeting costs, and postage/telecommunication: Please provide the cost per month for each type of supply line item (i.e. office supplies, training materials, long distance phone, food costs, etc.).

F. Equipment: Please explain the relevance and importance of each item and how it supports the RHEC to carry out proposed work plan activities and the cost associated with each equipment expenditure.

G. Essential grant-related travel: Provide a description of anticipated travel and its relevance to the RHEC work plan/goals. Please ensure resources are dedicated to support at least one RHEC member to attend the Spring Gathering in its entirety.

· Transportation for travel (Transportation costs for air and rail fares are at coach rates.)

· Per diem

· Lodging

H. Indirect costs/other: These are costs that cannot be assigned to a particular category but are necessary to the operation of the RHEC and the performance of the coalition to achieve work plan activities. Indirect costs will be capped at 15%.

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