Budgeting for the Social Services Project Grant Proposal

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Grant: Strengthening the Family Unit

Grant -- Strengthening the Family Unit

BUDGET NARRATIVE

The program expenses described in this budget narrative are for the Year 1 Pilot. Subsequent years of program are dependent on the provision of additional funding, to be determined at the close of the Year 1 and upon satisfactory evaluation of the Pilot program.

PERSONNEL:

Costs attributed to personnel with project coordination and budget oversight duties are assigned to this category. Two positions with direct project responsibilities are funded from this category: Project Coordinator, Project Trainer, and Project Administrator. The Project Coordinator and the Project Trainer are scheduled to work the equivalent of .50 FTE, and the Project Administrator is scheduled to work the equivalent of .35 FTE. The salary calculations are provided for 20 hours per week for the Project Coordinator and 15 hours per week for the Project Administrator.

Position

Annual Salary

% of Time Assigned to Project

Cost

Project Coordinator

$38,000

50%

$19,000

Project Trainer

$38,000

50%

$19,000

Project Administrator

$27,000

35%

$9,450

Total Personnel

$103,000

$47,450

B. FRINGE BENEFITS:

Employee benefits are determined according to the local, state, and federal payroll taxes. Health insurance benefits are not provided for these part-time positions. Calculations are based on the annual salaries, as follows:

FICA: 7.65%

Workers Compensation 0.95%

Position

Annual Salary

Fringe Benefit Rate

Fringe Benefit Cost

Project Coordinator

$38,000

8.60%

$3,268.00

Project Trainer

$38,000

8.60%

$3,268.00

Project Administrator

$27,000

8.60%

$2,391.00

Total Personnel

$103,000

$8,927.00

C. TRAVEL:

Airfare, lodging, and per diem costs are attributed to the trainers and presenters from the Relationship Skills Center. These costs enable the trainers and presenters to travel to the program location in order to conduct weekly class sessions and follow along sessions for two months following the end of the 11-week course series.

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The travel allowance assumes one overnight stay to enable preparation for each weekly session conducted, and to allow time for the trainers and presenters to meet with the Project Coordinator and the Project Trainer for general and targeted discussion over the course of the session delivery periods and the follow along periods.

Travel allowance is budgeted for the Project Coordinator and the Project Trainer to provide the support to the workshops at in-town locations, such as libraries or community centers that do not charge a fee for use of space. The travel allowance will include trips to and from the workshop or presentation locations, and trips required to procure supplies and materials used in the workshops and presentations. Mileage reimbursement is based on the 2014 federal rate of .56 per mile.

The travel budget schedule is inclusive of materials, lodging, per diem, and performance of contracted training and brief therapy sessions. Travel allowances per GSA Los Angeles are as follows: Airfare at $400 per round trip (RT); Lodging at $131 per night; Per Diem @ $71. Mileage reimbursement for travel to and from airports is based on the 2014 federal rate of .56 per mile.

Training Program Series / Sessions

Units

Number / Rate

Cost

Chicago Parent Program

2 staff

13 trips RT @ $606

$15,756

Flourishing Families Program

2 staff

6 trips RT @ $606

$7,272

Positive Action Program / Brief Behavioral Therapy

2 staff

6 trips RT @ $606

$7,272

Project Staff Mileage @ .56 / mile

2 staff

25 trips RT @ $.56 / mile

$420

TOTAL TRAVEL

$30,720

D. EQUIPMENT:

Basic office equipment will be provided to the Project Coordinator and the Project Administrator, as follows: Three laptop computers, one ink-jet color printer and.....

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