Assignment:
Budget Narrative
Review the Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant Writing and Management Academy website. Click on Budget and listen to the presentation on Budget Development, Budget/Detail Categories and Budget Narrative. You may want to click on the video transcript to read a copy.
Video: https://www.bja.gov/gwma/module5/index.html
Video Transcript: https://www.bja.gov/gwma/module5/index.html
Create a Budget Narrative of 1,500 to 2,000 words. The Budget Narrative must include a detailed description of the following:
1. Each Personnel position's duties and responsibilities.
2. Travel required to trainings, conferences, or job related.
3. Equipment that will support the proposed activities.
4. Supplies that support the proposed activities.
5. Describe the process for choosing an evaluator/consultant.
a. What criteria should the evaluator/consultant meet?
b. What are the evaluator's credentials as a reputable evaluator?
6. Identify and estimate the value of your In-kind donations from the agency and other stakeholders.
As you create your budget narrative ask yourself the following:
1. Who manages the grant? What will the manager's salary be? If the manager is already an employee, what percentage of time will be devoted to the grant on a weekly or monthly basis? What percentage of the grant pays this salary?
2. Will there be clerical assistance? Does the grant manager do the clerical functions? Does the organization donate clerical time? If so what percentage of time is donated? (Hint: donations are considered an In-Kind cost. It is good to have In-Kind donations to demonstrate commitment and sustainability once the grant is over.) For example: other In-Kind donations can usually include office space or supplies as determined by the granting agency. You must say how you plan to track the In-Kind donations and the approximate value.
3. Determine the lowest costs for supplies/equipment or will you have in-kind donations.
4. If you use volunteers, who supervises those volunteers?
5. What percentage of the volunteer supervisor's salary will come from the grant?
6. Will you have an internal evaluator or hire an external evaluator. What are their qualifications to do evaluation? What do you want from the evaluation (i.e., quantitative or qualitative report)? What do you plan to pay for the evaluation?
7. You need to justify travel expenses? Where will the travel be and for what purpose? (Hint: Grantors will sometimes ask that the grant administrator/manager attend trainings that may be out of state. You must put this in your budget. Also any travel related to the day-to-day operations of the grant must be included.)
Attachment:- Budget Detail Planner Worksheet.rar