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Annex B - Budget Template
Annex B - Budget Template
I. General Instructions
a Fill in ONLY the GREEN CELLS for expenses that apply to your budget.
a Cells that have a white background consist of formulas and references that should not be changed.
a Please, do not delete any columns, rows or worksheets.
a If you are not going to use a row, column or worksheet, you may hide it to increase ease of navigation.
a If you decide to remove a previously entered expense, please delete all numbers and amounts that relate to it, so that the reviewer knows it is not being budgeted.
a In the rare event that you do need to change a cell that is not in green, please make sure all formulas it affects are still functioning properly.
a If you need to insert a row, copy and paste the row above in order to make sure all formulas in that row are maintained. Check the formulas for subtotals and totals to make sure they include the new
row(s).
a Use the Budget Notes Column (Column AC) on the right to provide more details (e.g. more information on fringe benefits, travel, direct costs, etc.)
a After Year 1, unit costs are automatically increased by the rate of inflation entered in cell D5 and salaries are increased by the merit increase percentage in cells D6 and D7, as applicable.
a Column Z is to be filled with cost share amounts if applicable. Cost share is your organization's contribution to the project, separate from what is being requested. If you are not required to contribute cost
share, you can hide this column.
Budget Template - Pact Local Partner
How to Fill In the Pact Partner Budget:
a The Pact Team is happy to work with you to answer any questions you might have about budgeting as well as this template.
We recommend printing this tab and following along as you fill in the other worksheets.
1. Proposed Personnel & Positions with Salaries
a In Column A, please enter the position title. In Column B, enter the name of the proposed staff, if known. If it is an open position enter "TBR" (to be recruited) and if it is a current position but you just
need to decide who is going to fill it in, enter "TBD".
a In Column C, enter the monthly salary. The daily rate will be automatically calculated as the unit cost. For new hires, please budget locally appropriate projected salaries.
a For each year, enter the number of months that person will work and then enter their level of effort (LOE) as a percentage. A person working full-time would have LOE 100%, whereas a person working
half-time would have LOE 50%.
a For number of months, enter in 12 when a project will cover that full year. However, in cases where local labor laws require a 13th month salary, please enter in 13 for the number of months.
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Please note that the first 12 months of the project generally comprise the first year (regardless of calendar year). If a project is 18 months long, you would enter 12 for number of months in year 1 and 6
for number of months in year 2.
2. Fringe Benefits & Other Benefits
a Fill in fringe rates (social insurance, unemployment, medical insurance, etc.) for staff (Column B). Make sure to explain in detail the breakdown of fringe benefits on the budget notes. .
a For the other benefits row, if applicable, add in allowances that personnel should receive on a units and unit cost basis. Include notes in column AC to explain them in detail.
3. Travel
a Fill out the origin and destination locations of the route as well as mode of transport (e.g. flight or bus).
a Please fill out the unit costs for each route and then for each year fill out the number of trips and the duration of each trip in the green cell below the column header.
a For "misc." fill out miscellaneous costs per trip such as airport fees, taxi to/from airport, visa, inoculation, etc. Include notes in column AC to explain the costs in detail.
4. Consultants
a Consultancies are budgeted by determining the cost per day for the consultancy (Column B) and the number of days to be worked (Columns E, I, M, Q and U). The names of consultants can also be
listed here. If applicable, be sure to also budget for their travel costs in the Travel section.
a If there are additional costs for the consultants, like materials and supplies, please factor them into the number of days worked or the consultants' daily rate. Explain this in the budget notes.
a Pact follows USAID max daily rates (SES rates) for consultant rates.
5. Equipment
a Please fill in the equipment planned to be purchased for this proposal. Please note that we are required to report as equipment all items with acquisition cost over USD 5,000 for US
Government (USG) grants and cooperative agreements, and USD 500 for USG contracts.
6. Supplies
a Supplies are goods with acquisition cost under $5,000 for USG grants and cooperative agreements, and USD 500 for USG contracts.
a Note that some items should be filled in on a monthly cost basis, filling in number of months and level of effort (LOE) % for each year.
7. Other Direct Costs
a Please fill in the monthly cost for each item (Column B). For each year, fill in the level of effort (LOE) percentage and the number of months. Include notes on the right to explain the
expenses as needed.
8. Activities
a In column A, please describe each activity after the activity number. For example, "Activity 1 - Capacity Building Workshops with Community Members."
a Please fill in the applicable unit costs (venue rental, daily meals, daily transport, etc) for each activity.
a For "Number of Events" fill out the number of times this activity will occur that year. For "Number of Days" fill out the number of days the activity lasts each time it occurs.
a Fill out "Number of local participants" and "Number of travelers" for each time the activity will occur.
a If more than one item (e.g. airfare + visa) goes into the unit cost for a line please explain the costs in the Notes Column AC.
a If travel is involved please state the route and the travelers in the Notes Column AC.
9. Subawards
a If your organization is proposing to issue subgrants or subcontracts, enter the costs in this section. Specify in Column A the name of the organization in the case of subgrants or the
type of service that is being subcontracted.
a Enter the total annual costs in the green cells per applicable year. If your annual amount ina single row consists of multiple subawards, please explain this in the budget notes
Column AC (Ex: 10 subawards * $10,000/subaward = $100,000 in Year 1).
10. Indirect Costs and Fee (if a contract)
a Many partner organizations are able to directly charge for all of their expenses and so, would not need to fill out anything for indirect costs.
a If a partner wishes to charge an overhead rate they may need to submit financial reports that justify their rate (unless this is a USG project and they have an approved NICRA).
a For United States Government (USG) projects, an organization without a NICRA, can use a "De Minimis" rate of 10% on "Modified Direct Costs". There is a pull down menu on the cell that says
"Overhead" and the "De Minimis" option can be selected. If you wish to use this please discuss this with the Pact Team.
a If it is a contract and a fee would apply, enter in fee rate in the corresponding line.
CONFIDENTIAL/PROPRIETARY
Detailed Budget
Dire Dawa youth and development assossiation
Ethiopia Inputs for calculation:
Sustainable Peace by Circus pyramid Exchange Rate (=1USD) 55
Contract
MM/DD/YYYY-MM/DD/YYYY
TOTAL MODIFIED DIRECT COSTS (De Minimis Only) $ 142,670 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 142,670 $ - $ 142,670
Summary Budget
Dire Dawa youth and development assossiation
Ethiopia
Sustainable Peace by Circus pyramid
Contract
MM/DD/YYYY-MM/DD/YYYY
Exchange Rate (=1USD) 55
Subawards $0 $0
Subawards $0 $0
Overhead $0 $0
Subtotal Indirect Costs $0 $0
Total $153,683