**SAMPLE- Budget Narrative**
Family Literacy
Budget Narrative Template
Fiscal Year 2012-2013
Grant Agreement #:Agency Name:
Initiative: Family Literacy / Agreement Period:July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013
[Insert brief narrative summarizing request and justification.]
Section 1: Personnel: Total $XX
Title, Name of Staff Person, Amount
Section 2: Contracted Services: Total $XX
[Description of contracted services and amount allocated]
Section 3: Equipment: Total $XX
[Description and purpose of request and amount allocated]
Section 4: Printing/Copying: Total $XX
[Description and purpose of request and amount allocated]
Section 5 and 6: Space/Telephone: Total $XX
[Description and purpose of request and amount allocated]
Section 7 and 8: Postage/Supplies: Total $XX
[Description and purpose of request and amount allocated]
Section 9 and 10: Employee Mileage and Travel: Total $XX
[Description and purpose of request and amount allocated]
Section 11: Evaluation: Total $XX
[Description and purpose of request and amount allocated]
Section 12 and 13: Other Expenses/Indirect Cost: Total $XX
[Description and purpose of request and amount allocated]
Family Literacy
Budget Narrative
Fiscal Year 2011-2012
**SAMPLE**
Grant Agreement #: 00001Agency Name: First 5 LA Family Literacy Program
Initiative: Family Literacy / Agreement Period: January 1, 2012-June 30, 2012
Total funds:$90,000.00
Section 1: Personnel: Total: $83,339
Program Coordinator, Jane Martinez – (PT, $32,687)is responsible for the program planning, coordination and oversight of Early Childhood services and staff including the Playroom, Parents and Children Learning Together, Incredible Years workshops, and Mommy and me sessions. The program coordinator meets weekly with program staff and assists them with scheduling issues, unforeseen challenges as they arise, implementing best practices in an effort to provide optimum services to the children and their families.
Childcare Teacher, John Smith – (PT, $14,242) provide qualitative childcare services to children 0-5 that are engaging and designed to build on the child’s cognitive behavioral development. These services are provided in conjunction to First 5 services their parent(s) receive. Childcare services are provided on-site as well as off-site during Family Literacy Events at the local elementary schools and regional centers.
Lead Childcare Teacher, Valerie Lee – (FT, $26,622)will assume the lead role in the childcare component. The Lead Childcare Teacher is responsible to develop qualitative activities that are engaging, creative and entertaining for the children. The goal is to engage the child in activities that promote curiosity, security in an unfamiliar setting build on their cognitive behavioral development. These services are provided in conjunction to First 5 services their parent(s) receive. Childcare services are provided on-site as well as off-site during Family Literacy Events at the local elementary schools and regional centers.
Administrative Assistant, Adam Cole – (PT $10,188) will provide administrative support to the Family Literacy team including, preparation for events and activities, scheduling appointments and meetings, ordering and tracking supplies, translation of all First 5 documentation, including flyers, correspondence, and entering data into DCAR system.
Section 2: Contracted Services: Total$1, 661
The $1,061 is allocated to the ABCD Community Adult School Center to continue to provide ESL classes to adult participants for the period of January 1, 2012- June 18, 2012.
An additional $600 is allocated to the EFG Center to provide parent education and kindergarten readiness activities to parents during the Winter Education festival during the month of February 2012.
Section 3: Equipment: N/A
Section 4: Printing/Copying: N/A
Section 5 and 6: Space/Telephone:N/A
Section 7 and 8: Postage/Supplies: Total $2,400
Program Supplies includes educational and instructional Materials for children and parents to be used in the PCILA classrooms as well as the ECE classrooms.
Section 9 and 10: Employee Mileage and Travel: N/A
Section 11: Evaluation: N/A
Section 12 and 13: Other Expenses/Indirect Cost: Total: $2,600
Indirect costs include general administrative overhead such as payroll, finance, accounting and audit expenses.
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