PCSGP Dissemination Sub-grant Form 6 – Proposed Budget Narrative (Required)

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Public Charter Schools Grant Program – Dissemination Sub-grant

Charter Schools Division

California Department of Education

CDE Use Only
RFAID / Status / Date
Budget Expenditure Detail
(See instructions) / Required Element Code / Funds Budgeted (Identified per year) / Object Code /
FY 2013–14 / FY 2014–15 / FY 2015–16 /
Total By Object Code

Instructions (do not include with the submitted form)

Provide sufficient detail to justify the project budget. The budget narrative page(s) must provide sufficient information to describe activities and costs associated with each object code. Include budget items that reflect the actual cost of implementing the activities described in the work plan that the PCSGP Dissemination sub-grant will support. Group information by object code series and provide totals by series, year, and term of sub-grant. Series totals must correspond exactly to budget summary form. Please duplicate this form or add rows as needed.

See the Budget Instructions form (PCSGP Form 4), and page 25 of the RFA for more information. Type the information in all applicable sections. The table in page 1 is composed of many separate rows, to ensure that information for items in each column lines up horizontally. Ensure that the information for each narrative entry has corresponding information aligned horizontally in subsequent columns adjacent to the information. Object codes are available in the California School Accounting Manual (CSAM), available from the California Department of Education Publication Sales (call 1-800-995-4099), or online at http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/ac/sa/.

Important: Enter the school name in the document header to ensure that all pages of the application can be traced back to the same application package.

Budget Expenditure Detail

Type detailed information about the costs associated with each activity in the budget. The Budget Narrative must clearly identify those activities that are related to costs included in the Description of Line Item column on the Proposed Budget Summary (Form 5).

·  The Budget Narrative must be grouped by object code series (e.g., 1000, 2000, 3000, etc.).

·  The Budget Narrative must include totals by object code series, year, and term of sub-grant.

Required Element

For each budget narrative entry, type the corresponding Element Code that matches the narrative section name from the Narrative Response Part 2 (Form 3) and the Charter School Workplan/Activities form (Form 7). Budget detail is required to be linked to each of the required narrative element sections in these documents. Type the following required element codes from Table 1 below for each budget item.

Table 1

Required Element Codes

Section / Code
Program Activities / PA
Parental Involvement / PI
Sustainability Plan / SP
Program Evaluation / PE

Funds Budgeted (by fiscal year)

Type the funds budgeted for each activity, for each fiscal year.

Object Code

Type the object code associated with each activity. Refer to Form 8 (Object of Expenditure Codes) for codes.

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California Department of Education PCSGP Dissemination-6 (Rev. 11/6/2013)