PCSGP Form 6 –Proposed Budget Narrative (Required in Application)

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PCSGP Form 6 –Proposed Budget Narrative (Required in Application)

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Public Charter Schools Grant Program

Charter Schools DivisionPage 1 of 3

California Department of EducationPCSGP-6 (Rev. 09/26/2012)

Provide sufficient detail to justify the school 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 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.

Budget Expenditure Detail
(See instructions) / Required Element / Funds Budgeted(Identified per year) / Object Code
FY
Planning Year
(If Applicable) / FY
Implementation Year 1 / FY
Implementation Year 2
Total By Object Code

Instructions

See the Budget Instructions form (PCSGP Form 4)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

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 planning and implementation columns on the Proposed Budget Summary (PCSGP 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 form (PCSGP Form 2) and the Charter School Workplan/Activities form (PCSGP Form 7). Budget detail is required to be linked to each of the required narrative element sectionsin these documents. If applicable (i.e., grant funds are used for capacity building), budget detail is also required for capacity building activities.Type the following required element codes from Table 1 below for each budget item.

Table 1

Required Element Codes

Section / Code
Educational Program / EP
Charter Management Plan / CMP
Community and Parent Involvement / CPI
Sustainability and Alignment of Resources / SAR
Targeted Capacity Building Activities [if applicable] / TCB
Autonomy / AUT
Notification and Admission Requirements / NAA

Funds Budgeted (by fiscal year)

Start by typing the fiscal years in the header row for each of the three columns. If the applicant is applying for a grant that does not include a planning year, then leave that column blank. For example, for the 2012–13 fiscal year, enter “12–13” in the header. 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.

Public Charter Schools Grant Program

Charter Schools DivisionPage 1 of 3

California Department of EducationPCSGP-6 (Rev. 09/26/2012)