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Susan Harwood Grant Program FY 2015 Proposal Webinar

Join our webinar to learn about application budget requirements, cost allocation, funding restrictions, and grant submission details. Get insights into budget justification and maximizing non-federal resource contributions for targeted training grants.

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Susan Harwood Grant Program FY 2015 Proposal Webinar

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  1. Susan Harwood Training Grant Program FY 2015 Proposal Webinar: Application Budget

  2. Budget Information Required Forms Cost per Trainee/Cost per Training Hour Administrative and Program Costs Budget Justification Submittal Deadline Additional Resources Agenda

  3. Budget Information • Budget information (SF-424A) • Detailed Project Budget • Indirect Cost Allocation Agreement (if applicable) • Non-federal Resource Contribution

  4. Allowable Costs • Needs Assessment • Developing and purchasing training and educational materials • Conducting training • Conducting outreach and recruiting activities

  5. Funding Restrictions • Duplicating services offered by OSHA • Training on topics that do not cover the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of unsafe or unhealthy working conditions • Providing food and beverages

  6. Cost per trainee <$500 Cost per trainee = total grant cost (include federal and non-federal) / the total projected number trained Cost per training hour <$125 Cost per training hour = total grant cost (include federal and non-federal) / the total projected number of contact hours for all training Cost Per Trainee and Training Hour

  7. Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) Personnel Fringe Benefits Travel Equipment Supplies Contractual Other Indirect Charges SF-424A

  8. Administrative & Program Costs • Program Costs • Costs incurred for training activities • Costs of goods and services for direct program functions • Administrative Costs • General administrative functions • Costs of goods and services for administrative functions

  9. Budget Justification • Personnel costs • Staff title and salary should be identified for all staff being charged to the grant • The percentage of time to be spent working on the grant should be noted • Personnel costs should be separate from Fringe Benefits • Fringe Benefits • Identify percentage of benefits based on salary • Justification should detail benefits included

  10. Budget Justification (cont.) • Travel • Include travel for two staff to attend orientation meeting and other travel required for grant • Detail should include estimated costs for airline, hotel, per diem, etc. • Equipment • Any item required to be depreciated for tax purposes • Justification should include description and purpose of the equipment

  11. Budget Justification (cont.) • Supplies • Any general training or administrative supplies that would not be depreciated • Justification should include a general description of the supplies and the approximate cost of each • Contractual • Any program or administrative function to be provided by another organization under contract • Each contract should be identified including cost of contract and services to be provided under the contract

  12. Budget Justification • Other • Any other costs not included in other categories such as: • Rental Costs • Utilities • Accounting or Legal Services • Advertising • Justification should identify cost of each and explain how the amount was derived

  13. Budget Justification • Indirect Costs • Justification should identify the rate approved by the cognizant agency • A copy of the current, approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement should be included with the application, if applicable

  14. Non-federal Resource Contribution • Treated like federal grant funds • Must be allowable and allocable to the grant • Detailed narrative must include: • Source of funds • Estimated amount • How the funds will be used for the grant

  15. Targeted Topic and Capacity Building Grants June 2, 2015 at 11:59 pm ET Electronic Submittal Only through Grants.gov Register and/or prior users check registration Submittal Deadlines

  16. Carefully review the entire FOA Include all required budget forms including the SF-424A and detailed budget justification Use Appendix A of the Full Announcement to identify program and administrative costs Be sure to break out program and administrative costs Don’t wait until the deadline; submit the application early to allow time for corrections if needed Important Reminders!

  17. Additional Information Send questions re: grants via email to: HarwoodGrants@dol.gov Send questions re: Grants.gov via email to: support@grants.gov or phone: 1-800-518-4726

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