SAMHSA Budget Narrative Template User Guide SAMHSA Budget Narrative Template User Guide For Budget Narrative Template Version 2.0 (07-22-2021) 1 | P a g e 8 / 2 5 / 2 0 2 1 SAMHSA Budget Narrative Template User Guide Table of Contents Using This Guide............................................................................................................................................ 6 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 7 Budget Types ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Acronyms Used in This Guide ................................................................................................................... 8 Icons Used in This Guide ........................................................................................................................... 9 Key Features ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Quick Start Guide ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Save the PDF Budget Template ............................................................................................................... 14 Opening the PDF Budget Template ........................................................................................................ 14 Index/Bookmarks .................................................................................................................................... 14 Tool Tips and Buttons ............................................................................................................................. 14 Add and Delete Row Buttons .................................................................................................................. 14 Budget Year ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Cost Sharing and Matching ..................................................................................................................... 15 For Multi-Year Funded Awards ............................................................................................................... 15 The Template has built-in validations in the form of Errors and Warnings ............................................ 15 Personnel ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Fringe Benefits ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Travel ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 Supplies & Other ..................................................................................................................................... 15 Contractual.............................................................................................................................................. 16 Indirect Charges ...................................................................................................................................... 16 Review of Cost Sharing and Matching .................................................................................................... 16 Budget Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 16 Funding Limitations/Restrictions ............................................................................................................ 16 SF-424A ................................................................................................................................................... 16 Print to PDF ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Printing To PDF ............................................................................................................................................ 18 Why Print to PDF ..................................................................................................................................... 19 2 | P a g e 8 / 2 5 / 2 0 2 1 SAMHSA Budget Narrative Template User Guide How To .................................................................................................................................................... 19 Always Double Check Before Submitting ................................................................................................ 20 Tooltips and Guidance ................................................................................................................................ 21 Starting Out ............................................................................................................................................. 22 Applicant / Recipient Identification Information .................................................................................... 26 For Multi-Year Funded (MYF) awards only ............................................................................................. 27 COST SHARING AND MATCHING ............................................................................................................. 30 A. Personnel ............................................................................................................................................ 32 Personnel Cost Table ............................................................................................................. 33 Personnel Narrative ............................................................................................................... 35 In-Kind Personnel .................................................................................................................................... 36 In-Kind Personnel Table ......................................................................................................... 36 In-Kind Personnel Narrative .................................................................................................. 37 B. Fringe Benefits .................................................................................................................................... 38 Fringe Components Table ...................................................................................................... 38 Fringe Benefits Cost Table ..................................................................................................... 39 Fringe Benefits Narrative ....................................................................................................... 40 C. Travel .................................................................................................................................................. 41 Travel Cost Table ................................................................................................................... 41 Travel Narrative ..................................................................................................................... 43 D. Equipment .......................................................................................................................................... 44 Equipment Cost Table ............................................................................................................ 44 Equipment Narrative ............................................................................................................. 46 VEHICLE LEASE/RENTAL OR PURCHASE ................................................................................. 47 E. Supplies ............................................................................................................................................... 49 Supplies Cost Table ................................................................................................................ 49 Supplies Narrative.................................................................................................................. 50 F. Contractual .......................................................................................................................................... 51 Summary of Contractual Costs Table ...................................................................................................... 53 Contractual Summary Narrative ............................................................................................ 54 CONTRACTUAL DETAILS ......................................................................................................... 55 3 | P a g e 8 / 2 5 / 2 0 2 1 SAMHSA Budget Narrative Template User Guide G. Construction: Not Applicable ............................................................................................................. 81 H. Other ..................................................................................................................................................