Part 1: Two-Year Budget

Create a two-year line-item budget for your intervention imagine that you are working with a $100,000 a year budget.

Budget template.xlsx

Include:

• Personnel (with % FTE)
• Fringe benefits
• Supplies/materials
• Participant incentives (if applicable)
• Community partner costs
• Indirect costs (10% unless justified otherwise)

Provide Year 1 total, Year 2 total, and a combined total. Include a 1-page budget justification explaining assumptions. I have attached the real UCI template for you to use. Please note that ChatGPT and Gemini do not do a great job with this so please do not rely on AI for the budget. The more nuanced your budget, the better your score.

Part 2: 10% Year Two Budget Cut

Assume funding is reduced by 10% in Year Two.

• Calculate the New Year Two total.
• Show revised line items.
• Explain what you cut, what you protected, and consequences of these changes.
• Describe how you would maintain program integrity and community trust.

Part 3: Policy & Community Context

In 23 pages total for the full assignment, reflect on:

• Federal and California funding streams relevant to your program.
• Political priorities that support or threaten your intervention.
• Feasibility of sustaining this program beyond a grant cycle.
• How you would redesign for lower-cost, community-driven sustainability.

Conclude with:

If I wanted this program to survive beyond a grant cycle, I would…

Grading Overview (100 points)

• Budget accuracy & completeness (25 pts)
• 10% cut strategy (20 pts)
• Policy/funding analysis (20 pts)
• Community feasibility reflection (20 pts)
• Professionalism & clarity (10 pts)

Creativity (5 pts)