(a) A Project Budget worksheet shall be provided to Applicants by the Department in Excel format, on which Applicants shall provide the information described in the following subsections.

(b) A concise description of each item and its cost. An expanded description of each cost and why it is necessary to support the Project shall be provided in the Scope of Work pursuant to § 1666.13(j).

(c) The cost per unit, including the total number of units (hours, days, etc) for each cost and the appropriate unit of measure (hours, days, etc).

(d) The percentage of each cost that shall be paid for by the grant, the grantee, and/or partner organizations. The sum shall equal 100%.

(e) The total cost of each item by funding source, as well as the aggregate total cost.

(f) The project tracking number issued to the Project in the invitation to apply letter.

(g) Project name that was given to the Project on the Concept Proposal.

(h) All salaries for wage earning personnel employed by the Grantee (not a contractor or subcontractor) directly working on the Project.

(i) The costs of benefits for personnel employed by the Grantee (not a contractor or subcontractor) directly working on the Project.

(j) Any contracts necessary to carry out the Project as approved.

(k) Expenses for travel (mileage, motel, meals, incidentals) necessary to carry out the Project as approved. See § 1666.15(d).

(l) The necessary supplies to carry out the Project as approved. A purchase of equipment costing less than $5,000 per unit is considered minor equipment and is included in this section of the budget.

(m) If applicable, any equipment that will be rented, leased, or is owned by the Grantee and will be charged to the Project.

(n) Other costs that do not fit into the categories above and that are directly related to the grant Project.

(o) Indirect Costs, which shall not be greater than 12% of the grant amount.

(p) Total SRAFPF grant funds requested and funds from other sources, which shall equal the total Project budget.

(q) The Project Budget shall be submitted as part of a complete Project Application by the date indicated on the invitation to apply letter. The Project Budget shall be saved with the project tracking number provided in the invitation to apply letter. The format shall be similar to the following example: 15-SRA-HF-01-XXXX-UUU-Budget.xls, where XXX is the project tracking number and UUU is the 3-letter CAL FIRE Unit/Contract County identifier provided in the invitation to apply letter.