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The [[Align – Grant Coordination Workgroup]] has been working with [[South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group]] and [[NOAA Restoration Center]] to develop a conservation project budget standard for Washington State, coordinated among grant programs.  This allows a project sponsor to develop a single budget worksheet, and use it to apply to multiple grants, and to track funding allocation over the lifecycle of a project.  The coordinated standards encourages grant programs to develop a shared language for phases, tasks, and deliverables. Sponsors won’t need to develop and administer an unique budget for each funding proposal and award.  Instead an updated whole project budget could serve as a single tool for coordinating funding allocation among sponsors and funders.  This capability is important as our projects become more expensive and complicated to meet the practical challenges of ecosystem recovery and stewardship.
'''This project development template allows a project sponsor to develop a single budget worksheet, and from that master worksheet extract the information necessary for multiple grant applications and to track grant funding over the lifecycle of a project.'''  
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*<big>[[file:Align 2020 memo to project coordination community.pdf]]</big>
*<big>[[file:Coordinated conservation project budget template.xlsx]]</big>
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We hope this standardization encourages future incremental reforms to enable large complex conservation projectsOur aim is to develop a natural resource project funding system, where diverse funding sources apply robust technical priorities, and where competitive projects get the right resources, at the right time, with a minimum of administrative cost.
==Background==
The Align Grant Coordination Workgroup has been working with South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group and NOAA Restoration Center to develop an optional “conservation project budget standard” for Washington StateThis allows a project sponsor to develop a single budget worksheet, and from that master worksheet extract the information necessary for multiple grant applications and to track grant funding over the lifecycle of a project.  Some funders may accept the worksheet as a project budget, and this whole project budget may serve as a tool for coordinating funding among sponsors and funders.  This capability is important as our projects become more phased and complicated as we rise to the practical challenges of ecosystem recovery and stewardship.


The attached spreadsheet is a prototype that is ready for testing during project development in 2020If you are developing a complex project, and you anticipate developing a portfolio of funding from multiple sources, we would be grateful if you would consider using this standard as the basis for your project budget description over time.  The Grant Coordination Workgroup in collaboration with the cross-agency [[Continuous Improvement Initiative]] will be continuing to evaluate and adjust this template over time, supported by your experiences and recommendations.
We hope this standardization encourages future incremental reforms to enable large complex conservation projectsOur aim is to develop a conservation funding system, where diverse funding sources apply robust technical priorities, and where competitive projects get the right resources, at the right time, with a minimum of administrative cost.


Please share any thoughts or concerns over this effort with your grant program partners, or with the Continuous Improvement Team: Paul Cereghino (paul.r.cereghino@noaa.gov), Laura Rivas (laura.rivas@psp.wa.gov), and Kathy Woodward (Kathy.woodward@tnc.org).
Our optional prototype spreadsheet is ready for testing during project development in 2020.  If you are developing a complex project, and you anticipate developing a portfolio of funding from multiple sources, we would be grateful if you would consider using this standard template as the basis for your project budget description over time.  To be clear, you should still review funding program guidance to make sure that application content, format and level of detail is consistent with the needs of each program.  The Align Grant Coordination Workgroup in collaboration with the cross-agency Continuous Improvement Initiative will be continuing to evaluate and adjust this template, guided by your experiences and recommendations.


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Please share any thoughts or concerns about this effort with your grant program partners, or with the Continuous Improvement Team: Paul Cereghino (paul.r.cereghino@noaa.gov), Laura Rivas (laura.rivas@psp.wa.gov), and Kathy Woodward (kathy.woodward@tnc.org).
*<big>[[file:Align 2020 memo to project coordination community.pdf]]</big>
*<big>[[file:Coordinated conservation project budget template.xlsx]]</big>
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==2018-19 Development Documents==
==2018-19 Development Documents==

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This project development template allows a project sponsor to develop a single budget worksheet, and from that master worksheet extract the information necessary for multiple grant applications and to track grant funding over the lifecycle of a project.

Background

The Align Grant Coordination Workgroup has been working with South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group and NOAA Restoration Center to develop an optional “conservation project budget standard” for Washington State. This allows a project sponsor to develop a single budget worksheet, and from that master worksheet extract the information necessary for multiple grant applications and to track grant funding over the lifecycle of a project. Some funders may accept the worksheet as a project budget, and this whole project budget may serve as a tool for coordinating funding among sponsors and funders. This capability is important as our projects become more phased and complicated as we rise to the practical challenges of ecosystem recovery and stewardship.

We hope this standardization encourages future incremental reforms to enable large complex conservation projects. Our aim is to develop a conservation funding system, where diverse funding sources apply robust technical priorities, and where competitive projects get the right resources, at the right time, with a minimum of administrative cost.

Our optional prototype spreadsheet is ready for testing during project development in 2020. If you are developing a complex project, and you anticipate developing a portfolio of funding from multiple sources, we would be grateful if you would consider using this standard template as the basis for your project budget description over time. To be clear, you should still review funding program guidance to make sure that application content, format and level of detail is consistent with the needs of each program. The Align Grant Coordination Workgroup in collaboration with the cross-agency Continuous Improvement Initiative will be continuing to evaluate and adjust this template, guided by your experiences and recommendations.

Please share any thoughts or concerns about this effort with your grant program partners, or with the Continuous Improvement Team: Paul Cereghino (paul.r.cereghino@noaa.gov), Laura Rivas (laura.rivas@psp.wa.gov), and Kathy Woodward (kathy.woodward@tnc.org).

2018-19 Development Documents

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This effort is linked to Coordinated Investment pilot work