WorkAbility I RFA Errata #1

Certificated Salaries

Certificated salaries are salaries that require a credential or permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. List all certificated project employees, including percentage or fraction of Full Time Equivalency (FTE) and rate of pay per day, month, and/or annual salary.
Note: Funds in this category are not intended to supplant current fixed costs.

Classified Salaries

Classified salaries are salaries for services that do not require a credential or permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. List all classified project employees, including percentage of FTE, and rate of pay per day, month, and/or year.
Note: Funds in this category are not intended to supplant current fixed costs.

Employee Benefits

Record employer’s contributions to retirement plans and health and welfare benefits. List and include the percentage and dollar amount for each employee benefit being claimed.

Books and Supplies

This category includes expenditures for books and supplies (e.g., textbooks, other books, instructional materials). This category also includes supplies used in support services and auxiliary programs, publications, and subscriptions necessary to operate a project office. A listing of all equipment (inventory), including the serial and model numbers, purchased with any portion of these grant funds must be recorded and maintained in the file.

Services and Other Operating Expenditures

Record expenditures for services and other operating expenditures.
Contracting Services: Services provided to the center by outside contractors appear under this category. Identify what, when, and where the services(s) will be provided. Appropriate activities include, but are not limited, to conducting workshops, training, and technical assistance activities.

Travel and Conference

Include expenditures incurred by and/or for employees for travel and conferences, including lodging, mileage, parking, bridge tolls, shuttles, taxis, and conference registration expenses necessary to meet the objectives of the program. Receipts are required to be kept on file by your agency for audit purposes. Transportation such as bus passes for students and parents should be listed here.

Capital Outlay

Record expenditures for sites, buildings, and equipment. (Equipment is movable personal property that has both an estimated useful life over one year and an acquisition cost that meets the center's threshold for capitalization. A listing of all equipment, including the serial and model numbers, purchased with any portion of these grant funds must be recorded, and maintained in the file.

Note: Funding requested for purchases of items over $5,000 in Capital Outlay, Category 6000, requires approval by the CDE. Send an email to WorkAbility1@cde.ca.gov and provide details of the purchase and how it directly relates to the program, intention to improve or enhance the program, noting the detail of why it’s “necessary” and “reasonable” to operation the program, and how will the equipment benefit the students with disabilities.

Indirect

Indirect costs are calculated using the department-approved rate available on the CDE website. This rate is multiplied by the total amount for categories 1000-5000 and 5200.

Note: Object Code 6000 is not included in this calculation.

Certificated Salaries

Certificated salaries are salaries that require a credential or permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. List all certificated project employees, including percentage or fraction of Full Time Equivalency (FTE) and rate of pay per day, month, and/or annual salary.
Note: Funds in this category are not intended to supplant current fixed costs.

Classified Salaries

Classified salaries are salaries for services that do not require a credential or permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. List all classified project employees, including percentage of FTE, and rate of pay per day, month, and/or year.
Note: Funds in this category are not intended to supplant current fixed costs.

Employee Benefits

Record employer’s contributions to retirement plans and health and welfare benefits. List and include the percentage and dollar amount for each employee benefit being claimed.

Books and Supplies

This category includes expenditures for books and supplies (e.g., textbooks, other books, instructional materials). This category also includes supplies used in support services and auxiliary programs, publications, and subscriptions necessary to operate a project office. A listing of all equipment (inventory), including the serial and model numbers, purchased with any portion of these grant funds must be recorded and maintained in the file.

Services and Other Operating Expenditures

Record expenditures for services and other operating expenditures.
Contracting Services: Services provided to the center by outside contractors appear under this category. Identify what, when, and where the services(s) will be provided. Appropriate activities include, but are not limited, to conducting workshops, training, and technical assistance activities.

Sub Agreements for Service

Record expenditure for sub agreements and subawards pursuant to certain contracts, subcontracts, and subgrants. For additional information refer to Procedure 3303,page 23 of the California School Accounting Manual (CSAM)

Travel and Conference

Include expenditures incurred by and/or for employees for travel and conferences, including lodging, mileage, parking, bridge tolls, shuttles, taxis, and conference registration expenses necessary to meet the objectives of the program. Receipts are required to be kept on file by your agency for audit purposes. Transportation such as bus passes for students and parents should be listed here.

Professional/Consulting Services

Record expenditures for personal services rendered by personnel who are not on the payroll of the grantee. Professional/consulting services are delivered by an independent contractor (individual, entity, or firm) that offers its services to the public.

Capital Outlay

Record expenditures for sites, buildings, and equipment. (Equipment is movable personal property that has both an estimated useful life over one year and an acquisition cost that meets the center's threshold for capitalization. A listing of all equipment, including the serial and model numbers, purchased with any portion of these grant funds must be recorded, and maintained in the file.

Note: Funding requested for purchases of items over $5,000 in Capital Outlay, Category 6000, requires approval by the CDE. Send an email to WorkAbility1@cde.ca.gov and provide details of the purchase and how it directly relates to the program, intention to improve or enhance the program, noting the detail of why it’s “necessary” and “reasonable” to operation the program, and how will the equipment benefit the students with disabilities.

Indirect

Indirect costs are calculated using the department-approved rate available on the CDE website. This rate is multiplied by the total amount for categories 1000-5000 and 5200.

Note: Object Code 6000 is not included in this calculation.