PROGRAM BUDGET

  The program budget format (with about names of 4 to 5 programs) has the agency’s programs (e.g., capital grants, personnel saleries, training grants, research, etc.) in budget dollar amounts in a table plus additional columns for: the past year (PY) amounts, the current year (CY) amounts, the recommended amounts for the budget year (BY), and the difference between the BY - CY. In addition, for each change from current year to the budget year amounts, a brief (two or three sentences) written justification for the amounts in the BY – CY column is required. See an example in Exhibit 1-2 on page 4 of your text book. Create a table with the programs in the first column. The othe