TWG BUDGET PRO

TWG BUDGET PRO

RECOMMENDAT

RECOMMENDAT

The TWG agreed on July 1

The TWG agreed on July 1

to recommend to AMWG a 

to recommend to AMWG a 

rolling budget and rolling budget and work

work

development proces

development proces
Budget/ Budget/Workplan Workplan In

 AMP Strategic Plan (Informat

AMP Strategic Plan (Informat

Management Objectives, Goa

Management Objectives, Goa

 GCMRC Strategic Plan GCMRC Strategic Plan Core Monitoring Plan Core Monitoring Plan Long-term Experimental Plan term Experimental Plan SCORE Report SCORE Report Previous Year Previous Year’s Budget and s Budget and W

W

 Previous PEP Recommendatio

Previous PEP Recommendatio
Major Componen

Major Componen

 Two year budget and Two year budget and workplan

workplan

rollover of year 2 into year 1 rollover of year 2 into year 1

 Criteria for reopening the budg

Criteria for reopening the budg

 Appropriations request for Fede

Appropriations request for Fede

budget or for Congressional wr

budget or for Congressional wr

 Strategic 5 Strategic 5

-year outlook to fore

year outlook to fore

changes, determine need for changes, determine need for contingencies, and develop dra

contingencies, and develop dra

projects projects
Fiscal Reporting Fiscal Reporting

• Expenditures for the previou

Expenditures for the previou

year, including: year, including:

 Salaries and Benefits Salaries and Benefits Logistics Logistics Travel Supplies Supplies Equipment Equipment Administrative Costs (Overhea

Administrative Costs (Overhea

Cost)

 Contracts and Coop Agreemen

Contracts and Coop Agreemen

 Carryover Funds Carryover Funds
Project Progress Re

Project Progress Re

 Mid

-year and end year and end

-of-year r

year r

 Progress/status of projects Progress/status of projects Are funds obligated? Are funds obligated? Is the project in progress, h

Is the project in progress, 

been submitted to contract

been submitted to contract

 What percentage of project 

What percentage of project 

completed? completed?

 Reports received and review

Reports received and review
Budget Spreadshe

Budget Spreadshe

 Format as in FY 2005 Format as in FY 2005 Add explanation of abbrevi

Add explanation of abbrevi

project categories project categories

 Include AMWG briefing pap

Include AMWG briefing pap

projects not achieving cons

projects not achieving cons

 Include source of funds wh

Include source of funds wh

identified identified

.
Workplan Workplan Forma

 As in FY 2005 As in FY 2005 New projects would have detai

New projects would have detai

level proposals and level proposals and workplans workplans 

implementation implementation

 Add reference to core monitori

Add reference to core monitori

long

-term experimental plan pr

term experimental plan p

design, precision and accuracy 

design, precision and accuracy 

frequency, intensity, and distri

frequency, intensity, and distri

sampling regimes sampling regimes

 Add text to identify actual cost 

Add text to identify actual cost 

the project is not funded, i.e. G

the project is not funded, i.e. G

costs are not saved if project is 

costs are not saved if project is 
Appropriations Req

Appropriations Req

 BAHG recommends formation o

BAHG recommends formation o

TWG/AMWG ad hoc or supplem

TWG/AMWG ad hoc or supplem

BAHG to investigate appropriat

BAHG to investigate appropriat

request process and identify fo

request process and identify fo

content for this request proces

content for this request proces

 Consider appropriations reques

Consider appropriations reques

federal agencies in the Presiden

federal agencies in the Preside

and requests to Congress by no

and requests to Congress by n

stakeholders stakeholders
Strategic Analys

Strategic Analys

 Program review based on docu

Program review based on docu

prepared as an outcome of pro

prepared as an outcome of pro

implemented, including resourc

implemented, including resourc

and trends and trends

 Identification of long Identification of long

-term chan

term chan

program implementation, plann

program implementation, plann

unplanned unplanned

 Identification of potential Identification of potential outye

outye

contingency plans for uncertain 

contingency plans for uncertain 
Potential Next Ste

Potential Next Ste

 For AMWG consideration an

For AMWG consideration an

August workshop August workshop

 Foundation for FY 06 budge

Foundation for FY 06 budge

workplan workplan being developed 

being developed 

Core Monitoring Plan and L

Core Monitoring Plan and L

Experimental Plan Experimental Plan

 Need integration with outco

Need integration with outco

AMWG prioritization AMWG prioritization