You are required to prepare a budget submission for a federal department or agency. You will research and select a federal department or agency, review previous budget submissions and appropriations, and prepare a budget submission for the current budget cycle, complete with appropriate justifications.
Grading
Analysis and Evaluation
25 points
Meets Presentation Requirements
10 points
Basic Content in Place
25 points
Advanced Content in Place
20 points
Format including APA and Works Cited Specifications
10 points
Clarity, mechanics, formatting
10 points
Requirements
Format
MS Word – cannot be PDF – penalty if PDF or any format other than MS Word. Professor must be able to download and read the file.
Separate cover page
Include 3-5 pages of content (not including cover page or references)
One page for sources – must have two separate sources
Include page numbers and headers
Must be well-written – free of grammatical, typographical, and other errors
Single spaced and double spaced between paragraphs
Content
Select the FY 2020 budget request for a US federal entity, including overall amount
Provide justifications/reasons for the budgeted amounts
Must include comparative data (e.g., 2019 and 2020)
Provide details about least five appropriations (funds), providing information about the requested amount, mission/goal (e.g., agency XYZ asks for $10,000,000 for a new building. The building will help in the ___ mission)
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