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Establishing a Budget

[WLOs: 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapter 46: Section 2. Strategies for Sustaining the InitiativeLinks to an external site. and the Action Plan Budget Template Download Action Plan Budget Template.

As a reminder, each week, your assignment will comprise a vital component of your Final Community Stakeholder Presentation and Final Community Assessment Report final projects. As such, you are encouraged to ensure that you use the feedback you receive each week to make the necessary revisions for your final report. Establishing a Budget

Establishing a budget for your action plans is a critical exercise in the assessment process. While the budget is never fully tangible until passed by stakeholders, demonstrating a clear plan and understanding of the proposed financial impact is the best way to demonstrate your competency. Establishing a Budget

For this week’s assignment, you will create a general budget for both of your proposed action plans using the most recent budget for your community as the foundation. While every community has financial reserves, it is frequently stated in meetings that “there is no budget for extra programs.” This often means that the city council has its own plans and doesn’t understand how yours can fit with them. Thus, a clear budget plan and message are critical in selling your ideas.

Included in these guidelines is an Action Plan Budget Template Download Action Plan Budget Templatefor Hopkins Park, IL, and the proposed cost of building a recreational park for children. This budget does not directly translate to your efforts but will certainly be a helpful guide you can refer to when making your plans. It is recommended that you copy the tables if you feel these can help. Key areas to consider are workforce initialization or construction costs, maintenance costs, etc. You must also work from the “we have no money” position most communities hold and find areas within the existing budget where cuts can be made. While the numbers are approximate for all tentative budgets, the more accurate you can make them, the more likely your proposed action plan will be considered and implemented.

In your paper, Establishing a Budget

• Present the most recent budget summary for your community (income and expenditures)., Establishing a Budget
• Create a budget plan for each action plan (at least two).,
  • Complete two budget plans for your two proposed action plans started in your Week 4 Creating Action Plans assignment.,
• Summarize the considerations you made in creating each proposed budget.,
  • Close each table with a summary explaining the following:
    • considerations you made in creating your proposed budget.,
    • what programs within the city may need reduced funding so yours can launch.,
    • why those programs were chosen for financial cuts
    • what role you believe each of the key stakeholders highlighted in your Week 1 Preparing a Community Health Assessment discussion forum play in your plan succeeding.
• Explain what programs within your community may need to reduce funding for your plan to launch correctly or what grants will be required.
• Point out the role of each community stakeholder regarding each action and budget plan.

Example Budget, Hopkins Park, IL (*Note, the Village of Hopkins Park, IL, and its associated community Pembroke, IL, do not have a defined budget, so the budget from the county in which they reside (Kankakee County) had to be used). You can refer to the Action Plan Budget Template Download Action Plan Budget Template.

The Establishing a Budget paper

• must be at least five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
  • title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • student’s name
  • name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • course name and number
  • instructor’s name
  • due date
• must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
  • Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least five credible sources in addition to the required resource.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
• must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.