J-PAL-initiative_basic-costing-template_Feb.2020.xlsx

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1	Basic Cost Collection Template
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6		Base year	Year		Notes
7		Please enter the year for which the data below are reported.
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9	1	Program administration and staff costs	Local	USD	Notes
10		Please include the cost of all full-time staff who worked throughout any phases of the intervention and implementation and other costs related to program administration. Include any overhead costs here. Please do not include staff that were hired only to identify potential program recipients (include that in category 2) or staff costs associated with evaluating the program.
11	2	Targeting costs	Local	USD	Notes
12		Please enter the costs that were incurred to target, identify, and raise awareness among potential subjects as part of the intervention. Targeting/identification costs may include costs of a pre-program census or targeting survey given to identify those within a specific region who are eligible and meet certain criteria. This category also includes marketing costs, such as the costs incurred to print and distribute flyers or host information sessions. However, if the information or marketing campaign forms the core of the intervention, these costs should go in Implementation.
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14	3	Staff Training	Local	USD	Notes
15		Please enter the costs that were incurred to train staff involved in the intervention. This does not include training for enumerators who conducted surveys to collect data for program evalution. If no training sessions were held for staff, then leave this section blank.
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17	4	Participant Training	Local	USD	Notes
18		Please enter any costs incurred by the program implementer to train participants or beneficiaries. Costs incurred by users as part of user training should be entered under User Costs.
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20	5	Implementation and program material costs	Local	USD	Notes
21		Please include costs of implementing the intervention. This can include the cost of items distributed to participants, the cost of distributing the items, staff transportation to provide services/implement the program, or the cost of creating and maintaining technologies or resources developed for the intervention.
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23	6	User costs	Local	USD	Notes
24		Please enter the costs that the user incurred as a part of the intervention. This tab also includes the opportunity cost of participants' time, so interventions requiring a large time commitment from participants should fill out this tab, even if there are no other user costs. These costs are divided into new costs, marginal costs, and averted costs. Do not include costs recorded in 4 - User Training.
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26	7	Averted costs	Local	USD	Notes
27		Please enter any costs averted as a result of the intervention. Only include costs here that are significant. For costs that the user no longer has as a result of the intervention, see 6 - User Costs.
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29	8	Monitoring costs	Local	USD	Notes
30		Please enter any costs incurred to oversee and monitor program activities, or track program recipients or staff and their progress during the intervention. This category also includes costs of monitoring supply chains or other systems set up for the intervention. Please do not include costs for data collection for monitoring or evaluation which would not take place in a full-scale version of the program.
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33	2	Total program cost	Local	USD	Notes
34		The total program costs should include costs across various categories, such as Program Administration, Targeting, Staff Training, User Training, Implementation, User Costs, Averted Costs, and Monitoring. Please describe what costs have been included and which have been left out (either because they do not apply to this program or because data is not available) in the Notes section.
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37		If you have any questions about the template or suggestions for improvement, please contact Kyle Murphy (kmurphy@povertyactionlab.org).
38		Submit feedback online: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1D8BXQm9YTXt34pbkOH9QAF2zbmBuS_ocvGlVOiW9Vd8/viewform.
39		Read more about J-PAL's cost-effectiveness methodology: http://www.povertyactionlab.org/publication/cost-effectiveness.
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