Capital-Equipment Budgeting Capital-equipment budgeting is typically related to the expansion of current services

Capital-Equipment Budgeting

Capital-equipment budgeting is typically related to the expansion of current services. This type of budget must be justified and requires a viability or return on investment analysis. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of financing options (e.g., mortgages and loans; lines of credit, leases; bond financing) for a specified capital improvement or equipment project. 

Resources

Readings

1. Textbook:
 Dropkin, M., Halpin, J., & LaTouche, B. (2007). The budget-building book for nonprofits (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass.
        Chapter 16: Allocating Administrative, Overhead, and Shared Costs
        Chapter 17: Revising Draft Operating Budgets
        Chapter 18: Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB)
        Chapter 19: Capital Budgeting

2. Video:
    Rae, W, [ehowfinance]. (2009, February 6). Making a Budget: How to Create a 0-Based Budget [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/4HNFnNrSNjA (Links to an external site.)

Recommended Readings

1. Websites:
   SAMHSA. (n.d.) Grants. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Retrieved from https://www.samhsa.gov/Grants (Links to an external site.)

   National Institute of Health (NIH). (2015). Grants and funding: NIH's central resource for grants and funding information. National Institute of Health (NIH). Retrieved from http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm