COLORADO STATE ARCHIVES
RECORDS MANAGEMENT MANUAL - STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
SCHEDULE 2 - BUDGETING RECORDS

 2-1. Annual Budget Reports
                 Agency reports at the end of the fiscal year on the status of
                 appropriation accounts and apportionment.

                 Retention
                    Record copy:         Permanent. Retain by agency for 7 years and
                                         then transfer to State Archives.

                    Duplicate copies:    Retain by agency for 5 years and then
                                         destroy.


2-2. Block Grant Monthly Reports
                 Annual reports on grants received by State agencies from the
                 Federal Government and may contain application, notice of award,
                 program reports, and correspondence.

                 Retention
                    Record copy:         Retain by agency for 3 years after grant
                                         ends and then destroy.

                    Duplicate copies:    Retain by agency for 1 year and then
                                         destroy.


2-3. Block Grant Yearly Reports
                 Annual reports on grants received by State agencies from the
                 Federal Government and may contain application, notice of award,
                 program reports, and correspondence.

                 Retention
                    Record copy:         Retain by agency for 3 years after grant
                                         ends and then destroy.

                    Duplicate copies:    Retain until no longer needed then destroy.


2-4. Budget Apportionment Files
                 Apportionment and reapportionment schedules, proposing monthly
                 obligations under each authorized appropriation.

                 Retention
                    Record copy:         Retain by agency for 2 years and then
                                         destroy. 

                    Duplicate copies:    Retain by agency for 1 year and then
                                         destroy.



2-5. Budget Work Papers
                 Records used to assist in the preparation of the division budget
                 and to justify budget requests presented to the department
                 director. They also contain work program, etc.

                 Retention
                    Record copy:         Retain by agency for 3 years and then
                                         destroy.

                    Duplicate copies:    Retain until no longer needed then destroy.


2-6. Budget Estimates and Justification Files
                 Copies of budget estimates and justification prepared or
                 consolidated in formally organized budget offices. Included are
                 appropriation language sheets, narrative statements,
                 workload/expansion plans and related schedules and data.

                 Retention
                    Record copy:         Retain by agency for 5 years and then
                                         destroy.

                    Duplicate copies:    Retain until no longer needed then destroy.


2-7. Budget Policy Files
                 Correspondence or subject files of formally organized budget
                 offices documenting agency policy and procedures governing budget
                 administration, and reflecting policy decisions affecting
                 expenditures for agency programs.

                 Retention
                    Record copy:         Retain by agency for 7 years then transfer
                                         to State Archives.

                    Duplicate copies:    Retain by agency for 2 years and then
                                         destroy.


2-8. Grant Case Files
                 Accepted proposals and applications, contracts, project reports,
                 studies, certificates, agreements, memoranda, correspondence, and
                 other records relating to receipt, review, award, evaluation,
                 status and monitoring of grants; allocation of funds and project
                 budgets. Specific grant case files may have additional retention
                 requirements, please contact the State Archives to schedule a specific 
                 retention.

                 Retention
                    Record copy:         Retain by agency for 3 years after grant has
                                         ended and then destroy.

                    Duplicate copies:    Retain until no longer needed then destroy.


2-9. Grant Control Files
                 Indices, registers, logs, or other records relating to control of
                 assigning numbers or identifying projects, applications, and
                 grants.

                 Retention
                    Record copy:         Retain by agency for 3 years after grant has
                                         ended and then destroy

                    Duplicate copies:    Retain until no longer needed then destroy.


2-10. Periodic Budget Reports
                 Monthly or routine reports on the status of agency appropriation
                 accounts and apportionment, excluding Annual Budget Reports.

                 Retention
                    Record copy:         Retain by agency for 3 years after the close
                                         of the fiscal year and then destroy.

                    Duplicate copies:    Retain until no longer needed then destroy.


2-11. Unsuccessful Grant Application Files
                 Rejected or withdrawn grant applications, memoranda,
                 correspondence, and other records relating to the decision to
                 reject the grant proposal.

                 Retention
                    Record copy:         Retain for 2 years after rejection or
                                         withdrawal and then destroy.

                    Duplicate copies:    Retain until no longer needed then destroy

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