When the Budget icon () is selected in the Manage tab, the Fiscal Constraint internal tab is the first tab to open.
Function
The Fiscal Constraint internal tab contains the budget for each federal fund per STIP per year.
Table Columns
The table on this tab includes the following columns if the Highway Activity filter is selected:
| Column | Description |
| Anticipated Net Apportionments of Federal Funds | This field is user entered. |
| Estimated Carryover Balance | The user will enter the first year that the STIP Manager goes live, but the remaining years will be automatically calculated using the value in the previous year’s Estimated Balance Remaining column. The Carryover amount can be overridden by clicking the checkbox to its left. |
| Anticipated Transfer of Funds | This field is user entered. Positive or negative numbers can be entered, but the total for this column must equal zero before the user can Save Changes. |
| Total Funds Available (10/1) Subject to Obligation | This is a read-only field that is calculated using this formula: Anticipated Net Apportionments of Federal Funds + Estimated Carryover Balance + Anticipated Transfer of Funds. |
| Programmed Obligations | This column is read-only. The values in this column are calculated by adding the federal portion of the applicable funds from all programmed projects. |
| Estimated Balance Remaining | This is a read-only field that is calculated using this formula: Total Funds Available Subject to Obligation - Programmed Obligations. |
| Actual Obligations | This field is user entered. |
| Actual Balance Remaining | This is a read-only field that is calculated using this formula: Total Funds Available Subject to Obligation – Actual Obligations. |
The table on this tab includes the following columns if the Transit Activity filter is selected:
| Column | Description |
| Funding Category | This field includes a unique description of the Funding Type and/or Funding Category. The Funding Categories will be formatted in this interface as "Funding Abbreviation – Funding Description." |
| Apportionment | This field contains the apportionment or budget for the particular funding category. Federal and Other Funding Types are a roll up of the values entered by the RTAs on the Total Budget window; for State Funding Types, the user has the option to select the checkbox to the left of the Apportionment amount and override the calculated value. |
| Carryover | This field is read-only and automatically calculated by the system using the sum of Carryover amounts entered by the individual RTAs on the Total Budget window. |
| Total Funds | This field is read-only and automatically calculated by the system using the following formula: Apportionment + Carryover. |
| Programmed Obligations | This field is read-only and automatically calculated using the associated programmed funds for all projects matching the STIP, Year, and Funding Category. |
| Estimated Balance Remaining | This field is read-only and automatically calculated by the system using the following formula: Total Funds – Programmed Obligations. |
Controls
The interface hosts these controls:
| Control | Used To... |
| View Pie Chart Button | Open a pop-up window with a pie chart of the fiscal constraint information. |
| Add New Link | Generate a new, relevant fund. |
| Manage Non-Flex Funds Link | Manage programmed obligations for those funds that contain Non-Flex Funding. |
| Print Link | Open the Windows Print Dialogue to print the table. |
| View in Excel Link | Open the table in Excel format. |
Fiscal Constraint
As projects get funded throughout the life of the STIP, the total values funded for a particular federal fund are compared to its corresponding budget. This allows the user to ensure that fiscal constraint for the year is being met. The Fiscal Constraint interface allows the user to select the STIP and year they wish to view/modify through the corresponding picklists. Then, the user can enter the desired changes into the table cells. Only the Active and Development STIPs can be edited; any Historical STIPs are view-only.
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