How to fill out a BLOD Template

Please see the following instructions on how to utilize a BLOD template. BLOD templates will display the fiscal budgets, unallocated amounts, and allocated amounts. If an updated BLOD template is needed, please contact support@fallingcolors.com

1 Budget Adjustments
- 1.1 Current Amounts
- 1.2 Changes
- 1.3 New Totals
2 Additional Funds and Providers
- 2.1 Columns A through F
  - 2.1.1 Fund Type and Fund
  - 2.1.2 Project
  - 2.1.3 Share ID
  - 2.1.4 Start Date
  - 2.1.5 End Date
- 2.2 Columns G through O
  - 2.2.1 New Provider(s)
  - 2.2.2 Approvers(s)
  - 2.2.3 Encounter Services
  - 2.2.4 Date SOW Sent to FC
3 Final Steps
- 3.1 Review
- 3.2 Signatures
- 3.3 Processing

Budget Adjustments

The Budget Adjustment tab is to be utilized to review current budget totals in STAR for the current Fiscal Year and to indicate the intended Budget and Admin/GRT changes that are needed.

Current Amounts

All Fund Sources that are currently configured for the Fiscal Year will display based on the Fund Type (Federal, State General Fund, Other State Fund, Special Appropriations)

Changes

Budget changes for existing fund sources should be added to the Changes column under the Unallocated total. Amounts can be indicated as positive or negative to reflect the requested budget change.

The Management Fee and GRT fields will automatically calculate based on the amount entered for the fund source under Unallocated.

Any amounts entered under Changes will reflect in the summary for the Fund Type summary (in orange) and the BLOD total summary (in grey at the bottom of the template).

Any directed changes will be implemented in STAR as indicated.

Fund Source Budgets can only be reduced if the amount of the reduction is unallocated in STAR. We are unable to reduce allocated funds.

New Totals

The New Totals section will reflect the final budget once the BLOD is processed for each fund and the overall agency.

Note: Do not modify the structure of the BLOD template. If additional information needs to be included, use the Additional Funds and Providers section or contact support@fallingcolors.com

For BHSD only: indicate for all relevant fund sources if they are SA or MH

Additional Funds and Providers

The Additional Funds & Providers section can be utilized when a new fund source needs to be added in NMSTAR. If a provider will utilize an allocation from a new fund source, you can indicate the intended provider on this section so long as a scope of work has been drafted and relayed to Falling Colors for processing. If the SOW is executed at the time of BLOD processing, the requested allocation will additionally be processed.

Columns A through F

Fund Type and Fund

Indicate the Name of the new fund source using Fund Type and Fund.

Project

If the fund is for a specific project, indicate the name of the project.

Share ID

If the fund possesses a specific Share ID, indicate the Share ID here.

Start Date

Indicate the service window of the fund source by the first date the fund can be utilized (for example, 7/1/2024).

End Date

Indicate the service window’s end date for the fund source (for example, 9/30/2024 or 6/30/2024). If your fund does not have a specific end date, indicate 6/30/2099.

Allocation service windows cannot span fiscal years and will be limited to the last day of the fiscal year unless otherwise indicated.

Columns G through O

New Provider(s)

If the indicated project funds are being used for a new provider, indicate the name of the provider. Falling Colors will determine if the provider is registered with FC/NMSTAR or if they need to be onboarded.

Approvers(s)

Identify the specific program manager approvers who will be overseeing the Project/Provider.

Encounter Services

Identify the types of services that should be configured for the project. Available service types (client or non-client) can be located here.

Date SOW Sent to FC

Providers can only receive allocations in NMSTAR if an SOW has been executed. Please indicate the date the SOW was sent to FC. If it has not yet been sent, please send it to FC ASAP.

Final Steps

Review

Once a BLOD is completed by your agency, please send it to Falling Colors for an initial review to ensure the changes can be configured, SOWs are in progress, and to review any other items that require additional information.

Signatures

Processing

If additional information is required or additional changes are needed, the BLOD can be paused during the Review process.

Once the BLOD is confirmed by Falling Colors, it may proceed to signature.