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Leadership Lesson
Grant-Writing Tools: A New Investigator's Journal
Budget Proposal
Budget Category |
Foundation Support |
Non-Foundation Support
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Total |
Personnel1 |
$150,000 |
$150,000 |
$300,000 |
Other Direct Costs2 |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
$60,000 |
Purchased Services3 |
$35,000 |
$35,000 |
$70,000 |
Indirect Costs4 |
$19,350 |
$19,350 |
$38,700 |
Total |
$234,350 |
$234,350 |
$468,700 |
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Includes staff costs, such as base annual salaries for community
organizer, administrative staff, etc., FTE (full-time equivalency
or percentage of effort), and fringe benefits. Typically, fringe
benefits are calculated at 25-30 percent of salaries.
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Refers to non-personnel costs such as office operations (supplies, telephone, printing, etc.), communications and marketing, staff travel, meeting expenses, survey development (design and development, mailing, printing, dissemination of findings), equipment, project space.
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Includes consultants or fees for individuals providing specific services for the project such as proposal reviewers, professional proofing, graphic design, professional printing.
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Refers to overhead expenses incurred, such as accounting, grants
management, legal expenses, utilities, facility maintenance.
The approved rate for this Foundation is 9 percent of personnel,
other direct costs, and purchased services.
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