Budget Planning
| What support should I get from my section in order to prepare a budget? | |
| What information should I ask of a grants manager to help prepare the budget? | 1. knowledge about specific issues
2. template to develop your budget 3. review of your draft to correct and clarify |
| What information do I need to provide my grants manager? | 1. title
2. dates of award 3. draft of grant within $10,000 of 5% of cap 4. deadlines 5. animal or human use? 6. type of grant 7. electronic or not 8. agency award to being sent to 9. copy /link of the grant announcement |
| How do I use the template to list the salary and effort of personnel? | |
| What is a percent effort? What is calendar month, and how do I calculate it? | |
| What are fringe benefit rates and where do I find them? | http://www.bu.edu/osp/ |
| What are indirect rates and where do I find them? | http://www.bu.edu/osp/ |
| What is difference between on site, off site and clinical FB rate? How do I choose? | |
| How do I calculate annual salary increases? | |
| My grant starts in January, and my salary will increase (hopefully) in July. What do I list in year one for salary? | |
| Where do I find grant costs if I plan to use animals? | http://www.bu.edu/animalcare/services/per-diem-rates/ |
| What patient care charges go on a grant? | |
| What is a Modular versus a Full Budget?
When do I use each type? |
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| Which budgets need to go through the grants office for signatures? | |
| Someone has asked me to be listed on their grant. When should I be a consultant and when should I be a subcontract? | |
| How do I do a subcontract budget? |
