Welcome to Proposal and Budget Preparation, Module 3.

My name is Patti
McCabe and I will be your on line instructor.
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A budget justification is the narrative explanation of the budget. It helps the sponsor
to evaluate the reasonableness of the budget. A budget justification is required
when proposing administrative expenses.
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The budget justification should explain and defend each major budget category.
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Pay particular attention to the items listed on the slide in your budget justification as
these costs are usually scrutinized more by the sponsor.
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When justifying administrative costs explain, What makes this a major project or an
activity? Include the project specific details to highlight the activities that make the
project administratively intensive and thus a major project. Include a description of
the expense or service. Also include how the administrative expense relates to and
benefit to the project.
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As discussed in an earlier module, we do not budget additional expenses to
cover vacation/disability sick leave expenses. Do explain that we charge the
rate in the budget justification. Please use the verbiage on the next slide
titled Supplementary Notes in your justification.
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A Proposal Routing sheet must accompany a proposal before it can be processed
by the university. The PDRF:
1. Summarizes key information regarding the proposal, and
2. Establishes, by signatures, that the proposal has undergone
administrative and academic review taking into consideration compliance
issues
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This completes Module 3 of the Budget and Proposal Preparation class. If youre
ready, you may launch Module 4. Or, you may take a break and return to the next
module later.
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