Develop a Sound Budget that Persuades
Guidance and Resources
- Biddy Bird Twitterings on a Sound and Persuasive Budget
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MSU and EHHD Rules and Procedures for Grant Submission and Spending
- Budget Categories and Components
- Recommended Budget Development Process
Tools and Campus Support
- Tenure Track Faculty Options for Salary Augmentation (see also: EHHD PI Guide to Human Resource Processes)
- MSU Office of Sponsored Programs guidance and tools for budgeting
Templates and Examples
- Working Simple Budget Template and instructions (Excel version available from E. Bird)
- Working Budget Template with Subaward(s) and/or Cost-Share (Match) and instructions (Excel version available from E. Bird)
- Budget Narrative - organize according to the budget sheet requested by Funder. Example at OSP/Proposal Preparation/Budgets. Scroll to bottom for Other Budget Resources, Sample NSF Budget Justification (PDF | doc)
- Budget Detail Example (for Funder; to be included with the budget narrative if Funder budget forms do not include categorical detail)