Building a Grant Proposal

Proposal Budgets

Elements of Direct Costs

• Salaries and wages – calculated in person months
  • Academic Salaries
    • Faculty: AN, AY and Summer
    • Postdoctoral Research Associates
  • Student Salaries
    • Graduate Assistant Academic Appointments
    • Undergraduate Students
  • Technical and Clerical Support, as justified
• Fringe Benefits
  • SI Fringe
  • Graduate Student
• Equipment (Cost of stand-alone item must be greater than $5,000)
• Travel (Domestic and International)
• Participant Support Costs (Stipend, Travel, Subsistence, Other)
• Other Direct Costs
  • Expendable supplies and materials
  • Publications
  • Consultant Services
  • Subcontracts (Indirects are charged on the first $25,000 only)
  • Other (Tuition and Fees)

Elements of Indirect Costs

(57% for start dates beginning 7/1/23)

• Negotiated with the federal government
• Supports the university infrastructure
• Reduced rates must be justified (provide documentation from funding agency)
• Total Direct Cost (TDC) vs Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC):
  MTDC = TDC less equipment, participant support, tuition and fees and subcontract over the first $25,000

Budget Justification

The amounts requested for each budget line item should be documented and justified in the Budget Justification.