NIH Budget

Budget section includes a Budget Justification narrative. See NIH Budget Justification Template. (Check RFP for budget justification page limitations).

1. Personnel – salaries/wages, time commitment and fringe benefits of PI, coPIs, senior associates, and graduate and undergrad researchers. See current fringe benefit rates
2. Consultant- consultants usually provide advice, but should not make decisions for the direction of the research. Typically, consultants will charge a fixed rate for their services that includes both their direct and F&A costs.
3. Equipment– an item of property with acquisition cost of $5,000 or more
4. Supplies
5. Travel – all foreign and domestic travel (airfare, transportation, lodging, food)
6. Patient Care Costs – costs of routine and ancillary services provided by hospitals to individuals participating in research programs
7. Other Direct Costs –publication costs,
8. Consortium/Contractual Costs – amount should include the consortium institutions F&A
9. Indirect costs – presently calculated at 49.5% of salary/wages (check current and upcoming F&A rates)
10. Total Directs

See NIH’s guidance on developing your budget and Modular Budgets.

Cayuse424 Guidance

• Module 7 - Proposal Budgets (PPT) [Create detailed, modular and subaward budgets]

Templates

• NIH Detailed Budget for Initial Budget Period (DOC)
• NIH Budget for Entire Proposed Project Period (DOC)
• NIH Modular Budget Sample (PDF)
• NIH Budget Justification (DOC)