Develop a Sound Budget that Persuades

Guidance and Resources

• Biddy Bird Twitterings on a Sound and Persuasive Budget

• 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)