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Total Awards
$1654M
Federal Awards
$978M
Non-Federal Awards
$676M
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Budget Development Tools
Page Updated: March 31, 2021
Careful budget preparation is essential to a successful research project. Your College or School research administrator can assist in crafting your budget.
RSP provides budget spreadsheet templates to assist in budget calculations. When used, these spreadsheets provide accurate calculations of salary fringe benefits and Facilities and Administration (F&A) costs.
If you are going to include graduate students on your project, be sure to indicate the number of PAs/RAs working each semester of a budget year. See the Tuition Remission tab of the spreadsheet.
To identify which budget spreadsheet will be most helpful for you, please answer the questions below.
| Template | Description |
|---|---|
| Standard Budget Template | The Standard Budget Template should be used in all cases where the extramural sponsor does not have a prescribed budget form. This tool provides a budget page that can be included with proposals and matches the reporting capabilities of our financial system. See UW Standard Budget Spreadsheet Instructions for step-by-step instructions for completing the template. |
| 424 R&R Budget Template | The 424 R&R Budget Template should be used to assist in the preparation of Grants.gov applications or other applications requiring use of the 424 R&R form set. |
| SF-424A Template | Coming Soon |
| NIH Modular Budget Template | The NIH Modular Budget Template may be used to assist in the preparation of NIH Modular budgets. This correctly calculates the number of modules you should request for your project, including the associated F&A costs. This can them be used on the NIH grant application. See NIH Modular Budget Spreadsheet Instructions for step-by-step instructions for completing the template. |
| USDA-NIFA Budget Template | Changes Coming Soon This template may be used to assist in the preparation of USDA NIFA budgets that are subject to the indirect cost limitations imposed by the 2018 Farm Bill. |
| USDA-NIFA Budget Template | Changes Coming Soon This template may be used to assist in the preparation of USDA NIFA budgets that are subject to the indirect cost limitations imposed by the 2018 Farm Bill. |
| USDA-NIFA Budget Template | Changes Coming Soon This template may be used to assist in the preparation of USDA NIFA budgets that are subject to the indirect cost limitations imposed by the 2018 Farm Bill. |
Helpful budget development links:
- How to Calculate Unusual Indirect Costs
- Allowable Direct Costs on Sponsored Projects
- Budgeting Participant Support Costs
Salary/Personnel Information and Look-up tools: