How Do You Write A Budget For A Grant Proposal?
Budgets are one of the most important things written in a grant proposal that can get a other wise great grant proposal denied. If a budget is not concrete then it will probably sink the project. A budget must give a accurate estimate of a projects cost for equipment, research and anything else that is to be paid for by the grant money being asked for. Read through the grant guidelines to determine what type of budget the funders are seeking. The most common are the line item budget and a category budget. A line item budget must show a estimate of each individual expense. For instance a regular budge may show a estimated amount for salary for administration, a line item budget will show how much goes to what position. Even in a category budget you will want to be as specific as the space you were given allows you to be. Write you budget for your grant proposals first even though it is usually in the back of the proposal itself. The budget is done first because it will be referenced thr
