Budget Setting

Description

Project Start Date

Displays the start date for the budget; from the proposal details

Project End Date

Displays the end date for the budget; from the proposal details

Total Direct Cost Limit

You can use this field as a reminder, but it is not necessary to fill it in. This is the maximum cost direct costs to be covered by the award.

Budget Status

Defaults to Incomplete when a budget is created.

•   Click in the field to select Complete when all additions and edits are done to lock the budget to any further edits and prepare for submission.

•   Click the budget footer “complete budget” to change the status without opening the Budget Settings window.

On/Off Campus

Use the On/Off campus selection to override the cost element overhead mapping.

§ Select “All Off” to apply the maintained Off Campus Overhead rates to all the budgeted cost elements, despite the cost element description of On Campus.

§ Select “All On” to apply the maintained On Campus Overhead rates to all budgeted cost elements, despite the cost element description of Off Campus.

§ Select “Default” to apply the maintained OH rate for that cost element. Default allow for the inclusion of both On- and Off-campus rates in one budget.

Residual Funds

Enter the amount that remains if the proposal is a continuation or renewal and funds remain from the previous award. For visual reference only.

Total Cost Limit

You can use this field as a reminder, but it is not necessary to fill it in. This is the maximum cost (including indirect costs) to be covered by the award.

Unrecovered F&A Rate Type

Defaults to the maintained UR Type for the Activity Type selected in Proposal Details screen.

F&A Rate Type

Defaults to the maintained F&A Rate Type for the Activity Type selected in Proposal Details screen.

Comments

Text entered here can be viewed only by KC users and reviewers but do not appear on S2S forms. Use these comments to distinguish between different versions of the budget. (For example, you might enter 2 Postdocs, 3 RAs in one version and No Postdocs, 4 RAs in another.)

Modular Budget Checkbox

Select this checkbox to mark this budget as an NIH modular submission style. This box will be checked if this was selected during the Create Budget process.

Submit Cost Sharing Checkbox

The default is checked to submit – to publish budgeted cost share expense on the appropriate Grants.gov S2S forms

•    Uncheck the box to prohibit ALL the cost share expenses from appearing on the Grants.gov forms OR

•    Keep the box checked to submit all or control the inclusion of c/s expense at each line item detail.

Apply Changes

Click to save and apply any edits made in the Settings window.

Close

Click to close the Budget Settings window without saving.