{Note: to avoid inadvertant cost sharing, discussion of any effort or resources for which funds are not requested should be discussed (without a firm dollar or time commitment) elsewhere, such as in a Facilities and Resources form}
University of New Hampshire
[Project Title]
BUDGET JUSTIFICATION
Dept. of Education
PERSONNEL $[total]
[Name], [Project Role]. (__ FTE). [Describe duties…and list actual salary amounts requested for each project year]
Salaries are inflated at an annual rate of 3% per published UNH guidelines.
FRINGE BENEFITS $[total]
Fringe benefits will be charged according to UNH’s current federally-approved benefits rates for the project period, at the “partial fringe benefits” rate for faculty and graduate student summer salary, and at the “full fringe benefits” rate for other full-time staff. The fiscal year rates are composited for the overlap between fiscal and project years. This application is requesting $____ in Year 1, $_____ in Year 2, and $_____ in Year 3 in support of fringe benefits. Actual rates are 45.0% through 6/30/13, 46.3% through 6/30/14 and 44.5% thereafter for full benefits, and 8.9% through 6/30/13, 7.9% through 6/30/14 and 8.3% thereafter for partial benefits.
TRAVEL $[total]
This application is requesting $____ in Year 1 and $_____ in Years 2-3 to support project staff travel activities. Mileage and per diem expenses will be reimbursed at the current federal rates. Travel expenses will include … [detail travel costs, including mileage, flight, hotel, per diem, including any national meetings or trainings required by the sponsor in the solicitation].
EQUIPMENT $[total]
[costing more than $5000 and having a useful life of more than one year]
SUPPLIES $[total]
This application is requesting $1,500 in years 1-2 and $500 in years 3-4 for the purchase of project supplies/services directly related to the support of this project. These items may include laptops, software, and materials/supplies for conferences/training
CONTRACTUAL $[total]
[Letters of commitment from subrecipients and consultants must be included in the application in the appropriate “attachment” field.]
Subrecipients $[subtotal]
§ [Agency/Institution Name] – [provide sufficient detail regarding the activities and costs for each subaward; a detailed scope of work, justification and line-item budget may also be provided as additional pages after UNH’s budget justification]
§
Consultants $[subtotal]
§ Consultant Name [provide sufficient detail regarding the activities and rates for each consultant]
Service Providers $[subtotal]
§ Service Provider Name – [provide sufficient detail regarding the activities and costs for each service provider/vendor]
OTHER $[total]
[Examples: Graduate student tuition, facility rental costs, human subject incentives…]
TOTAL DIRECT COSTS $[total]
Modified Total Direct Costs Base $[total]
FACILITIES & ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS at __% $[total]
TOTAL REQUESTED $[total]