• Tags
• Budget
• Grant Runner
• SF424 Form Package

This is a required attachment. The link to add the attachment appears below the budget periods, and just before the Cumulative Budget section.

Note: For applications submitting a Data Management and Sharing Plan, include a brief Data Management and Sharing Justification.

For information on file naming and uploading attachments, see the eGC1 and Grant Runner Attachments article.

• Tags
• Budget
• Grant Runner
• SF424 Form Package

This optional form allows you to enter data about your modular budget. The Modular Grant application does not require a categorical breakdown of direct costs requested in the application; however, other requirements still apply. Review the application directions for specific modular instructions.

For more information about the use of Modular Budgets, view the NIH Modular Research Grant Applications page.

Project Information

• The Project Start Date and End Date display for reference. You can change these values on the eGC1 Details page.
• The Cognizant Agency and Indirect Cost Rate Agreement Date are the same for all Grant Runner applications. The system pre-populates the values.

Budget Periods

When you click Add New Budget Periods an accordion will open for you to enter the data for the period.

The system pre-populates the Budget Period Start and End Dates based on your project dates. You can change the values.

For each budget period you will need to enter the following data:

• A. Direct Costs
  • Direct Cost Less Consortium F&A ($)
  • Consortium F&A ($)
  • Total Direct Costs ($) are calculated for you

• Indirect Costs
  • Indirect Cost Type Description (MTDC, TDC, or other)
  • Indirect Cost Rate (%) (minimum of 1% for NIH)
  • Indirect Cost Base ($)
  • Funds Requested are calculated for you

If you need additional entries for Indirect Costs, use the Add New B. Indirect Costs button to create another data entry row.

• Total Indirect Costs ($) are calculated for you
• Total Direct and Indirect Costs ($) are calculated for you

See  GIM 13 Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Rates for more information.

You can click Collapse to close the accordion at any time.

The periods you entered will display on the page with dates and total values. The last row of the table will display the overall totals.

To Make Changes: Click on the Expand link to make changes to the data entered.
To Remove a Period: Use the Delete link to remove the period from the list.

Cumulative Budget

The system calculates the values for this section. You can expand the section accordion to review the values.

Budget Justification Attachments

The budget justification is an important section in any proposal. Use it to state why an item costs what it does, and to indicate how each item relates to the research plan. Be sure to provide sufficiently detailed information to address all sponsor concerns with respect to cost and need. In general, explanations should be more detailed for competing than for non-competing applications (Include project salary, percent effort, fringe benefits, travel, supplies, analyses, equipment, F&A rate and unallowable costs.)

You can add attachments for Personnel Justification, Consortium Justification and Additional Narrative Justification. Consult your sponsor instructions to determine which of these you might want to add.

In the Consortium Justification, list the individuals and/or organizations with whom you have (or will) make consortium or contractual arrangements, the percent of effort of key personnel and their role on the project, and indicate whether the collaborating organization is foreign or domestic. If you propose a contract/consortium arrangement, include a letter of commitment or intent.

Note: For NIH applications submitting a Data Management and Sharing Plan, Data Management, Sharing Costs and a brief Data Management and Sharing Justification must be provided as part of the Additional Narrative Justification

The following image shows the attachments section:

• Tags
• Budget
• Grant Runner
• SF424 Form Package

Note: If you connect a SAGE Budget to your Grant Runner application when using the RR Detailed Budget, the system will automatically add periods and data to the RR Detailed Budget form. The form will become read-only, except for the link to add the Budget Justification attachment. In addition, a link to the Sponsor Budget Map page will appear on the left navigation menu. The Sponsor Budget Map shows how your SAGE Budget data flows into the RR Detailed Budget form.

The information on this page covers an application without a connected SAGE Budget.

Section A: Senior/Key Persons

In this section, you need to include all of the senior or key research personnel.

Select Add New Key Person to add a row to the section. Complete the following fields.

Field	Description
Name	Use the multiple field entry to add name information. Only the first and last names are required (indicated by the red outline). Once you add the name information, the page will shift to displaying the name followed by “(edit)”.  Click on the name to make any necessary changes.
Project Role	Use the text box to enter the appropriate role for each person entered. Note: For the Detailed Budget, you must add at least one person with the specific role of “PD/PI” in each budget period. The first person you list with that role must match the PI listed on the SF 424 form. If the PI for the eGC1 is different than the PI for the Grant Runner application, use the Application PI role type on the eGC1 PI, Personnel, & Organizations page. The first PD/PI you list must then match the Application PI’s information. The match is based on first and last name only. Commonly used roles are: PD/PI Co-PD/PI Faculty Post Doctoral Post Doctoral Associate Post Doctoral Scholar Graduate Student Undergraduate Student Other Professional Technician Consultant Co-Investigator
Base Salary	Enter the base salary for each person listed. This field is not required.
Calendar, Academic, and Summer Months	Use these columns to indicate the amount of time each person will be working on the project for this budget period. Some amount of effort is required. Enter either the number of calendar months or a combination of academic and summer months. For example, the first three rows below have valid entries. The last one is not valid, as indicated by the red outline, because there are values in all three columns.
Requested Salary, Fringe Benefits	Enter the amount of salary and any fringe benefits requested for each person listed. These are required fields, but the value may be zero.
Funds Requested	This final column is automatically calculated and is the sum of the Requested Salary and Fringe Benefits values. The field is displayed as read-only.
Delete Link	A Delete link displays at the far right of the table for each person listed. Use this link to completely remove the data for that person. You will be prompted to confirm the deletion.

SAGE will calculate the value for the “Total Funds for Key Persons” field.

Once you have added 8 key personnel, the Add New Key Person button can no longer be selected and the message “Maximum allowable by the Sponsor has been reached” will display. A link to add an attachment for any additional personnel will appear, as shown in the following image.

Section B: Other Personnel

In this section, include the other general categories of personnel who will be working on the research. The form automatically includes the first four Project Roles. You can also add other categories of personnel by clicking on the Add New Other Personnel button.

This example shows an added row for a Data Analyst.

You can add up to 6 additional rows for other personnel types. Once you have added 6 rows, the Add New Other Personnel button can no longer be selected and the explanation “Maximum allowable by the Sponsor has been reached” will display.

SAGE will calculate the values for the Total Number of Personnel and the Total Other Personnel Costs ($) fields.