Modular Budget
The KC Budget document allows you to create a Modular budget for submission with Proposals to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Most NIH proposals using the modular format will be submitted via Grants.gov.
The Modular Budget page of the Budget document is used to fulfill NIH requirements for applications that require use of the modular format. The hallmarks of the modular format are:
• The sponsor is an NIH institute or center. The NIH is the only sponsor that uses the modular format.
• A module equals $25,000 (direct costs).
• Funding mechanisms vary on the level of direct costs in any single budget period (not including consortium F&A costs). You must refer to the specific opportunity for the allowable levels.
• A detailed budget is not submitted to the sponsor.
• The modular budget format page contains the direct cost amount per year, expressed as modules, consortium F&A costs (if any), and text description for personnel, variance in the number of modules requested from year to year (if any), and sub-awards/consortium (if any).
• The Sync button will populate the modular budget required fields from your generated detailed budget periods.
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The modular budget can be manually entered directly in the modular budget page. The budget line item details are not transmitted to the sponsors, but may be needed by your internal approval process. |
Figure 338 Budget Document > Modular Budget Page > Sections Overview Example
The Modular Budget page is made up of the following three primary areas from top to bottom:
• Selection Area: Allows you to select a budget period option from a list and then click a button to update the first two tabbed sections to only include information related to that budget period. All periods are displayed by default.
• Tabbed Sections: Include an overview of the basic identifying information about the modular budget, and tabs for both direct costs and F&A funds requested.
• Action Buttons: In addition to the standard e-doc buttons, you are also able to click a button that is unique to this page that allows you to synchronize modifications made on this page with other pages that display this information.
Table 141 Sync Button - Modular Budget Page
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Synchronizes the detailed budget to the budget. Use this option when you have a created, added all line items, and generated all budget periods. The sync feature will use the budget data to populate the required fields for all budget periods in this Modular page as well as the S2S Modular Budget form. NOTE: if you make updates to the detailed budget, be sure to return to this page and re-sync the budget. |
Table 142 Budget Document > Modular Budget Page > Sections Descriptions & Topic Links
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Select a budget period from a list, update overview & cost sections data view. | |
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View start/end dates and total project requested cost. | |
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View direct cost less consortium F&A, consortium F&A, and total direct cost. | |
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View total funds requested, F&A rate & base by type. |
Select Modular Budget Period