Grant Budget Toolkit Wcd Book

Chapter 1	What Is a Budget: And Where Does One Come From?	1
	Define Project Budget	1
	Project Budget Creation and Accountants	5
	Project Budget as Summary	6
	Project Budget and Grant Request	8
	Careless Use of Terms	10
	Where Does a Budget Come From?	12
	Wise Guy and Wise Lady	12
	Conclusion	13
Part I	Developing Your Project
Chapter 2	What Is a Project: And Where Does One Come From?	17
	General Concept	18
	Organization	20
	More Terminology	24
	Where Does a Project Come From?	24
	Wise Guy and Wise Lady	25
	Conclusion	26
Chapter 3	What Is a Problem: And How Does a Project Come from One?	28
	Problems	29
	Project Design	38
	Project Profile	43
	Hit List	44
	Wise Guy and Wise Lady	45
	Conclusion	46
Chapter 4	Project Development	48
	Similarities among Projects	48
	Create the Project Outline	50
	Project Outline to Goals and Objectives	54
	Objectives: General Discussion	59
	Objectives: Plain Language Definition	61
	Activity Analysis Worksheet	62
	Wise Guy and Wise Lady	67
	Conclusion	68
Part II	Developing Your Budgets
Chapter 5	Fundamentals of Project Budgets: Concepts and Terms	73
	The Two Types of Budget Costs	74
	A Variety of Direct Costs	82
	An Old Standby: SF-424	86
	Project Partners	88
	Looking with "New Eyes"	90
	Small Form Does Not Mean Small Money	93
	In-Kind	94
	Wise Guy and Wise Lady	102
	Conclusion	102
Chapter 6	Direct Costs: Definitions and Explanations	105
	Personnel	106
	Fringe	109
	Travel	110
	Equipment	118
	Capital	120
	Supplies	121
	Materials	122
	Contractual Services	123
	Endowment	127
	Other or Miscellaneous	127
	Materials and Supplies Revisited	128
	Project Development and the Budget	129
	Operating Funds	129
	Wise Guy and Wise Lady	132
	Conclusion	132
Chapter 7	Personnel Costs: Compute and Capture	134
	Exempt or Nonexempt Employee?	135
	Salaried Personnel Funded from Grant Request	136
	Salaried Personnel Funded from Other Sources	138
	Hourly Wage Personnel Funded from Grant Request	141
	Hourly Wage Personnel Funded from Other Sources	144
	Personnel Fringe (One Rate)	145
	Personnel Fringe (More than One Rate)	148
	Combined Personnel Expense Calculation Worksheet	152
	Wise Guy and Wise Lady	161
	Conclusion	161
Chapter 8	Travel Costs: Compute and Capture	164
	Initial Travel Planning	165
	Calculation Worksheet: Ground Travel by Private Vehicle	168
	Calculation Worksheet: Ground Travel by Rental Vehicle	172
	Calculation Worksheet: Ground Travel by Hired Vehicle (Shuttle, Taxi, Hired Car, Limousine, Bus, or Rapid Transit)	176
	Calculation Worksheet: Air Travel	179
	Calculation Worksheet: Meal Expense	181
	Calculation Worksheet: Lodging	184
	Compiling Expenses	185
	Wise Guy and Wise Lady	185
	Conclusion	186
Chapter 9	Other Direct Costs and Prices	187
	The Calculation	188
	Equipment	190
	Materials and Supplies	191
	Contractual Services	192
	Other/Miscellaneous	192
	Endowment	193
	Capital	198
	Finding Prices	198
	Personnel	199
	Fringe	199
	Travel	200
	Equipment	206
	Capital	207
	Supplies and Materials	210
	Contractual Services	210
	Wise Guy and Wise Lady	211
	Conclusion	212
Part III	Reporting Your Budgets
Chapter 10	Putting It All Together: Developing a Finished Budget	217
	Activity Analysis Worksheet	218
	Develop All the Data	222
	A Short but Advanced Discussion of Goals and Objectives	223
	From Objective to Activities	226
	Using the Calculation Worksheets	228
	A Practical Matter	228
	Master Budget Development Checklist	229
	Preparing to Complete a Budget Form	231
	Completing a Budget Form	234
	Wise Guy and Wise Lady	235
	Conclusion	235
Chapter 11	The Budget Narrative	237
	Personnel and Fringe	238
	Travel	239
	Equipment	243
	Capital	244
	Supplies	246
	Contractual Services	247
	Endowment	247
	Wise Guy and Wise Lady	248
	Conclusion	249
	Index	251
	About the CD-ROM	259