PROJECT BUDGET
The project budget, as mentioned above, is created for the proposal to show all costs related to a specific area of work
that you are applying for a grant to fund.
This budget can be simple with one column showing expected costs for the entire program when the proposal asks for
the whole project budget, or it can include extra columns showing the specific expenses covered by this proposal and
those expenses covered by other funders.
SAMPLE PROJECT BUDGET
Women’s Self-Help Association Proposal to the International Women’s Fund
ADVOCACY PROJECT BUDGET FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY-DECEMBER 2014
EXPENSES
TOTAL
U.S. $
LOCAL CURRENCY
Advocacy Project Director (20% effort)
$1,200
24,000
Grassroots Organizer (25% effort)
$660
13,200
Subtotal:
$1,860
37,200
local ground transport for community meeting attendees
$450
9,000
travel to capital for policymaker forum (ground transport, lodging, meals for two staff)
$700
14,000
Subtotal:
$1,150
23,000
two community awareness-raising meetings (each at $100)
$200
2,000
policymaker public forum (location rental fees)
$500
10,000
Subtotal:
$700
12,000
policy specialist for issue research (todays’ work at $50/day)
$100
2,000
event organizer for forum (three days’ work at $30/day)
$90
1,800
Subtotal:
$190
3,800
fact sheets (two at $100 each)
$200
4,000
policy brief
$250
5,000
Subtotal:
$450
9,000
Indirect Costs (15%)
$750
15,000
TOTAL
$5,100
100,000
PERSONNEL
TRAVEL
EVENTS
CONSULTANTS
PUBLICATIONS
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