I'm doing my first DOJ application and have a budget question - the program guidance states funding "up to $300,000", my PI is having difficulty getting below $316,000 and the overage is tied to salary - are we better off being honest with the real cost or trying to decrease the ask to below $300K?  My gut is to ask for what it really costs to do the scope of work......

Thanks, in advance, for your quick responses :)

Lori B. Hulak, BA, CRA
Specialist, Grant Writer
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
920 S. Jefferson Street
Roanoke, VA 24031-3186
Phone (540) 985-8206
xxxxxx@jchs.edu

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