If you ask for over the limit stated in the guidance, you will not get funded.  He needs to decrease his percent of effort or other expenses to bring his budget below the limit.  Otherwise, he won't get funded for his  project anyway.

Kristy

Kristy Ford
Grant Management Manager
Office of Sponsored Programs/MHUMC
4750 Waters Ave. Suite 212
Savannah, GA  31404
(912)350-6379

>>> Lori Hulak <xxxxxx@JCHS.EDU> 3/6/2008 11:32 AM >>>
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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