Health & Medical Question

HLTH 491 GRANT PROJECT: BUDGET ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW The Budget is a part of the proposal that tells the funder how you will spend the funds once you have been awarded the grant. This part of a Grant Proposal has two sections: the Budget Narrative and an itemized Budget Summary. The Budget Summary provides the line item cost for each item needed to implement the project, and the Budget Narrative provides a breakdown or reason for the cost of each item in the budget. The two sections often comprise 2 pages in the overall Grant Proposal. Funders typically provide applicants with the budget forms that can be filled out and included as an attachment in the grant proposal. The Budget Narrative is written first by reviewing the activities associated with the Project Objectives. In essence, you are reporting to the Grant Maker the anticipated costs for the steps of every activity fulfilling each objective. You are expected to provide “real” cost estimates…not guesses…as well as how you gathered the information. For example, was it by past experience, formal estimates by local contractors or mathematical formulas? Whatever your source, identify how you arrived at the cost of each line item in the Budget Summary. When you start the itemized Budget Summary, you need to plan for multiple conversations about budget. The need for a Grant to solve the organization’s “Need” may have been discussed multiple times for many years with the board of directors and staff, but no one really sat down to consider the individual line items necessary to complete the Project that would solve “the problem”. You and you alone will conceptualize the Budget line items and the only “real” research work is to provide data supporting your line items. INSTRUCTIONS Create a Budget Narrative and Budget Summary for your project. The Budget Summary must be presented in a table using either Microsoft Word or Excel. Remember that the Budget Summary must reflect the objectives and activities of your project. Double check your totals within the budget table. Also make sure that the costs you provide in the budget table match the information you provide in the budget narrative. The textbook provides a good example. • • • • Length of the assignment: Both Budget Narrative and Budget Summary should be 1page each. A title page and reference section should also be included. Format of Assignment: Use current APA style Number of Citations: Use at least 1 supplementary source Acceptable Sources: Use current data and references published within the last 5 years to support the itemized costs. Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool. Grant Project: Budget Grading Rubric | HLTH491_D01_202240 Criteria Grant Budget Ratings 35 to >31.0 pts 31 to >24.0 pts 24 to >0.0 pts 0 pts Advanced Proficient Developing Not Present The Student submits a 1-page budget consisting of specific, well-written line items containing correct computations and math. Budget is presented in a table (Microsoft Word or Excel). The Student submits a grant budget with line items but it contains math and/or computational errors. Budget is presented in a table (Microsoft Word or Excel). The Student identifies a dollar amount needed to finance the grant application. Budget is not presented in a table. 31 to >24.0 pts 24 to >0.0 pts 0 pts Proficient Developing Not Present The Student submits a 1-page budget narrative that clearly explains each line item in the budget. The Student submits a budget narrative that is incomplete in its description of the budget. The Student provides a budget narrative that does not clarify the budget. 30 to >26.0 pts 26 to >20.0 pts 20 to >0.0 pts 0 pts Advanced Proficient Developing Not Present Paper is free of spelling errors. The paper is well written and easily readable. Information has a logical flow. Reference page and citations follow current APA style. 1-2 spelling errors found but paper is well written and information has a logical flow. 1-2 APA formatting errors. 3 or more spelling errors found and or the summary is difficult understand and lacks a logical flow. 3 or more APA formatting errors. Budget 35 to >31.0 pts Narrative Advanced General Format Points 35 pts 35 pts 30 pts Total Points: 100