2.2 Creating Additional Budgets

In rare instances, your Funding Proposal can have multiple budgets associated with it. You can create an additional budget and complete the SmartForm following the Budget SmartForm instructions above.

There are a variety of reasons to create an additional budget, such as:

  • Separate Budget needed to identify budget by Tasks (i.e.: DARPA proposals)
  • Draft Budgets - Drafting separate Budgets for comparison of different scenarios
  • Needing to create a Revised Budget

Additional budgets will be included on the Financials tab of the Funding Proposal if they are marked as Include in Consolidated Budgets = Yes on the General Budget Information SmartForm page. All project budgets that are being submitted to the sponsor should be marked as Yes

Additional budgets may also be created if there was an error in the first budget, and you would like to start over with a new budget, or if you are creating additional budgets as draft budgets (e.g., to compare different scenarios) before determining the final version. In this scenario, it is very important to ensure only the final budget(s) are marked as Include in Consolidated Budgets = Yes on the General Budget Information SmartForm page. All drafts or budgets created in error should be marked as No so that they are not included in your proposal totals or included on the award when funded.

2.2.1 How to Create Additional Budgets

Navigate to the Funding Proposal workspace by searching in My Inbox on the Dashboard tab or by searching in UNT Proposals from the Grants tab. Alternatively, if you are already on the original budget you can select the link in the middle of the workspace to return to the Funding Proposal.

In the Create Additional Budget window, enter the Budget title (such as “Task 1 Budget” or “Scenario 2 Budget”) and select the PI responsible for the budget. Click OK.

You will automatically be brought to the new budgets SmartForm. The new budget’s SmartForm can now be completed. Follow the detailed instructions in the Budget SmartForm section for detailed instructions on completing the pages.

The new budget will now be listed on the Budgets tab of the Funding Proposal. It is very important that the correct budget(s) are selected ‘yes’ to the “In consolidated budget?” question in the Budget SmartForm.