Budget Development Resources
Budget Development
For help developing your budget, please contact Roger Wareham at warehamr@uwgb.edu, Laina Stuebner at stuebnel@uwgb.edu or Trisha Linssen at linssent@uwgb.edu in the Grants and Research office.
Indirect Costs
Indirect costs are actual costs incurred by UWGB in support of extramurally funded activities but cannot be charged to a specific grant or contract. Examples include pre-and post-award services, and utilities. Fact Sheet
Fringe Costs
These rates include the cost of items such as the employer's contribution to health insurance, Medicare, unemployment and life insurance. The cost of fringe benefits must be included in your budget. Fact Sheet
Travel Cost Estimates
FYI: the IRS has updated the federal mileage reimbursement rate to .67/mile, effective January 1, 2024. Travel costs included in a project budget must be estimated using current Universities of Wisconsin travel policies and procedures. Visit the Controller’s website for UW-Green Bay Travel information.
IT Purchasing Costs
Computer hardware, software and other IT-related costs included in project budgets must be estimated using current UW- Green Bay IT Purchasing prices.
Course Release
Course release included in a project budget must be approved by your department chair. Course releases are calculated on an individual basis, per the guidelines included in the effort calculation link.
Effort Calculation
When including a salary request or in-kind effort contributions in your project budget, effort must be calculated using your base salary, and your specified effort per the effort calc. guidelines.
New Researcher Salary
If your project budget includes the hire of a new researcher or scientist, you can use the linked guide to determine the UW-Green Bay Human Resources-specified titling and associated salary.
Graduate Asst. Salary
If your project budget includes graduate student assistant salary, you can use the linked guide to determine the UW-Green Bay-Human Resources-specified salary calculation.
Subaward Guidance
A subaward is a contractual agreement between the primary award recipient (lead) and a secondary institution. If your project budget includes a subaward, that budget must be included in your transmittal form packet of documents to be approved by the Office of Grants and Research. Click on the fact sheet and button below for more information. Fact Sheet
Subrecipient Guidance
If you are going to be listed as a recipient of a subaward (subrecipient or subawardee) in a lead institution’s project budget, the linked documents provide information as to what the UWGB Office of Grants and Research and/or the lead institution will require of you prior to submission of the proposal. Fact Sheet
Indirect Costs Waiver
In some instances, an agency may not allow for the inclusion of indirect costs or the full UWGB indirect cost rate in a project budget.
For more information, please contact the Office of Grants and Research.
For more information, please contact the Office of Grants and Research.