Budget Development Resources

  • Calculating Effort for Grants
    Learn how to calculate person, academic, and summer months on your grant budget.
  • Budget Worksheets
    This Excel file includes two worksheets to assist in planning your project budget. Worksheet A is for use in planning a detailed budget for the initial budget period, and Worksheet B is for use in planning the budget, in terms of direct costs, for the entire proposed period of support.
  • Sample Detailed Budget and Sample Budget Justification
    This Word document provides a sample budget and budget justification to give you an idea of the kinds of expenses you may need to consider in planning your project budget.
  • Budget Preparation Information
    Information on current indirect cost rates and fringe benefit rates is listed below and is also provided on the Creighton University Institutional Information page. 

Indirect Cost Rate Agreement

You will need the following rate information to prepare budgets for your proposed projects. These rates will be updated periodically. Sponsored Programs Administration will review budgets in all grant proposals to ensure that the appropriate rates are used.

Government Research Grant

On campus: 47.0%
Off campus: 26.0%

  • Rates are based on: modified total direct costs
  • Cognizant agency: Department of Health and Human Services
  • Current agreement date: June 26, 2024
  • Agreement effective: July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2025
  • Point of Contact: Birol Hasan - 214-767-3261

Industry-Sponsored or Foundation Grant

  • 30% based on total direct costs

Instruction Grant

  • 46%

All Other Grants

  • Check with Sponsored Programs Administration

Direct and Facilities and Administrative (F&A or Indirect) Cost Reference Table
This table, provided by Accounting Services, lists the account codes for various types of costs and indicates whether or not such costs are normally treated as direct or indirect costs by Creighton University. Specific sponsor guidelines will also apply.

NIH Salary Limitation

The NIH salary limitation is $221,900 effective October 1, 2024.

Fringe Benefit Rates

Explore the Type of Position/Grant with Current Rates from 7/1/2024-6/30/2025 (%)

Full-time Fringe Benefit Rates*

  • Government Grants - 19.88%
  • Non-Government Grants - 29.70%

Part-time Fringe Benefit Rates

  • Government Grants - 12.84%
  • Non-Government Grants - 29.70%

Graduate Student

  • 0%

Undergraduate Student

  • 0%

*If proposing a multi-year project, include a 3% increase in both salaries and fringe benefits for all years after Year 1.

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