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Grant budget calculator

Enter your direct costs, an indirect (overhead) rate and any required cost share. Totals update as you type. Use your funder's own rules: many cap indirect costs or exclude some items from the base.

Line	Amount ($)
Personnel (salaries and wages)
Fringe benefits
Equipment
Travel
Supplies and materials
Contractual and consultants
Other direct costs
Excluded from indirect base (e.g. equipment)
Indirect cost rate (%)
Required cost share (% of total project)

Total direct costs: $0
Indirect costs: $0
Total project cost: $0
Your cost share: $0
Amount to request: $0

Indirect costs = rate × (direct costs minus excluded items). Cost share is a percentage of the total project. The 10% default is a placeholder, not a rule: check your funder's rate. This is arithmetic only, not financial advice.

Information only. GrantSift is not affiliated with any funder. Funder records are built from the official program listings we already carry plus official public sources; anything a source does not publish is left blank. Always confirm details on the funder's own site.