Justify the consultants. This is an area which is typically poorly addressed in most proposals. The equipment request must be seen as clearly needed for this investigation and essential for the conduct of the investigation. Forget office equipment. Remember that the resources section should list what you currently have for equipment which is directly relevant to the proposal.
Similar comments apply to printers and other equipment.
Be sure that the numbers in the budget request agree with what's in the body of the proposal. These animals will be used for specific aims 1,2,3-6 with 60 experimental and 25 controls and 5 for health status assessment. Just listing a bulk-figure request leaves you wide open for suggested budget cuts by the reviewers. Local travel must be justified by indicating the mileage, trips and average costs for meals and motels in the area. Requesting highly inflated figures will probably result in the reviewers removing more than you want.