Evaluation Criterion 4 – Efficient and Effective use of Funds Funding requested The NBA has made available up to $1.275M per grant round. Funds will be divided between the successful grant applicants. Project budgets must be expended within the three year funding timeframe. Funding may be used for costs associated with the research project but cannot be directed towards capital works, general maintenance costs, telephone/communication systems, basic office equipment such as desks and chairs, rent and the cost of utilities. While project grants are available for up to 3 years, seed grants are only available for up to one year. However, seed grant funding may be requested for Year 1, Year 2 or Year 3 of the funding round. Note: Please round funding requested to the nearest dollar. Funding requested amount must match the breakdown in funding tables. Research Members’ Salary Support Costs: List in the below the salary you deem appropriate for grant-supported personnel. Provide the name if proposed level of appointment (e.g. Chief Investigator/Research Assistant), the annual fraction of full-time for the appointment, the annual full-time equivalent salary level, and the amount requested (to the nearest dollar). A job description must be supplied for all research team members for whom funding is requested. It should be saved as Job Description_ (insert Position title) etc. Name Only if a research member is also an investigator, identify him/her by name. Level of appointment. Chief Investigator/ Research Assistant etc Full-time equivalent salary in $ ($ AU, ex-GST) Annual fraction of full-time for the appointment. Example 0.5 EFT Funding requested (excl. GST) Year 1 (20XX) Year 2 (20XX) Year 3 (20XX) Year 1 (20XX) Year 2 (20XX) Year 3 (20XX) TOTAL All costs other than salaries:
Equipment: Specify individually all items of equipment that cost more than $5,000 and attach three written quotes in support, or provide a reason why three quotes were not able to be obtained. Maintenance and consumable items: Itemise in readily understood terms such as interviews, travel costs, laboratory animals, reagents, etc. Budget Item E.g. travel, advertising, equipment, venue hire for workshops. Funding requested ($AU excl. GST) Description (<100 per item) Year 1 (20XX) Year 2 (20XX) Year 3 (20XX) TOTAL Cash and in-kind contributions Support from institutions and others: Describe in the table below existing resources and infrastructure critical to the proposed project’s success, with a view to reassuring assessors of the research project’s feasibility. For in-kind contributions, specify ‘In-kind’ in the funding columns and include the estimated/actual monetary value of the contribution. Source e.g. Administering Institution and partner organisations Budget item Funding ($AU excl. GST) or in-kind# Description (<100 per item) Year 1 (20XX) Year 2 (20XX) Year 3 (20XX) TOTAL Other Grant Funding sources Current Funding: List in the table below all funding currently being received from any other funding body for this research project.
Expenditure Item Description Grant Contributions $ AU, ex-GST Other Contributions – Grantee Cash and in-kind $ AU, ex-GST Other Contributions – Cash and in-kind $ AU, ex-GST Total Cost $ AU, ex-GST [insert reference] e.g. equipment/consumables/ travel/services e.g. Research Assistant Product name Service type [insert amount of Grant contributed] [insert amount of Grantee’s own funds contributed] [insert amount of other sources of funding contributed] [insert total of all contributions] TOTAL [total grant contributions must equal total grant funding requested amount] * Add rows as required.