Grant Budget Sanity Checker -

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Grant Budget Sanity Checker

A quick consistency check for common grant-budget problems before submission.

Important: This is a lightweight educational self-check based on self-reported answers. It is not a formal AFRI assessment, donor decision, audit, certification, legal opinion or funding guarantee.

Organization name

Grant / donor / proposal title

Your name

Donor funding ceiling (optional)

Total amount requested

Total personnel costs

Total direct programme costs

Total indirect/admin costs

Other costs

Quick assessment

Answer as accurately as possible. If you are unsure, choose the cautious option.

Is one consistent currency used throughout the application?

Does every material budget line clearly connect to an activity or delivery need?

Are major unit costs supported by quantities/rates or a reasonable basis?

Do staff, travel, rent and recurring costs fit the project duration?

Have you checked donor rules on indirect costs, ineligible costs, co-funding and procurement?

Have taxes/VAT and exchange-rate assumptions been handled consistently where relevant?

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Your budget should tell exactly the same story as the rest of your proposal.

Use your result to check whether costs, activities, staffing, beneficiaries, targets and implementation assumptions remain consistent across the application.

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