budget-planning

Plan and validate research grant budgets with line items and compliance checks.

14|3|Updated Apr 15, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/t46/ra-skills --skill budget-planning-t46
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Skill: budget-planning
Source: https://github.com/t46/ra-skills/tree/main/skills/budget-planning
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/t46/ra-skills --skill budget-planning-t46

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This skill helps research teams plan and validate grant budgets, ensuring compliance and reducing review comments due to misclassified costs.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Budget creation: generate detailed, line-item budgets aligned to grant rules.
  • Compliance checks: verify cost categories, indirect costs, and annual allocations against funding guidelines.
  • Review and iteration: compare proposed budgets to prior versions and produce improvement recommendations.
  • Use Case: A PI prepares a grant budget and the skill translates the plan into a compliant budget with justification notes.

Quick Start

Provide your funding opportunity details and I will generate a compliant, itemized budget plan.

Frequently Asked Questions about budget-planning

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I create a compliant research budget for a grant application?

To create a compliant research budget, you provide funding opportunity details to generate an itemized budget with explicit line items, period allocations, and documented assumptions. This ensures alignment with grant rules while producing auditable justification notes.

What is the best way to check research funding compliance and flag cost misclassification?

Checking research funding compliance involves verifying cost categories, indirect costs, and annual allocations against specific funding guidelines. The process flags rule violations and potential compliance gaps, reducing review comments caused by misclassified costs.

Can I perform scenario analysis across multiple funding schemes and cost categories?

Yes, you can perform scenario analysis across multiple funding schemes, periods, and cost categories. This allows you to compare proposed budgets to prior versions, evaluate different funding structures, and produce actionable improvement recommendations.

Why does my grant budget receive review comments due to misclassified costs?

Grant budgets receive review comments due to misclassified costs when indirect costs and annual allocations lack explicit documentation. Enforcing explicit line items and documenting assumptions prevents these compliance gaps and ensures proper cost categorization.

Do I need prior budget versions to review and iterate on research funding proposals?

No, you do not need prior budget versions to review and iterate on research funding proposals. The process can generate new compliant budgets from scratch or compare proposed plans against prior versions to produce targeted improvement recommendations.