Award management · Member lesson preview
Review a budget change before it moves
Separate routine rebudgeting from changes that need sponsor approval, then prepare a decision record for a fictional research award.
What you will practice
- Identify a prior-approval trigger even when the award total does not change.
- Distinguish an optional agency rebudgeting restriction from a universal percentage rule.
- Calculate a proposed change in PI effort against the approved commitment.
- Prepare a short approval request with an owner, evidence and decision record.
The case: Triage four changes to the Harbor Methods award
The full lesson includes a worksheet, a worked answer and an explained knowledge check.
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