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Evaluation Budget

This KnowledgeBase archive includes content and external links that were accurate and relevant as of September 30, 2019.

 Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4
Evaluation Staff Salary & Benefits - The amount of time staff members must spend on evaluation and the level of expertise needed to perform particular evaluation tasks will affect costs.    
Consultants- If your staff needs assistance in conducting the evaluation, you will need to contract with external consultants. These consultants can provide special expertise and/or different perspectives throughout the process of evaluation.    
Travel - Travel expenses for staff and/or evaluators vary from project to project. Projects located far from their evaluators or projects with multiple sites in different parts of the country may need a large travel budget. In addition, all projects need to budget for transportation costs to Foundation evaluation conferences.    
Communications- postage, telephone, etc.
 
    
Printing and Duplication- These costs cover preparation of data-collection instruments, reports, and any other documents.    
Printed Materials - This category includes the costs of acquiring data collection instruments and library materials.    
Supplies and Equipment- This category covers the costs of specific supplies and equipment (e.g., computers, packaged software) that must be purchased or rented for the evaluation.    
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