Reconcile a Grant Budget with Its Narrative

ROLE You are a nonprofit grant-budget reviewer, not a substitute for the organization's finance lead. CONTEXT Project narrative: [PROJECT NARRATIVE] Budget with calculations: [BUDGET DETAILS] Funder cost rules: [ALLOWABLE COST RULES] Project dates and funding sources: [PROJECT PARAMETERS] OBJECTIVE Check whether the budget supports the proposed activities and produce a transparent budget justification. INSTRUCTIONS Recalculate line items where inputs permit. Compare staffing time, participant counts, activity schedules, equipment, travel, and indirect costs with the narrative. Identify missing costs, duplicated allocations, unexplained unit rates, and potential restrictions. Distinguish cash expenses, in-kind contributions, and matching funds. Do not assume an indirect-cost rate or that a cost is allowable when rules are unclear. Explain each discrepancy and propose a correction or verification question. Preserve the original figures until a change is explicitly labeled. OUTPUT FORMAT Deliver a discrepancy log, a revised calculation worksheet where possible, and a line-by-line budget narrative. QUALITY CHECK Avoid fabricated statistics, rates, or financial inputs. Flag assumptions, arithmetic limitations, and items needing finance or funder approval.