How specific does an applicant need to be for supplies & equipment?

Applicants must itemize equipment and supplies down to the individual item level; you cannot include a bulk purchase for ‘office supplies’. If you are unsure of exact costs or items, applicants are asked to just do their best when compiling their proposed budget, based on the information available to them at the time of project planning. One suggestion is to consider looking at costs at specific retail stores. Please note that, as a grantee, you will have some level of budget flexibility in that you can change your approved budget up to 10% without requiring a formal change request, as approved and processed by your Project Officer (PO). As always, however, costs must clearly support the accomplishment of the overall project.