Pragmatic Trials Training Program

Budget Planning and Considerations

(Week of May 19, 2026)

Primary Content

Module 12-1: Budget Planning and Considerations (18 mins)

This module introduces practical budget planning for pragmatic clinical trials. It explains why a strong budget is more than a financial document: it is a trial planning tool that connects protocol activities to people, timelines, sites, data systems, materials, and funding rules.

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CIHR Grant Budget Template.docx

CIHR Grant Budget Template

A narrative grant budget justification template for CIHR applications. It organizes requested funds across research staff, trainees, consumables, non-consumables, knowledge translation, patient partners, Indigenous community engagement, and in-kind partner contributions. It also provides example wording for staff FTEs, analytics services, site payments, study materials, translation, tablets, open-access publications, and partner compensation. (18 mins)

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Additional Content

Considerations in Constructing Clinical Trial BudgetsThe budget should reflect the full scope of activities with sufficient detail so that a reviewer can assess 1) whether all relevant components and activities were included and 2) the appropriateness of the budget for each component.

Considerations in Constructing Clinical Trial Budgets (Webpage)

A narrative grant budget justification template for CIHR applications. It organizes requested funds across research staff, trainees, consumables, non-consumables, knowledge translation, patient partners, Indigenous community engagement, and in-kind partner contributions. It also provides example wording for staff FTEs, analytics services, site payments, study materials, translation, tablets, open-access publications, and partner compensation. (18 mins)

s13063-019-3900-8.pdf

Budgeting of non-commercial clinical trials: development of a budget tool by a public funding agency (Webpage)

A narrative grant budget justification template for CIHR applications. It organizes requested funds across research staff, trainees, consumables, non-consumables, knowledge translation, patient partners, Indigenous community engagement, and in-kind partner contributions. It also provides example wording for staff FTEs, analytics services, site payments, study materials, translation, tablets, open-access publications, and partner compensation. (18 mins)