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Budget tracking

Monitor spend against allocated project budgets.

Projects . 5 min read

Overview

Budget tracking in GovSavi gives you real-time visibility into how project funds are being spent against the allocated budget.

Setting up a budget

  1. Open the project and navigate to the Budget tab.
  2. Click Configure Budget.
  3. Enter line items with categories, amounts, and descriptions.

Budget categories

Category Example
Personnel Salaries, benefits
Equipment Hardware, software licenses
Travel Mileage, conferences
Supplies Office materials
Contractual Subcontractor costs

Monitoring spend

The budget dashboard shows:

  • Allocated -- Total budget amount
  • Committed -- Encumbered but not yet spent
  • Spent -- Actual expenditures
  • Remaining -- Available balance

Alerts

GovSavi sends alerts when spending reaches 75%, 90%, and 100% of the allocated budget.

Tip: Export budget reports to Excel for detailed analysis and stakeholder presentations.