{"id":"ind-np-grant-budget-justification","audience":"nonprofit","category":"data","technique":"verification","title":"Write a grant budget justification with the math on every line","free":false,"task":"A grant application asks you to justify three budget lines. Write exactly 3 numbered lines in the form \"Item: $total = math - why it's needed\", where the math multiplies the given unit costs, under 90 words, plain text. Use the corrected tutor rate, and each \"why\" must tie to the program goal in the notes. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"Your budget worksheet (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"BUDGET WORKSHEET - After-School Math Lab - Brightpath Youth Center (fictional)\nProgram goal (from our proposal): raise 6th-8th graders' math scores by giving small-group tutoring 3 afternoons a week for the 30-week school year.\n\nLine items:\n1. Tutor stipends: 4 tutors x 6 hours/week x 30 weeks x $18/hour\n   CORRECTION (Nov 4, finance): tutor rate is $20/hour, not $18 (new city minimum for youth programs).\n2. Snacks: 40 students x 3 days/week x 30 weeks x $1.50 per snack\n3. Workbooks: 40 students x $22 each\n\nNotes:\n- Funder's form says: \"Show how you calculated each amount.\"\n- Funder limit for this grant: $25,000 total.\n- Room space is donated by the school (not a budget line).\n- Our last grant report was 2 weeks late; don't mention it.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":90},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"No fixed shape","why":"The AI writes a narrative paragraph per item with a table.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 3 numbered lines: Item: $total = math - why.\"","checks":["numberedItems","plainText"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 90 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part instead: \"each why under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Missing the correction","why":"The worksheet shows $18 first, and the AI may calculate with it.","fix":"Add: \"Use $20/hour for tutors (Nov 4 correction).\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Hiding the math","why":"The AI gives totals without the multiplication the funder asked for.","fix":"Add: \"Show the multiplication on each line.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Generic reasons","why":"\"Essential for program success\" could be said about anything.","fix":"Add: \"Tie each why to the small-group tutoring goal.\"","checks":["r2"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses the corrected rate","patterns":["\\$?20","correct","nov(ember)? 4"]},{"label":"Shows the math","patterns":["math","multipl","show","calculat"]},{"label":"Ties to the goal","patterns":["goal","tutoring","6th","why"]},{"label":"Sets the number of lines","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,20}(lines|items)"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Funders check the math. Tell the AI which rate is current, to show each multiplication, and to tie every reason to your goal.","rubricLabels":["The totals are right: tutor stipends $14,400 (4 x 6 x 30 x $20), snacks $5,400 (40 x 3 x 30 x $1.50), workbooks $880 (40 x $22), and the tutor line uses $20/hour, not $18","Each line shows the multiplication right after the total and follows 'Item: $total = math - why it's needed'","Each 'why' connects the item to the math tutoring program or its students (not a generic line like 'essential for success'), with nothing added after the 3 lines"]}