SAMPLE RESEARCH BUDGET - University of South Alabama

1 SAMPLE RESEARCH BUDGET (I) A non-m dical r s arch proj ct to b conduct d on-campus 100% sponsor ag ncy funding. Proj ct p riod 10/01/2015 to 9/30/2020 Budg t p riod 10/01/2015 to 9/30/2016 (Y ar 1 budg t) Ag ncy S nior P rsonn l R qu st PI Dr. B. Smith @ 2 SM months 14,000 Co-PI Dr. L. Jon s @ SM months 10,000 Co-PI Dr. C. Thomas @ 2 CY months 12,000 Oth r P rsonn l Analysis T chnician@ 6 CY months 16,000 2 Graduat Stud nts @ 12 CY months 12,000 Total P rsonn l: 64,000 Fring B n fits (PI, Co-PIs & T chnician) 13,000 Equipm nt 15,000 Trav l 4,500 Mat rials and Suppli s 9,500 Consultant 2,500 Subcontract (Azal a Univ rsity) 5,000 Subcontract (Dogwood Coll g ) 35,000 Printing 1,500 Total Dir ct Costs 150,000 F&A Costs @ 38% MTDC (125,000) 47,500 Total Dir ct and F&A Costs 197,500 Total Proj ct Cost $ 197,500 SAMPLE RESEARCH BUDGET (II) A non-m dical r s arch proj ct to b conduct d on-campus with th sponsor ag ncy r quiring cost sharing of no l ss than 20% of th ag ncy r qu st.

2 S nior P rsonn l PI Dr. B. Smith Co-PI Dr. L. Jon s @ SM months @ AY months @ SM months @ AY months Co-PI Dr. C. Thomas @ CY months Oth r P rsonn l Analysis T chnician@ 6 CY months 2 Graduat Stud nts @ 12 CY months Total P rsonn l: Fring B n fits (PI, Co-PI & T chnician) Equipm nt Trav lMat rials and Suppli sConsultantsSubcontract (Azal a Univ rsity) Subcontract (Dogwood Coll g ) PrintingTuition R mission Total Dir ct Costs F&A Costs @ 38% MTDC (125,000) @ 38% MTDC (26,429) Total Dir ct and F&A Costs Total Program Cost Ag ncy Univ rsity R qu st Cost Sharing 14,000 12,686 10,000 8,457 12,000 16,000 12,000 64,000 21,143 13,000 5,286 15,000 4,500 9,500 2,500 5,000 35,000 1,500 3,100 150,000 29,529 47,500 10,043 197,500 39,572 $ 237,072 SAMPLE BUDGET JUSTIFICATION Senior Personnel Th r is on primary inv stigator and two co-inv stigators: Dr.

3 Barbara Jon s, Assistant Prof ssor, will b th principl inv stigator l ading th r s arch. Th PI is on a 9-month acad mic y ar appointm nt at $ 63,000 and r qu sts two months of summ r salary ($ 14,000). Dr. Larry Smith, Associat Prof ssor, is a Co-PI and will assist in th proj ct. H is also on a 9-month acad mic y ar appointm nt at $ 72,000 and r qu sts months of summ r salary ($ 10,000). Dr. Carol Thomas, Associat Prof ssor, is th s cond Co-PI. Sh is on a 12-month cal ndar y ar appointm nt at $ 72,000 and r qu sts 2 months salary ($ 12,000). Other Personnel Ms. Juli Ch n, a full-tim t chnician curr ntly on staff, will d vot 50% of h r tim to this proj ct ($ 16,000) to pr par sampl s for analysis and r cord r sults. Support is r qu st d for two graduat stud nts at $ 6,000 ach.

4 Th s stud nts will coll ct sampl s und r sup rvision of th PI and Co-PI s. Fringe Benefits Fring b n fits ar calculat d at 25% of salary for th PI, Co-PI s and T chnician. Graduat Stud nts do not r c iv b n fits in accord with standing Univ rsity policy. Equipment Support is r qu st d to purchas an Analysis Machin to b us d xclusiv ly on this proj ct. Th catalog pric quot d by th manufactur r for this it m is $ 15,000. Travel Th PI and Co-PI will trav l to two t chnical conf r nc s at an stimat d cost of $ 1,000 p r conf r nc . Th proj ct will n d $ 2,000 for local trav l by graduat stud nts and faculty for sampl coll ction (auto mil ag and m al allowanc s). $ 1,500 is budg t d for th PI to trav l to an int rnational conf r nc to pr s nt r s arch r sults.

5 Materials and Supplies Total r qu st of $ 9,500 is bas d on stimat s of $ 4,500 for consumabl lab suppli s, $ 3,500 for ch micals for sampl analysis and $ 1,500 for sp cializ d sampl contain rs. Consultant Services Dr. Howard Phillips, chi f sci ntist for LMC Syst ms Inc. will act as a consultant in th int rpr tation of c rtain sampl analysis r sults. His rat is $ 300 p r day for 5 days plus an stimat d $ 1,000 in trav l costs. Subcontracts Dr. Marilyn Johnson of Azal a Univ rsity will provid sp cializ d statistical analysis work in conn ction with final compilation of proj ct data ($ 5,000). Sampl coll ction and analysis for th control group will b p rform d at Dogwood Coll g und r th sup rvision of Dr. Alb rt Hunt r ($ 32,000). Printing Estimat d at $ 800 for journal pag charg s and $ 700 for th production of 30 copi s of a final r port as r quir d by th sponsor.

6 Facilities and Administrative Costs F&A costs of $ 47,500 ar bas d upon th Univ rsity s approv d F&A rat of 38% of th MTDC bas of $ 125,000 (total dir ct cost l ss $ 15,000 for quipm nt and $ 10,000 for Dogwood Coll g subcontract costs ov r $ 25,000). Cost Sharing (added section for SAMPLE BUDGET II) Cost sharing of $ 39,572 (20% of $ 197,500 ag ncy r qu st) will b provid d as follows: Th PI and Co-PI Dr. Larry Jon s will d vot tim to th proj ct during th acad mic y ar. PI at AY months ($ 12,686) plus Co-PI at AY months ($ 8,457) plus fring s b n fits ($ 5,286) at 25% of salary. Th Univ rsity will provid tuition r mission to th two graduat stud nts. ($ 155 p r s m st r hour for 10 hours for two stud nts= $ 3,100). Applicabl F&A costs ($10,043) at 38% of salary/fring (tuition r mission xclud d).

7 $ 26,429 salary/fring + $ 3,100 tuition r mission + 10,043 F&A = $ 39,572 cost shar