Budget
Preparation for Full Proposal
The budget should show only the PFRP portion for each year's work; the
first year is July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007. Any agency match or in-kind
services should be submitted on a separate page.
There are several ways in which PFRP project awards are administered:
1) If the lead PI is employed with the UH or NMFS, then the project
funds are administered in-house by the JIMAR office. Sample
budget.
2) If the lead PI is employed with a non-UH/NMFS agency then
project funds are administered as a subcontract to the PI's agency.
In addition to the indirect cost (ICR) assessed by the PI's agency,
a JIMAR 20.6% ICR of the first 25k of the subcontract must be budgeted
into the total budget, i.e., $5150 USD. Multiple subcontracts can be
awarded for one project award and the 20.6% ICR will be applied to each
subcontract. Any matching funds should be shown on a separate page.
Sample budget for one
subcontract recipient, for two
subcontract recipients.
3) Funds can be split where some of the project funds are administered
in-house by JIMAR and the remainder is issued as a subcontractor to
the non-UH agency. Sample budget.
The
following applies to all forms of funding:
The NOAA Grants office will disallow any budget items not clearly
related or defined in the-
scope
of work.
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Personnel
- Each
position should include: position title, % of full- or part-time enrollment,
wage
rate, and fringe benefit rate for each position. See sample budget
sheets.
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Equipment
- UH
definition of equipment is an item costing >$5k USD per unit. Applicant
must submit price quotes for equipment purchases >$5k. For JIMAR-administered
projects, equipment is not assessed the ICR; computers <$5k should
be listed under Other Direct Costs. Equipment definition and cost
may be handled differently for each agency.
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Travel
- Each
trip must include the following: destination, meeting and purpose,
estimated no. of travel days, economy class airfare estimates, per
diem rate, ground transportation costs and any other travel costs,
e.g., conference fees, visa applications.
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Other Direct Costs
- Include
no. of units and unit cost. Examples of budget items listed
under this include: personal computers, printers, software, fish tags,
research and laboratory supplies, computer network charges, student
tuition, publication costs, etc.
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Total Direct Costs (TDC)
- The
total of of Personnel, Equipment, Travel and Other Direct Costs. For
JIMAR-administered awards, the equipment costs ARE NOT assessed the
ICR. TDC less equipment costs is called "Modified Total Direct
Costs" (MTDC).
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Indirect Cost Rate (ICR)
- this
is a % of the TDC or MTDC. The ICR varies among organizations. For
UH "on-campus" the ICR is 25%, for "UH off-campus"
(NMFS-HL) the ICR is 20.6%. For non-UH projects use your organization
rate.
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Subcontract ICR
- In
addition to the indirect cost (ICR) assessed by your organization,
a JIMAR 20.6% ICR of the first 25k of the subcontract must be budgeted
into the total budget, i.e., $5150.
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Agency matching funds or in-kind services. Include this on a separate
page.
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- Full
Proposal Review and Selection Process
a. A completed full proposal must be submitted by April 7, 2006.
- Annual
costs of proposed projects can be as high as $200,000, but higher
costs will be considered for exceptional projects. Proposals for projects
expected to extend for several years are welcome, but funds can only
be allocated on an annual basis. Such projects should be structured
to ensure that measurable results are presented on an annual basis.
- b.
Research proposals will then be sent out for peer review.
-
- c.
A special review panel will be convened to review the research proposals
and peer review
- comments,and
to make funding recommendations to the PFRP Steering Committee.
- d.
Final decisions on awards will be taken in June 2, 2006.
Correspondence should be addressed to the PFRP Program Manager, Dr.
John Sibert, Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research,
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii
at Manoa, 1000 Pope Road, MSB 312, Honolulu, HI 96822, email: sibert@hawaii.edu
Further Information
The PFRP is currently sponsoring research projects on the biology
of tunas and billfishes, on the oceanographic environment of pelagic
fish, on the influence of environment on fishery performance, and
on social and economic factors influencing fisheries. A list of projects
supported by the PFRP, publications and other information can be obtained
from the PFRP web site. For further information or questions about
the application process please contact either John Sibert ,sibert@hawaii.edu,
or Dodie Lau, lau@hawaii.edu
PDF of RFP Announcement
Final Draft - Research
Priorities Workshop Report (Jan. 12, 2006, PDF, 393 KB)
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