BUDGET JUSTIFICATION
Period of Performance:
October 1, 2000 to September 30, 2003
PERSONNEL COSTS
Salaries: All salaries are based on 1999-2000 salaries. Faculty and staff
salaries reflect an anticipated annual increase effective July 1. This
incorporates merit increases as well as cost of living and market condition
considerations.Graduate support is increased effective September 1.The
colleges each set their graduate support rates in consultation with their
faculty, department heads, deans and the Provost taking into account an
evaluation of our historical market position in comparison to our peer
institutions.Salaries for research faculty and staff are based on a twelve
month calendar year; salaries for teaching faculty and graduate students are
based on a nine month academic year and three summer months.
Faculty and Staff Increase Rate: 3.50%
Average Graduate Support Increase Rate: 5.00%
Fringe Benefits:
The University's fiscal year is July 1 - June 30. Fringe
benefits for faculty and staff are calculated as follows.No fringe benefits
are calculated on graduate student stipends or undergraduate student wages.
part time
full time
>17.5 hrs/wk <17.5 hrs/wk
CMU FY 2000 22.25% 18.50% 10.00%
CMU FY 2001 22.25% 18.50% 10.00%
CMU FY 2002 22.25% 18.50% 10.00%
OPERATING EXPENSES
Expenditures budgeted under operating expenses for this proposal are costs
that can be identified specifically with this particular sponsored project
and are required in the direct performance of the research. Some of these
expenses can be estimated with a high degree of accuracy for this project
and are listed individually. Other expenses are estimated using a formula.
These expenses include applicable computer supplies and software, copying,
telephone and fax toll charges, postage and express mail,technical supplies
and printing expenditures. These proposed expenses are based on the
following percentages of research salaries and fringe benefits.
Copying/Publications 0.40%
Long Distance Telephone 0.80%
Postage 0.50%
These percentages were derived from a comparison of 1997-98 expenditures to
1997-98 research salaries and fringe benefits. Since we round to the
nearest dollar monthly,on a project basis, these expenses may not be
exactly equal to the percent times the salary dollars.
TRAVEL
Travel has been estimated based on sample flight costs and daily expense
rates for general east or west coast destinations. Detailed budget support
is included on a separate attachment.These trips will include travel to
sponsor's sites and scientific conferences (not yet determined) relating to
this research effort. These travel amounts are calculated based on a
sampling of typical trips taken by members of the department this past
fiscal year and are increased at the same rate as operating expenses based
on an estimate of inflation.
Travel costs using personal vehicles are calculated at $0.30/mile. Airfare
costs are based on average present costs, unless a destination is
specified. Daily domestic expenses are calculated at a rate of $102 per day
for food expenses, ground travel including car rental and miscellaneous
expenses.Nightly expenses are calculated at $94 per night for hotel
accommodations.
Foreign travel funds are requested in year two, for two persons, to travel
to Korea. Funding is necessary for discussing the results of the collaboration
and planning of further work.
COMPUTING FACILITIES
Included are technical and facilities maintenance costs.The School of
Computer Science maintains its own computing facility and is not dependent
on the university maintained facility. Included in the maintenance costs
of our facilities are the costs associated with networking, systems
software support, time-shared machines, printing, maintenance contracts and
salaries of the facility staff,including computer operators, systems
programmers, systems engineers, line technicians and repair
technicians.Facilities maintenance costs in the School were found to be
6.62% of research personnel and fringe benefits costs in fiscal year
1997-98.
OVERHEAD
Overhead on this proposal has been calculated at our current proposed or
negotiated rate for all fiscal years in accordance with OMB Circular A-21,
Section G.7.The modified total direct cost base (MTDC) amount used in
calculating the indirect costs is the total direct costs,excluding capital
equipment, 50% of graduate student compensation, and
individual subcontract costs in excess of $25,000.
Overhead Rate: 50.60%
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
CMU retains all rights and titles to all Intellectual Property created or
developed by CMU as part of the research work outlined within the scope of
work in the proposal.This includes, but is not limited to, technical
know-how, designs, concepts, algorithms,copyrights, patents, inventions and
discoveries whether patentable or not;tapes;software programs; trademarks
and service marks; trade secrets; reports and other deliverables.CMU grants
sponsor a perpetual, nonexclusive, nontransferable, royalty-free license
for internal, non-commercial purposes for any and all intellectual property
resulting from this agreement. CMU will negotiate on a case-by-case basis
for the sponsor to use the technology commercially.