# OMB Approval No: 0693-0009

**Approval Expires: November 30, 2003**

####### EXHIBIT 14 

# Budget Data

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**Purpose:** The Budget Data worksheets should be used for the
preparation of your budget information and should be submitted in **Gate
2**. The electronic version can be found at the ATP website
http://www.atp.nist.gov.

The budget is excluded from the page limitation and is used by both
technical and business reviewers and by a Grants Official to determine
reasonableness and allowability of costs. The overall estimated
multi-year budget numbers are to be provided on page 3 of Form NIST-1262
or NIST-1263. Your budget information is a breakdown of the figures
reported on the NIST-1262 or NIST-1263. Breakdowns should be as accurate
and specific as possible. Include a breakdown for each year of the
project and if a joint venture (JV) proposal, include the budget data
for each JV participant for each year including each JV participant's
annual cost sharing. Make sure any figures presented exactly match the
figures on Form NIST-1262 or NIST-1263, and make sure the arithmetic is
correct. **Please round to the nearest dollar.**

Proposed costs must be reasonable, allocable, and allowable in
accordance with the applicable Federal cost principles (see 15 CFR
14.27). All salaries/wages, fringe benefits, travel, materials and
supplies, equipment, subcontracts, other costs, and indirect costs
proposed are to be consistent with costs incurred for like or similar
items on all other Federal and non-Federal projects or cost centers.

## We recognize that unexpected events occur frequently in R&D projects, and that budgets may need to be changed as a project proceeds. Don't fear that by providing a multi-year budget beyond the first year, you will be locked into those details. ATP allows a certain amount of flexibility in moving funds from one line item to another as circumstances change. By stating an amount for a given task, you will not be required to spend precisely that amount on that task. For example, if, in the second or third year of your project, you find that you need to spend more on one task and less on another than anticipated, that can be accommodated. A task that proves unnecessary can be deleted and a new task can be defined if there is adequate justification that such changes will enhance the chances of accomplishing the objectives of the project.

Recognizing that change is inevitable, we may ask our recipients for a
revised budget at the beginning of each year of a multi-year project.
However, the total amount provided by ATP for the project cannot be
increased. You will NOT be reimbursed for project overruns. Try to avoid
overestimating or underestimating your project costs. The dollar amount
of your request must be commensurate with the tasks you define.

At a minimum, details on the following object class categories must be
provided:

**Budget Data**

#### Proposal Number \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Name of Company
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Year \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

A.  **Personnel** -- List each position by name of employee and title,
    if available. Show the annual salary rate and the percentage of time
    devoted to the project. Compensation paid for employees must be
    consistent with that paid for similar work within the proposer's
    organization and similar positions in the industry. Employees who
    are considered indirect labor should not be included in the
    breakdown of direct salaries or in section 1A of the Form NIST-1262
    or NIST-1263. Escalation rates for the out-years should be
    reasonable. We recognize that a company may not be able to identify
    all of the personnel to be assigned to the project several years
    down the road. Where this cannot be done, use generic position
    titles such as "senior chemical engineer" and for name, "to be
    determined." Consultants should NOT be included in this category,
    but more appropriately under the "subcontracts" category and
    described on Form NIST-1262 or NIST-1263, pages 4 and 5,
    respectively.

##  Percentage of Time 

**Name/Position Title** **Annual Salary on Project Cost**

> **TOTAL**

B.  **Fringe Benefits** -- Identify percentage rate; if greater than 35
    %, provide a breakdown of what makes up the fringe benefits (i.e.,
    vacation, sick, military leave, health and life insurance,
    retirement, social security, etc.). If fringe benefits are normally
    included in your organization's indirect cost rate, they should be
    budgeted as such, and check the appropriate line below.

## Percentage Rate: Check here if included in indirect:

## 

## If percentage rate exceeds 35%, provide breakdown: 

**TOTAL**

C.  **Travel** -- Provide best estimate of travel required for the
    project, and provide the basis of computation (i.e., item x number
    of people x number of trips). Note that ATP recipients are expected
    to adhere to government policies regarding travel, such as, coach
    rather than first class accommodations, etc. Travel costs should
    represent a coherent part of the project's "communications strategy"
    for smooth coordination among participants. While foreign travel is
    not precluded, it is discouraged and will require a strong
    justification on how it is directly related to the R&D activities of
    the ATP project. Likewise, the travel cost for attending conferences
    must be strongly justified as essential and relevant to the research
    and development aspects of the project.

## Item (mode 

**transportation, lodging,**

**Purpose of Travel Destination and subsistence) Computation Cost**

### 

:

Travel justification for foreign travel and conferences:

> **TOTAL**

D.  **Equipment --** Identify each item of equipment, methodology used
    to arrive at the proposed costs, (i.e., historical costs,
    competitive bid, published price lists, or cost/price analysis),
    basis of computation (i.e., cost per item x number of items), and
    cost. Budget estimates for equipment items exceeding \$100,000 each
    must be described and justified separately. Also identify by placing
    an asterisk on any in-kind owned equipment and its current
    depreciated value using the participant's preestablished
    depreciation accounting methods. The value of equipment will be
    further prorated according to the share of total use dedicated to
    carrying out the proposed ATP work. ATP funds may not be used for
    construction of new buildings or extensive renovations of existing
    laboratory buildings. ATP funds may, however, be used for
    construction of experimental research and development facilities to
    be located within a new or existing building provided that the
    equipment or facilities are essential for carrying out the project.
    If such costs are proposed, include below and provide justification.

## Item Methodology Computation Cost

> Justification for any item over \$100,000, or construction costs:
>
> **TOTAL**

E.  **Materials/Supplies** -- Provide a complete breakdown of each
    item/type of expendable materials and supplies, methodology used to
    arrive at the proposed costs (i.e., historical costs, competitive
    bid, published price lists, or cost/price analysis), basis of
    computation (i.e., item x number of items), and cost.

## 

## Item Methodology Computation Cost

**TOTAL**

F.  **Subcontractors** -- For each subcontractor identified on the
    NIST-1262 Page 4 or NIST-

1263 Page 5, enter the name, if known, service to be provided, hourly or
daily fee (8-hour day), and estimated time on the project. Subcontractor
fees in excess of \$450 per day require additional justification.
Proposers are encouraged to promote free and open competition in
awarding subcontracts.

**Name of Subcontractor Service Provided Computation Cost**

*Subtotal*

***Subcontractor Expenses:*** List all expenses to be paid from the
award to the individual subcontractors in addition to their fees (i.e.,
travel, meals, lodging, etc.).

##### Item Location Computation Cost

*Subtotal*

**TOTAL**

G.  **Other** -- Identify and provide a detailed description of any
    other direct costs which do not fall into

the object cost categories above, basis of computation (i.e., cost per
item x number of items), and cost. The cost of the project audit should
also be included in this category unless it is part of the indirect
costs. If it is part of the indirect costs indicate it as such. Each JV
partner should budget for an audit. For awards less than 24 months, an
audit is required at the end of the project; for 2, 3, or 4 year awards,
an audit is required after the first year and at the end of the project;
for 5 year awards, an audit is required after the first year, third
year, and at the end of the project.

## Description Computation Cost

Audits

##  TOTAL 

H.  **Indirect Costs** --Specify the current indirect cost rate(s),
    computation used, and cost. If an indirect cost rate was negotiated
    with a cognizant Federal agency, include a copy of the approved
    negotiated agreement. If an indirect cost rate has not been
    established by a cognizant Federal agency please state this below.

## Percentage Rate Computation Cost

###### TOTAL