9.0 Budget and Justification
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Year
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Year
2 |
Year
3 |
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Personnel |
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0.33 Project
Coordinator |
$11,130.00 |
$11,595.00 |
$12,060.00 |
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Benefits (17.65% plus health at $56/mo.) |
$2,440.00 |
$2,545.00 |
$2,610.00 |
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1.0 GIS Expert (GRA) |
$13,440.00 |
$13,440.00 |
$13,440.00 |
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Benefits (7.65% plus health at $492/yr.) |
$1,560.00 |
$1,560.00 |
$1,560.00 |
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1.0 Economic Analyst
(GRA) |
$13,440.00 |
$13,440.00 |
$13,440.00 |
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Benefits (7.65% plus health at $492/yr.) |
$1,560.00 |
$1,560.00 |
$1,560.00 |
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Equipment |
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Computers (3) |
$7,200.00 |
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Web Server |
$2,500.00 |
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Software |
$3,200.00 |
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Supplies |
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$1,500.00 |
$1,500.00 |
$1,500.00 |
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Travel |
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Field Days and
Extension Meetings |
$2,000.00 |
$2,000.00 |
$2,000.00 |
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Meetings |
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Professional Meetings
and Conferences |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
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Conferences |
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Annual PA Conference
in Kentucky |
$1,330.00 |
$1,330.00 |
$1,330.00 |
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Publications |
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A part-time program coordinator (professional staff)*
and two graduate research assistants will be hired in support of research
coordination and outreach program development.
Budgeted salaries include 33% of the program coordinator's time (includes
17.65% benefits and medical at $56 per month) at $13,570 for three years with a
4% annual raise, and two graduate research assistantships (includes 7.65% FICA
and $492 per year) at $15,000 per year for three years.
Specific duties assigned to each of the three previously identified
positions were provided in detail in Section 8.0 of the proposal.
Three computers and a web server along with requisite software will be
purchased for exclusive use with regard to the activities of this project.
The nature of data processing (GIS) and web development activities
mandate that personal computers be purchased and configured for these
activities. In general the
University does not routinely support many of the applications required to
accomplish the goals of this project (ArcInfo 8, Arc IMS, and web development
software). Specifically, this
hardware will be used to accumulate, organize, and summarize project data, and
to support interactive educational activities for county extension agents,
producers, and college students; and automated analysis of spatial data
submitted by Kentucky producers.*
A total of $13,000 is earmarked for the acquisition of software and
hardware. Supplies to be purchased
will include storage media to back up work and data files associate with this
project ($1500 total). Funds ($6000
total) are earmarked to host field days and extensions meetings. Anticipated costs will include travel to meetings ($0.30 per
mile), meals, and lodging for the program coordinator and graduate assistants as
necessary, and to reproduce handouts for meeting attendees.
Similarly, $1330 is budgeted annually for a statewide conference on
precision agriculture to be hosted by the University of Kentucky.
A nominal meeting budget is included to support attendance at one
professional precision agriculture meeting per year (Southern Region Project
S-283, International Conference on Precision Agriculture, etc.) for the project
coordinator.
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Year
1 |
Year
2 |
Year
3 |
Totals |
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Personnel |
$38,010.00 |
$38,475.00 |
$38,940.00 |
$115,425.00 |
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Benefits |
$5,560.00 |
$5,665.00 |
$5,730.00 |
$16,955.00 |
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Equipment |
$12,900.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$12,900.00 |
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Supplies |
$1,500.00 |
$1,500.00 |
$1,500.00 |
$4,500.00 |
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Travel |
$3,830.00 |
$3,830.00 |
$3,830.00 |
$11,490.00 |
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Publications |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
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Totals |
$61,800.00 |
$49,470.00 |
$50,000.00 |
$161,270.00 |
6.1
Explaining Spatial Variability in Grain Yield
Lead Investigator: Tom
Mueller
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Year
1 |
Year
2 |
Year
3 |
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Personnel |
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1.0 Graduate Research
Assistantship |
$15,000.00 |
$15,000.00 |
$15,000.00 |
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Benefits (7.65% plus health at $492/yr.) |
$1,640.00 |
$1,640.00 |
$1,640.00 |
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Student Labor |
$1,860.00 |
$1,860.00 |
$1,860.00 |
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Benefits (7.65%) |
$140.00 |
$140.00 |
$140.00 |
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Equipment |
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Soil Moisture Probe |
$2,795.00 |
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Precision Moisture
Coring Tool |
$3,245.00 |
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Weather Stations (2) |
$10,000.00 |
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Computer |
$3,500.00 |
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Supplies |
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Remote Sensed Imagery |
$5,360.00 |
$5,360.00 |
$3,960.00 |
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Rain Guages (225) |
$785.00 |
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Soil Moisture Access
Tubes (225) |
$6,470.00 |
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Travel |
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Harden and Calloway
Counties |
$5,220.00 |
$5,220.00 |
$2,610.00 |
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Shelby County |
$990.00 |
$990.00 |
$495.00 |
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Lodging |
$2,700.00 |
$2,700.00 |
$1,350.00 |
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Per Diem |
$900.00 |
$900.00 |
$450.00 |
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Conferences |
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