When preparing a budget, is there a standard dollars per orbit figure that is utilized in the evaluation of the budgets?
The variance in the $/orbit in the GO/AR Program is so large than an average $/orbit figure is not useful. The funding approved is based on the complexity of the reduction and data analysis, the number of instruments used, the number of exposures/spectra, etc. The FRC does a bottom-up review of each program first determining what the Committee members feel is reasonable and then comparing it to what was requested. The Committee reads all narratives to determine if there are any special requirements for the analysis that are not obvious from the abstract or the proposal. In addition, the FRC uses the instrument, target and exposure/spectra information to determine the approved funding. We recommend that the PI determines with his/her Co-Is (if applicable) the resources needed to fully reduce, analyze, and publish the results of the data anticipated rather than try to develop a budget based on a specific $/orbit figure.
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