What information is required in the Budget Narrative?
A narrative must accompany each budget submitted for a Program. Please do not reiterate the science proposal. The purpose of the narrative is not to justify the science, which has already been approved by the TAC and the Director, but to justify the resources requested. The narrative should explain in a few sentences the plan to achieve the science goals in the proposal through the data reduction and analysis. It should describe the plan in a sufficient level of detail to justify the level of effort for which support is being requested. The narrative should highlight any unique or unusual aspects of the reductions and analysis and how these affect the project resources requirements. All budgeted costs must be reasonable given the amount of data to be analyzed. All non-labor costs (e.g., travel, computer equipment, publication charges, etc.) should be described and justified. Any special charges that are unusual or unique should be described in detail. Please list expected purchases of
