Provide a detailed annual project budget for 5 years of operation in a spreadsheet assuming the schedule of growth listed in Expected manuscript volumes. Provide a written justification of this budget in less than 1000 words. Cost estimates presume continuing feature development of The Commons for
the five-year grant period. If the GB reduces feature development
requests and transitions service toward maintenance of the existing
feature set, then the budget for development staff would be renegotiated
yearly to reflect actual development needs. Likewise, budget estimates
for storage and use are based on the growth estimates provided in the
ASAPbio RFA. As a non-profit, mission-driven organization, COS is
committed to providing and maintaining The Commons at cost and
will employ transparent accounting for reporting and negotiating yearly
support. The same approach will guide transition to a distributed
sustaining finance model.