FUNDING PLAN In order to make DICE a success, we must provide enough revenue to cover the cost of the project. The green team will submit a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant proposal for Phase I and Phase II to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The team will apply for small business or government loans to help with additional funding needed in Phase III. The National Science Foundation is an organization whose primary goal is to increase incentives and opportunities to small businesses to take under new cutting edge, high risk research that has the potential to have an outstanding economic payoff. Under the Directorate for Engineering Office of Industrial Innovation, is the topic of Information Technology; this topic solicits many innovative proposals that can increase quality of business and commerce, industry processes, education, work life and personal life. The organization break down for DICE is as followed: Funding Agency: National Science Foundation SBIR Division: Directorate for Engineering Office of Industrial Innovation Topic: Information-Based Technologies (IT) Subtopic: Education Applications Area: Applications in Support of Learning Deadline: June 13, 2006 Awards Amount: Phase I award: $100,000 Phase II award: $750,000 Budget Phase Breakdown: . The DICE team will be using NSF funding for Phases I and II. For Phase III the team will apply for small business loans and grants to help with the cost of implementing DICE. Below is the breakdown on how the team plans to use the funding: Phase I. Preliminary Cost Phase I Proof of Concept Allocated Time: 6 months Budget: $100,000 Number Total Hardware: Required Cost Cost Dell Precision 380 2 $1,490 $2,980 Dell 19 inch UltraSharp™ 1907FP Flat Panel 6 $0 $0 Linksys - 4-Port Ethernet Broadband Router 1 $60 $60 Total Hardware Cost: $3,040 Number of Pay Total Hours Rate Pay Sean 704 $10 $7,040 William 704 $10 $7,040 Staffing Student Interns: Mark 704 $10 $7,040 Tom 704 $10 $7,040 James 704 $10 $7,040 Jeff 704 $10 $7,040 Security Expert 200 $40 $8,000 Networking Expert 200 $40 $8,000 Database Expert 200 $40 $8,000 Experts: Overhead (40%) $26,496 Total Labor Cost: $92,736 Total Resource Cost: $3,040 Total Preliminary Cost Phase I $95,776 Phase II. Preliminary Cost Phase II Critical Design Allocated Time: 2 years Budget: $750,000 Number Software: Required Cost Total Cost Microsoft Project 2003 Standard 6 $599 $3,594 Microsoft Office 2003 Pro 15 $499 $7,485 MSDN Universal Subscription 2 $2,799 $5,598 Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium 2 $415 $830 Microsoft Project Server 2003 1 $999 $999 Windows® Server 2003, Web Edition 2 $0 $0 Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP 2 15 $0 $0 Macromedia Studio 8 1 $1,000 $1,000 Total Software Cost: $19,506 Hardware: Dell PowerEdge SC1425 4 $1,750 $7,000 Dell Precision 380 15 $1,490 $22,350 Cisco 2610XM T1 Router 1 $1,478 $1,478 Dell Color Laser Printer 3100c 1 $473 $473 25' CAT6 Network Cables 8 $25 $200 15 $0 $0 Dell 19 inch UltraSharp™ 1907FP Flat Panel Total Hardware Cost: $31,501 Number of Pay Yearly Total Staffing Hours* Rate** Salary Pay Project Manager 832 $42 $79,128 $35,018 Senior Software Engineer 480 $41 $77,500 $19,787 Software Engineer 1 2352 $32 $59,700 $74,689 Software Engineer 2 2352 $32 $59,700 $74,689 Software Engineer 3 2352 $32 $59,700 $74,689 Testing Technician 1 208 $35 $65,100 $7,203 Testing Technician 2 208 $35 $65,100 $7,203 GUI Developer 120 $31 $57,600 $3,677 GUI Developer 120 $31 $57,600 $3,677 Technical Writer 400 $28 $53,500 $11,383 Database Specialist 400 $32 $60,000 $12,766 Networking Specialist 400 $29 $54,100 $11,511 Security Specialist 600 $33 $62,000 $19,787 Overhead (40%) $142,430 Total Labor Cost: $498,507 Total Resources Cost: $51,007 Money Allocated for Additional Purchases $20,000 Total Preliminary Cost Phase II $538,507 Phase III. Preliminary Cost Phase III Deployment Number Software: Required Cost Total Cost Microsoft Project 2003 Standard 6 $599 $3,594 Microsoft Office 2003 Pro 4 $499 $1,996 Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP 2 4 $0 $0 MSDN Universal Subscription 1 $2,799 $2,799 Macromedia Studio 8 1 $1,000 $1,000 Total Software Cost: $9,389 Hardware: Dell Precision 380 4 $1,490 $5,960 Cisco 2610XM T1 Router 1 $1,478 $1,478 Dell Color Laser Printer 3100c 2 $473 $946 25' CAT6 Network Cables 4 $25 $100 Dell 19 inch UltraSharp™ 1907FP Flat 4 $0 $0 Panel Total Hardware Cost: $8,484 Number of Pay Yearly Total Staffing Hours Rate Salary Pay Project Manager (Tom) 744 $42 $79,128 $31,314 Maketing Director 1848 $33 $62,600 $61,534 Finance Director 480 $34 $63,200 $16,136 Technical Service Manager (Jeff) 500 $29 $54,000 $14,362 Customer Service Manager (James) 500 $29 $54,000 $14,362 Software Engineer (Mark) 300 $35 $65,100 $10,388 Webmaster 300 $35 $65,700 $10,484 GUI Developer (Sean) 120 $31 $57,600 $3,677 Database Specialist (Will) 400 $32 $60,000 $12,766 Customer Support Technician (5) 1000 $20 $37,600 $100,000 Office Staff Technician (5) 1000 $20 $37,600 $100,000 Lawyer 300 $49 $92,800 $14,809 Overhead (40%) $155,933 Total Labor Cost: $545,765 Total Resorce Cost: $17,873 Total Preliminary Cost Phase III $563,638 *For more information about the budget breakdown please refer to the DICE Resource plan and the DICE Staffing plan.