INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE BUDGET NARRATIVE FORM



Please relate your plans for data reduction and analysis to the
budgeted costs and provide a brief justification of the level of
support requested especially for Personnel, Travel, and Equipment.  If
the Program involves foreign investigators, please indicate the
percentage of data analysis that will be performed by each
U.S. investigator and a brief description (~1 sentence) of each
investigator's role in the project for both U.S. and non-U.S
investigators.  Please use this form and only one additional page if
needed.

Please provide the following information:


The information requested at the top of form GF-97-3 is self-explanatory.


Program Information - The number of target(s), and image(s)/spectra
information (i.e., non- acquisition) must be completed for each
instrument being used for the Program.  Please use the RPS2 Visit
Analysis Report to obtain this information.


Budget Narrative - Please relate your plans for data reduction and
analysis to the budgeted costs using this page and only one additional
if needed.  Include the following:

	General Information - Concisely describe your data reduction
plan and explain the complexity of the Program.

	Personnel - List the people who will work on the Program and
provide a ~one sentence summary on the responsibilities of each
individual.

	Travel - Provide a brief justification for all travel
requested.  If ground- based observing is requested, it may be only a
small part of the overall project costs.

	Equipment - Provide a brief justification for the equipment
requested.

	Publication Costs - Provide justification for all publication
requests >25 pages per Program and any extraordinary costs associated
with publishing the results of the Program.

	Supplies and Materials (>$1,000), Computer Services, and Other
- Only justify these items if the requests are for significant costs
or unusual items such as filters.


Please refer to the Budget Guidelines attached to this form for
additional information.