Budget Narrative V4 draft created with N=500 rescaling and dual-review compliance corrections
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obs/64983 · feature · 2026-05-03T11:55:45.494Z
Budget Narrative V4 draft created with N=500 rescaling and dual-review compliance corrections
Created the complete Budget Narrative V4 draft document implementing all corrections from GPT-5.5 high-reasoning review and CMS compliance audit. The document addresses the critical N=500 rescaling challenge through a multi-category cost absorption strategy: recruitment costs are itemized into seven sub-components with explicit economies-of-scale justifications (EHR pre-screening reduces marginal costs for 50 participants), per-patient intervention and assessment costs are separated and reconciled to 57K gap identified in review), and Budget Period 1 front-loading is defended through explicit Table E milestone mapping to prevent front-loading perception. The narrative includes ten comprehensive sections covering overview, SF-424A summary, budget period allocation, personnel roster with role justifications, contractual costs with subaward vs vendor classification, travel/equipment/supplies, itemized other direct costs, per-patient cost transparency by clinical stratum, indirect cost calculation with MTDC methodology, and cost allowability declarations. Key compliance elements are embedded throughout: salary cap at 3,300,000 federal request while providing narrative justifications that address reviewer concerns about cost reasonableness, marginal cost economics, and milestone-tied disbursement structure.
Concepts: [“what-changed”,“how-it-works”,“problem-solution”]
Facts: [“Budget Narrative V4 draft created at 05-budget/budget-narrative-v4-draft.md with 900 per participant with economies-of-scale explanation: 50 enrollees from partner EHR pre-screened Medicare panels reduce marginal outreach costs”,“Recruitment budget itemized into seven sub-components: digital outreach 40K, community services 110K, transportation 40K, contingency 1,675, cardiometabolic 1,688 across 250 intervention participants totaling 572K properly separated from recruitment cost of 1,846,534, 56%) explicitly tied to Table E milestones: site readiness M3, IRB approval M4, Wave 1 enrollment M4-M5, data platform deployment M5-M8, enrollment completion M18”,“10% de minimis indirect rate selection justified as maximizing participant-facing demonstration investment below 15% NOFO ceiling”,“Travel budget reduced to 55K) through Year 1 virtual all-hands meeting, regulatory/data/safety reduced to 335K with reallocation), prime-site delivery reduced to 60K)”,“Personnel roster includes 10 team members with salary cap compliance at 1,223K plus 75 per chronic-pain participant)”,“ResDAC classified as vendor (not subrecipient) per 2 CFR 200.331 for $20K Medicare claims procurement”]
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