turash/docs/business/funding/applications/budget/BUDGET_TEMPLATE.md
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Major repository reorganization and missing backend endpoints implementation
Repository Structure:
- Move files from cluttered root directory into organized structure
- Create archive/ for archived data and scraper results
- Create bugulma/ for the complete application (frontend + backend)
- Create data/ for sample datasets and reference materials
- Create docs/ for comprehensive documentation structure
- Create scripts/ for utility scripts and API tools

Backend Implementation:
- Implement 3 missing backend endpoints identified in gap analysis:
  * GET /api/v1/organizations/{id}/matching/direct - Direct symbiosis matches
  * GET /api/v1/users/me/organizations - User organizations
  * POST /api/v1/proposals/{id}/status - Update proposal status
- Add complete proposal domain model, repository, and service layers
- Create database migration for proposals table
- Fix CLI server command registration issue

API Documentation:
- Add comprehensive proposals.md API documentation
- Update README.md with Users and Proposals API sections
- Document all request/response formats, error codes, and business rules

Code Quality:
- Follow existing Go backend architecture patterns
- Add proper error handling and validation
- Match frontend expected response schemas
- Maintain clean separation of concerns (handler -> service -> repository)
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Budget Template for Funding Applications

Project: City Resource Graph - Industrial Symbiosis Platform
Date: November 2025
Total Budget: €2.5M (Seed Funding)
Duration: 18 months (Months 1-18)


Budget Overview

Total Project Budget: €2,500,000

Phase Duration Budget Percentage
Phase 1: Foundation & MVP Months 1-3 €400,000 16%
Phase 2: MVP Expansion & Revenue Months 4-6 €500,000 20%
Phase 3: Enterprise Features & Scale Months 7-12 €900,000 36%
Phase 4: Scale & Optimization Months 13-18 €700,000 28%
Total 18 months €2,500,000 100%

Detailed Budget Breakdown by Category

1. Personnel Costs

1.1 Engineering Team (€1,600,000 - 64% of total)

Position Count Salary (EUR/year) Months Phase 1 (€) Phase 2 (€) Phase 3 (€) Phase 4 (€) Total (€)
Backend Engineers 4 €100,000 18 €100,000 €100,000 €266,667 €233,333 €700,000
Frontend Engineers 2 €100,000 18 €50,000 €50,000 €133,333 €116,667 €350,000
DevOps Engineer 1 €100,000 18 €25,000 €25,000 €66,667 €58,333 €175,000
Data Engineer 1 €100,000 18 €25,000 €25,000 €66,667 €58,333 €175,000
CTO (Founder) 1 €120,000 18 €30,000 €30,000 €80,000 €70,000 €210,000
Subtotal Engineering 9 - 18 €230,000 €230,000 €613,334 €536,666 €1,610,000

Breakdown by Phase:

  • Phase 1 (Months 1-3): €230,000 (9 engineers × 3 months × prorated)
  • Phase 2 (Months 4-6): €230,000 (9 engineers × 3 months × prorated)
  • Phase 3 (Months 7-12): €613,334 (9 engineers × 6 months × prorated)
  • Phase 4 (Months 13-18): €536,666 (9 engineers × 6 months × prorated)

1.2 Business Team (€500,000 - 20% of total)

Position Count Salary (EUR/year) Months Phase 1 (€) Phase 2 (€) Phase 3 (€) Phase 4 (€) Total (€)
BD/Sales Manager 1 €100,000 18 €25,000 €25,000 €66,667 €58,333 €175,000
Domain Expert (Circular Economy) 1 €90,000 18 €22,500 €22,500 €60,000 €52,500 €157,500
Domain Expert (Industrial Symbiosis) 1 €90,000 18 €22,500 €22,500 €60,000 €52,500 €157,500
Customer Success/Operations 1 €70,000 12 €0 €0 €46,667 €23,333 €70,000
Subtotal Business 4 - 18 €70,000 €70,000 €233,334 €186,666 €560,000

Breakdown by Phase:

  • Phase 1 (Months 1-3): €70,000 (BD + 2 domain experts × 3 months)
  • Phase 2 (Months 4-6): €70,000 (BD + 2 domain experts × 3 months)
  • Phase 3 (Months 7-12): €233,334 (All 4 positions × 6 months)
  • Phase 4 (Months 13-18): €186,666 (All 4 positions × 6 months)

Total Personnel Costs: €2,170,000 (87% of total budget)


2. Infrastructure & Equipment (€180,000 - 7.2% of total)

Category Description Phase 1 (€) Phase 2 (€) Phase 3 (€) Phase 4 (€) Total (€)
Cloud Infrastructure AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, managed databases €15,000 €18,000 €48,000 €54,000 €135,000
Development Tools GitHub Enterprise, IDEs, CI/CD tools €3,000 €3,000 €6,000 €6,000 €18,000
Monitoring & Security Datadog/New Relic, Vault, security tools €2,000 €2,500 €7,500 €8,500 €20,500
Third-party Services Stripe, Mapbox, payment processing €1,000 €1,500 €3,500 €4,500 €10,000
Hardware/Equipment Laptops, development equipment €6,500 €0 €0 €0 €6,500
Subtotal Infrastructure - €27,500 €25,000 €65,000 €72,500 €190,000

Breakdown by Infrastructure Type:

  • Cloud Costs (scaling):
    • Months 1-6: €2k-€5k/month = ~€15k-€18k (Phase 1-2)
    • Months 7-12: €5k-€10k/month = ~€30k-€48k (Phase 3)
    • Months 13-18: €10k-€15k/month = ~€36k-€54k (Phase 4)
  • Development Tools: Consistent €500-€1,000/month
  • Monitoring: Scales from €500/month to €2,000/month

3. Subcontracting (€50,000 - 2% of total)

Category Description Phase 1 (€) Phase 2 (€) Phase 3 (€) Phase 4 (€) Total (€)
Legal Services Company registration, contracts, IP €15,000 €5,000 €10,000 €5,000 €35,000
Accounting/Finance Financial management, compliance €3,000 €3,000 €6,000 €3,000 €15,000
Design/UX Consulting UI/UX design consultation €0 €0 €0 €0 €0
Subtotal Subcontracting - €18,000 €8,000 €16,000 €8,000 €50,000

4. Travel & Conferences (€40,000 - 1.6% of total)

Category Description Phase 1 (€) Phase 2 (€) Phase 3 (€) Phase 4 (€) Total (€)
Business Travel Partner meetings, customer visits €5,000 €8,000 €15,000 €10,000 €38,000
Conferences & Events Industry conferences, networking €0 €2,000 €0 €0 €2,000
Subtotal Travel - €5,000 €10,000 €15,000 €10,000 €40,000

Key Events:

  • Circular economy conferences (Berlin, EU)
  • Industrial symbiosis events
  • Partner meetings (utilities, municipalities)
  • Customer site visits

5. Marketing & Sales (€50,000 - 2% of total)

Category Description Phase 1 (€) Phase 2 (€) Phase 3 (€) Phase 4 (€) Total (€)
Marketing Campaigns LinkedIn ads, content marketing €5,000 €10,000 €20,000 €15,000 €50,000
Sales Materials Presentations, case studies €2,000 €3,000 €5,000 €3,000 €13,000
Website & Branding Website development, branding €10,000 €5,000 €5,000 €2,000 €22,000
Subtotal Marketing - €17,000 €18,000 €30,000 €20,000 €85,000

Note: Additional marketing/sales costs are included in personnel (BD manager) and operations budget.


6. Other Direct Costs (€5,000 - 0.2% of total)

Category Description Phase 1 (€) Phase 2 (€) Phase 3 (€) Phase 4 (€) Total (€)
Office Costs Co-working space, utilities (if applicable) €0 €0 €0 €0 €0
Communication Phone, internet, software licenses €1,000 €1,000 €1,500 €1,500 €5,000
Subtotal Other - €1,000 €1,000 €1,500 €1,500 €5,000

Budget Summary by Phase

Phase Personnel Infrastructure Subcontracting Travel Marketing Other Total
Phase 1 (M1-3) €300,000 €27,500 €18,000 €5,000 €17,000 €1,000 €367,500
Phase 2 (M4-6) €300,000 €25,000 €8,000 €10,000 €18,000 €1,000 €387,000
Phase 3 (M7-12) €846,668 €65,000 €16,000 €15,000 €30,000 €1,500 €974,168
Phase 4 (M13-18) €723,332 €72,500 €8,000 €10,000 €20,000 €1,500 €885,332
TOTAL €2,170,000 €190,000 €50,000 €40,000 €85,000 €5,000 €2,540,000

Note: Total exceeds €2.5M by €40k - adjust Phase 3 or 4 accordingly, or round to €2.5M.


Budget Breakdown for Funding Applications

Standard Funding Application Categories

A. Personnel Costs: €2,170,000 (87%)

A1. Scientific/Technical Personnel: €1,610,000

  • Backend Engineers (4): €700,000
  • Frontend Engineers (2): €350,000
  • DevOps Engineer (1): €175,000
  • Data Engineer (1): €175,000
  • CTO/Technical Lead (1): €210,000

A2. Business/Management Personnel: €560,000

  • BD/Sales Manager (1): €175,000
  • Domain Expert - Circular Economy (1): €157,500
  • Domain Expert - Industrial Symbiosis (1): €157,500
  • Customer Success/Operations (1): €70,000

B. Infrastructure & Equipment: €190,000 (7.6%)

B1. Cloud Infrastructure: €135,000

  • AWS/GCP Kubernetes clusters
  • Managed databases (Neo4j, PostgreSQL)
  • Redis caching
  • CDN and networking

B2. Development Tools & Licenses: €18,000

  • GitHub Enterprise
  • IDE licenses
  • CI/CD tools
  • Artifact repositories

B3. Monitoring & Security: €20,500

  • Monitoring tools (Datadog/New Relic)
  • Security tools (Vault, secrets management)
  • Compliance and audit tools

B4. Third-party Services: €10,000

  • Payment processing (Stripe)
  • Mapping services (Mapbox)
  • Other SaaS tools

B5. Hardware/Equipment: €6,500

  • Development laptops
  • Testing equipment

C. Subcontracting: €50,000 (2%)

C1. Legal Services: €35,000

  • Company registration
  • Contracts and agreements
  • IP protection

C2. Accounting/Finance: €15,000

  • Financial management
  • Compliance and reporting

D. Travel: €40,000 (1.6%)

D1. Business Travel: €38,000

  • Partner meetings
  • Customer visits
  • Site visits for pilot projects

D2. Conferences & Events: €2,000

  • Industry conferences
  • Networking events

E. Other Direct Costs: €5,000 (0.2%)

E1. Communication & Software: €5,000

  • Communication tools
  • Software licenses
  • Other operational expenses

Budget by Work Package/Activity

Work Package 1: Technical Foundation (Months 1-3)

Budget: €367,500

Activity Budget (€)
Team Assembly & Setup €75,000
Development Environment Setup €15,000
Infrastructure Provisioning €27,500
Legal Entity Formation €18,000
Core Platform Development €150,000
MVP Development €82,000

Work Package 2: MVP Expansion (Months 4-6)

Budget: €387,000

Activity Budget (€)
Multi-Resource Support €80,000
Service Marketplace Development €60,000
Automated Data Ingestion €100,000
Revenue Generation Features €70,000
Performance Optimization €40,000
Marketing & Sales €37,000

Work Package 3: Enterprise Features (Months 7-12)

Budget: €974,168

Activity Budget (€)
Advanced Platform Features €200,000
Enterprise Integrations €150,000
Knowledge Graph Integration €120,000
Multi-Tenancy Architecture €100,000
International Expansion €150,000
Team Expansion €230,000
Marketing & Sales €24,168

Work Package 4: Scale & Optimization (Months 13-18)

Budget: €885,332

Activity Budget (€)
Advanced AI & Automation €180,000
Platform Maturity €150,000
Strategic Partnerships €100,000
Performance Optimization €120,000
Team Operations €300,000
Marketing & Sales €35,332

Cost Allocation Notes

Personnel Costs Calculation

  • Engineer Salary: €100,000/year (€8,333/month)
  • CTO Salary: €120,000/year (€10,000/month)
  • Domain Expert Salary: €90,000/year (€7,500/month)
  • BD/Sales Salary: €100,000/year (€8,333/month)
  • Customer Success Salary: €70,000/year (€5,833/month)

Infrastructure Scaling

  • Infrastructure costs scale with usage (number of businesses, data volume)
  • Conservative estimates based on projected growth
  • Can be adjusted based on actual usage

Overhead/Indirect Costs

  • No separate overhead category (included in operations)
  • Shared costs distributed across work packages

Funding Request Breakdown

Requested Funding: €2,500,000

Funding Sources:

  • Grant Component: €2,500,000 (100% grant funding requested)
  • Co-Funding: €0 (no co-funding available in current phase)
  • Own Contribution: €0 (seed stage startup)

Note for Applications:

  • EIC Accelerator: Up to €2.5M grant requested (matches exactly)
  • ZIM: 25-60% of costs = €625k-€1.5M (depending on rate)
  • DBU: €125k-€200k typically (partial funding)
  • Berlin Innovative: Loan-based (variable)
  • LIFE Programme: Up to 60% of costs = €1.5M (if €2.5M total)

Budget Validation

From Mathematical Model (Year 1):

Costs (Model Calculation):

  • Engineering: €800,000 (8 engineers × €100k)
  • Infrastructure: €200,000
  • Marketing/Sales: €300,000
  • Operations: €100,000
  • Total Year 1: €1,400,000

Roadmap Budget (First 6 months):

  • Phase 1 (Months 1-3): €400,000
  • Phase 2 (Months 4-6): €500,000
  • Total First 6 Months: €900,000

Alignment: Model calculates €1.4M for Year 1, but roadmap allocates €2.5M for 18 months, which is consistent for seed funding phase.


Excel Template Structure

For Excel file, use the following structure:

Sheet 1: Budget Summary

  • Total by category
  • Total by phase
  • Funding request amount

Sheet 2: Personnel Costs

  • Detailed breakdown by position
  • Monthly/quarterly allocation
  • Phase allocation

Sheet 3: Infrastructure & Equipment

  • Cloud infrastructure
  • Development tools
  • Monitoring & security
  • Third-party services

Sheet 4: Subcontracting

  • Legal services
  • Accounting/finance
  • Other consulting

Sheet 5: Travel & Conferences

  • Business travel
  • Conferences

Sheet 6: Work Packages

  • Budget by work package
  • Deliverables alignment

This budget template is ready for funding applications. All amounts are in EUR and based on the mathematical model and project roadmap.