Application process (Repealed)

(a) The Department shall circulate a High Technology Cooperative Research and Development Grant Program announcement to all eligible institutions to make application for grant funds in support of projects or programs to be jointly entered into by the institution and an eligible business or industry. Applicants shall submit to the Department, in a form prescribed by the Department, information deemed necessary to evaluate the merits of each application. At a minimum such applications shall include: (1) A detailed description of the proposed project and the role of each participant; (2) A description of the business mission of each participating business or industry partner, and how this relates to the proposed project; (3) Vitae of all senior project personnel and the designation of those who will serve as project managers; (4) Evidence that all parties are capable of carrying out the project; (5) Letters of commitment from persons authorized to commit the institution and the business or industry partner to the project; (6) Information regarding present and pending grants and contracts of the principal investigator(s) and the commitments of the collaborators from business or industry; (7) Affirmative action, human safety and other compliance forms deemed necessary by the Department or evidence that these are on file with the cognizant state or federal agency; (8) Copies of policies agreed to by the institution and the collaborating business or industry concerning ownership and other rights associated with publications, patents, licensure and confidentiality; (9) A detailed budget for each year of the project outlining proposed grant expenditures for direct costs including a clearly delineated disposition of matching funds and an explanation of the basis for indirect cost calculations. (b) Completed applications shall be due annually at the Department by 4:30 p.m. on December 1, or the next regular business day.