Utah Admin. Code R765-902-108 - Grant Amount, Award, and Required Contract

(1) TRU shall have the discretion to limit the maximum amount of funding that may be awarded for each UWP grant based on available funds, scope of the collaboration, and quality of proposal.

(2) TRU reserves the right to award funding for any proposal in full or in part, to request additional information, or to reject any proposals based on the eligibility and evaluation criteria set forth in this rule Utah law, and according to the judgment and discretion of TRU. TRU also reserves the right to certify any agreements between post-secondary institution and company on IP terms and confidentiality.

(3) Upon award of a UWP grant, and before disbursement of any funds, awardee must enter into a contract with the board governing the use of UWP grant funding.

(4) Unless addressed in the terms and conditions of the contract between awardee and the board the following provisions shall apply:

(a) UWP grant funding may not be used to provide a primary benefit to any state other than Utah.

(b) Subject to TRU approval, TRU may, via supplemental contract, allocate grant funds directly to an awardee company to pay for the cost of U.S. security clearances for UWP grant program hires where a U.S. security clearance is required as a condition of the position.

(c) For any other eligibility requirements, awardees must maintain eligibility status for UWP program until the collaboration is complete, scope of work requirements have been met, final disbursement of funding has been made, and first year reporting has been completed.

(5) Any misrepresentation to TRU or violations of this rule may result in forfeiture of UWP grant funding and require repayment of the funding received as part of UWP grant or disqualification from continued funding.

(6) TRU reserves the right to audit the use of any UWP grant funding.

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Utah Admin. Code R765-902-108

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-22, effective 11/8/2022