Utah Admin. Code R856-3-6 - Application Review Process
(1) Pre-screening
(a) Applicants will submit a letter of intent
before the specified deadline.
(b)
Letter of intent will be reviewed by USTAR staff to determine eligibility to
apply.
(2) University
Pre-screening.
(a) Universities may perform an
initial analysis and assessment of the project to be submitted with the
application.
(3) Initial
eligibility screening.
(a) USTAR will conduct
an initial eligibility screening for each application to ensure:
(i) Completeness; and
(ii) Verification of minimum eligibility
requirements.
(b) Any
application that fails to meet the criteria in Section R856-3-6(3) will be
rejected.
(4) Panel
Review.
(a) Accepted applications will be
reviewed by a panel of independent subject-matter experts ("expert panel") who
will evaluate and score the applicant's proposed research project using the
criteria in Section R856-3-7.
(i) Each expert panel will consist of at
least two technical experts and one business expert.
(ii) USTAR will have discretion to select the
independent experts for the expert review panels and shall consider, as
applicable:
(A) academic qualifications,
including, for a technical subject-matter expert, whether the expert has a
terminal degree in a relevant field;
(B) relevant work experience and practical
training in the field;
(C)
knowledge of the target industry sector in Utah;
(D) experience evaluating grant proposals;
and,
(E) any other factors USTAR
deems important.
(v)
USTAR will screen the experts for conflicts of interest before reviews are
initiated using the conflict of interest policy available on USTAR's
website.
(4)
Governing authority review.
(a) A subcommittee
of the governing authority will convene to review the expert panel's scores and
develop recommendations.
(b) The GA
Subcommittee will consider prior performance of applicant in its
evaluation.
(b) The subcommittee
will recommend projects for award and award amounts to the full governing
authority for final approval.
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