Utah Admin. Code R856-6-6 - Application Review Procedure
(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 /OED 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 R856-6-6(3) will be
rejected.
(4) Panel
Review.
(a) Accepted applications will be
reviewed by subject-matter experts ("expert panel") who will evaluate and score
the applicant 's proposed research project using the criteria in Section
R856-6-7.
(i) USTAR /OED will have discretion to select
the experts for the review panels and shall consider, as applicable:
(A) academic qualifications including 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 commercial/industrial energy sector or sub-sector in
Utah;
(D) experience evaluating
grant proposals; and,
(E) any other
factors USTAR /OED deems important.
(ii) USTAR /OED will screen the experts for
conflicts of interest before reviews are initiated using the conflict of
interest policy available on USTAR's website.
(5) 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.
(c) The subcommittee
will recommend projects for award and award amounts to the full governing
authority for final approval.
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