R856-4-3. Definitions

  (1) "Applicant" means an individual researcher or research team applying for a STIG.

  (2) "Awardee(s)" means an individual researcher or team that have been awarded a STIG.

  (3) "Governing authority" means the Utah Science, Technology, and Research Governing Authority.

  (4) "STIG" and "STIG grant" mean the Science and Technology Initiation Grant, a competitive grant program administered by USTAR.

  (5) "Technology" includes applications of scientific research such as inventions, methods, processes, or other material, virtual, or intellectual property.

  (6) "Technology Readiness Level" or "TRL" level means the method of estimating technology maturity used by the Federal Government and is available on the USTAR website.

  (7) "Targeted funding" means the larger commercially-oriented grant or other external funding offered by a federal agency, grant making foundation, or related entity for which the researcher will apply after using the STIG grant to develop required data.

  (8) "Grant making foundation" means any not-for-profit organization that awards research grants (e.g. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Lemelson Foundation, etc).

  (9) "Targeted Industry Sector" means the Utah industry or industries designated as such by USTAR for purposes of eligibility for STIG grants using the selection criteria described in these rules.

  (10) "University" means any public or not-for-profit higher education institution with its primary location in Utah.

  (11) "USTAR" means the Utah Science, Technology, and Research Initiative.