R357-24-108. Grant Amount, Award, and Required Contract

  (1) TRU will 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 or all proposals based on the eligibility and evaluation criteria set forth in these Rules, 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 prior to disbursement of any funds, awardee must enter into a contract with GOED governing the use of UWP grant funding.

  (4) Unless addressed in the terms and conditions of the contract between awardee and GOED 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 US security clearances for UWP grant program hires where a US security clearance is required as a condition of the position; and

  (c) for all 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, violations of subsection (4) above, or this Rule may result in forfeiture of UWP grant funding and require repayment of all or a portion of the funding received as part of UWP grant and/or disqualification from continued funding.

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