1. (1) To request match funding a university SRO must submit a letter of interest to the Department at least 30 days in advance of the federal proposal deadline if at all possible. If a 30-day notice is not possible, a letter of interest should be submitted as early in the process as possible. Exceptions may be made by the Department to allow an application to be submitted less than 30 days before the federal deadline.

2. (2) The letter of interest will

   1. (a) Be in the form required by the Department and submitted by the lead institution’s Senior Research SRO;
   2. (b) Specify the federal program, project title, estimate of the total project budget and estimated amount of UIRF match requested from the Fund;
   3. (c) Provide brief summaries of the project, project leaders/principal investigators, and any public and/or other collaborators;
   4. (d) Provide a description of the project’s connection to economic development.
3. (3) Within 7 working days of receiving the letter of interest, the Department will notify the SRO if the department requires additional project details to facilitate evaluation by the Review Committee. Department will seek additional proposal information about the UIRF request. The lead university will have 14 days to submit additional materials requested by the Department. The Department will also attempt to schedule a Review Committee meeting as soon as reasonable given the additional information requested and the federal application deadline.
4. (4) If the Department determines a proposed project does not meet or is unlikely to meet program funding criteria, the Review Committee shall notify the project SRO that the proposed project will not be considered for program match funding unless revised and resubmitted.
5. (5) A request to provide additional information does not guarantee that a proposed project will receive UIRF match funding.

Statutory/Other Authority

Sec 21, Ch. 643 OL 2019 & HB 2377 (2019)

Statutes/Other Implemented

Sec 21, Ch. 643 OL 2019 & HB 2377 (2019)

History

OBDD 8-2025, amend filed 11/21/2025, effective 11/21/2025
OBDD 17-2019, adopt filed 11/12/2019, effective 11/12/2019