Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Grants may be awarded for the activities
specified at Section 2002 of the Act, including:
1) Advanced Technology Projects - The
Department may award initial grant funds for applied innovation research
projects that respond to unique, advanced technology projects and which foster
the development of Illinois' economy through the advancement of the State's
economic, scientific, and technological assets.
2) Leveraged Technology Projects - The
Department may award initial grant funds for applied innovation research
projects to assist eligible applicants in the State to apply for, or qualify
for and leverage, federal funds awarded for advanced technology projects
concerning research and development, business innovation research or technical
development, or transfer of useful technology to the private sector.
3) University-Industry Partnerships - The
Department may grant funds for joint university and industry initiatives that
create high-skill employment opportunities and internship activities that
enable graduates and faculty to stay and work in Illinois. The Department may
also grant funds for joint university and industry initiatives designed to
strengthen the relationship between industry and academia, so that applied
university research is responsive to the needs of Illinois'
industries.
4) Technology
Commercialization Centers - The Department may award grant funds to create and
operate centers of excellence in technology commercialization, innovation
evaluation, and intellectual property management that encourages the growth of
new enterprises based on technologies developed at Illinois research centers,
including technology partnerships, technology consortiums or research centers,
and industry technology associations that are, or will be, established to
perform research and development in present and emerging technologies that can
be developed for use by commerce and industry.
5) Technology Transfer Projects - The
Department may award grant funds for technology transfer projects involving
promotion of new or innovative technologies among small and medium-sized
Illinois manufacturers where the technologies have immediate commercial
application.
6) Continuous
Improvement Projects - The Department may award grant funds to provide for
planning and operational support for statewide support that improves practices
in technology commercialization, including needs assessment and evaluation of
the status of technology implementation throughout the State. [20 ILCS 700/2002
]
7) Capacity and Program
Development Projects - The Department may award grant funds to qualified
not-for-profit organizations or educational institutions in order to support
service delivery improvement projects, in order to extend Department capacity
in relation to implementation of homeland security market development programs,
or for the operation of legislatively directed councils or coordinating
bodies.
8) Product and Service
Development Projects - The Department may award grant funds to individual
companies or partnerships with operations in Illinois for products or
professional services that address unique or emerging national needs in
homeland security, safety or defense, or support the development of solutions
to these needs.
b)
Allowable Costs - Allowable costs are specified in Section 2002(b) of the Act,
including costs for capital improvements, equipment, contractual services,
commodities, personnel, support costs, including telecommunications, electronic
data and commodities, or other costs. All costs are subject to the approval of
the Department. Indirect costs shall be limited to no more than 15% of direct
grant costs. [20 ILCS
700/2002(b)]
c) Combination with Technology Enterprise
Development Centers - As a means of increasing cost efficiency of program
delivery, the Department may combine program responsibilities for activities
authorized under subsection (a)(4), Technology Commercialization Centers, with
activities authorized under Technology Enterprise Development Centers, as
described in Section
545.240
of this Part. As authorized by the Department through an agreement, Technology
Enterprise Development Centers may serve as Technology Commercialization
Centers.
