Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) In
reviewing any application for designation as a Center for Advanced Technology,
the board shall consider whether the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated:
(1) an established record of research,
development and instruction in the area or areas of technology involved in the
application;
(2) its capacity to
conduct research and development activities in collaboration with business and
industry;
(3) its capacity to
secure substantial private and other governmental funding for the proposed
Center for Advanced Technology in amounts at least equal to the total of any
support that may be sought within four years from the foundation or the State
of New York for the creation or support of such center;
(4) its ability and willingness to cooperate
with other institutions in New York State in conducting research and
development activities and in disseminating research results, and to work with
technical and community colleges in the State to enhance the quality of
technical education in the area or areas of technology involved;
(5) its ability and willingness to cooperate
with the foundation and other economic development agencies in promoting the
growth and development in New York State of industries based upon or benefiting
from the area or areas of technology involved;
(6) its capacity to implement an
institutionally approved plan and program for the establishment and operation
of a Center for Advanced Technology; and
(7) such other matters as the foundation may
require.
(b) In
reviewing any institutionally approved plan and program for the establishment
and operation of a Center for Advanced Technology submitted pursuant to
paragraph (a)(6) of this section, the board shall consider, among other things,
the following:
(1) a certified copy of the
resolution of the board of trustees, or comparable governing body, of each
university and university-affiliated research institute of which the applicant
is composed, approving the plan and program of the applicant;
(2) whether the plan and program of the
applicant will enhance the productivity and stability of New York
businesses;
(3) whether the plan
and program of the applicant pertains to an area or areas of technology
(approved by the foundation) applicable to a wide range of business and
industry in New York State; and
(4)
the sources and amounts of funds necessary to implement the plan and program of
the applicant.
(c) In
conducting its review of applications for designation as a Center for Advanced
Technology, the board may use a committee of its members designated by the
chairman of the board to make recommendations to the board on such applications
and shall seek and consider the advice of peer review panels (as defined in
section 5904.2[g] of this
Part).
(d) No application for
designation as a Center for Advanced Technology shall be deemed approved until
it is approved by the board.
(e) In
the discretion of the board, and notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Part, any application for designation as a Center for Advanced Technology may,
in the event the board determines that it should not be approved, be deemed to
be an application for a grant award as provided in sections 5904.9 and
5904.10 of this Part.
