SECTION 650:10-1-9. Application process

(a)   Solicitations. The Applied Research Program Solicitation shall be used to apply for funding under this program. Solicitations shall be available at the OCAST principal office. No application fee shall be required.

(1)   Application deadlines. Application submission date(s) and time(s), as established by the OSTRaD Board, shall be listed in the solicitation. Any application not submitted by the designated submission date and time shall be returned without consideration.

(2)   Completion/submission requirements. Requirements for application completion and submission shall be included in the solicitation.

(b)   Applications.

(1)   Challenge funding. The application shall specify the total amount of funds the organization will provide to meet the requirements of the challenge funding.

(2)   Required information. The application shall include:

(A)   a description of the potential commercial application of the applied research project and the potential to enhance employment opportunities in Oklahoma,

(B)   a recommendation from the applicant organization, and

(C)   other information that may be required by the OSTRaD Board.

(3)   Documentation. It shall be the responsibility of the investigator(s) and the applicant organization(s) to ascertain and provide documentation of compliance with state and federal requirements or regulations as specified in the application in order to engage in the proposed research.

(4)   Returned applications. Incomplete or inappropriately completed applications may be returned without review.

[Source: Amended at 19 Ok Reg 3078, eff 9-9-02 through 7-14-03 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2732, eff 8-11-03]

Note

EDITOR’S NOTE: This emergency action expired before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency amendatory action, the last prior permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on 7-15-03 (after the 7-14-03 expiration of the emergency action), the text of Section 650:10-1-9 reverted back to the permanent text that was effective prior to enactment of the emergency action on 9-9-02, as was last published in the 2001 Edition of the OAC, and remained as such until amended by permanent action on 8-11-03.