Sec. 2104. Innovation centers
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From amounts made available to the Directorate, the Director shall establish a program in the Directorate to make awards, through a competitive selection process, to eligible entities to establish university technology centers. The purpose of the university technology centers shall be to— conduct multi-disciplinary, collaborative basic and applied research, relevant to at least one of the key technology focus areas; leverage the expertise of multi-disciplinary and multi-sector partners, including partners from private industry; further the development, deployment, and commercialization of innovations, including inventions, in the key technology focus areas, including those derived from the activities of the university technology center; and support the development of scientific, innovation, entrepreneurial, and educational capacity within the region of the university technology center.
University technology centers established under this subsection may use support provided— to carry out research to advance innovation in the key technology focus areas; for technology development activities such as proof-of-concept development, prototyping, design modification, experimental development, and other actions to reduce the cost, time, and risk of commercializing new technologies; for the costs of equipment and cyberinfrastructure; for the costs associated with technology transfer and commercialization, including patenting and licensing; or for operations and staff.
In selecting recipients under this subsection, the Director shall consider, in addition to the scientific and technical merit of the proposal— maximizing regional and geographic diversity of the university technology centers, including by considering rural-serving institutions of higher education (as defined in section 861(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1161a(b) ); the extent to which the applicant’s proposal would broaden participation by populations underrepresented in STEM; the capacity of the applicant to engage industry, labor, and other appropriate organizations and, where applicable, contribute to growth in domestic manufacturing capacity and job creation; in the case of a consortium, the extent to which the proposal includes institutions listed in paragraph (7)(C)(ii); the amount of funds from industry organizations described in paragraph (5)(A)(ii) the applicant would use towards establishing the university technology center; the plan and capability of the applicant to take measures to prevent the inappropriate use of the research and technology of the center, including research results, data, and intellectual property, as appropriate and consistent with the requirements of the relevant award; and the plan and capability of the applicant to support proof-of-concept development and prototyping as well as technology transfer and commercialization activities.
The Director shall ensure that any eligible entity receiving an award under this subsection has— the capacity or the ability to acquire the capacity to advance the purposes described in section 2102(b); and secured contributions for establishing the university technology center under this subsection from industry or other non-Federal organizations in an amount not less than 10 percent of the total amount of the award the eligible entity would receive under this subsection. To be eligible to receive an award for the establishment and operation of a university technology center, a consortium shall be composed of not fewer than 2 entities as described in paragraph (7)(C) and operate subject to a binding agreement, entered into by each member of the consortium, that documents— the proposed partnership agreement, including the governance and management structure of the university technology center; measures the consortium will undertake to enable cost-effective implementation of activities under paragraph (3); a proposed budget, including financial contributions from non-Federal sources; and the plan for ownership and use of any intellectual property developed by the center.
Each university technology center established under this subsection may support and participate in, as appropriate, the activities of any regional technology hub designated under section 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq. ), as added by section 2401 of this division. In this subsection, the term eligible entity means— an individual institution of higher education; a nonprofit entity; or a consortium that— shall include and be led by an institution of higher education or by a nonprofit entity, designed to support technology development; shall include 1 or more institution that is— a historically Black college or university; a Tribal College or University; a minority-serving institution (or an institution of higher education with an established STEM capacity building program focused on traditionally underrepresented populations in STEM, including Native Hawaiians, Alaska Natives, and Indians); an institution that participates in the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research under section 113 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 ( 42 U.S.C. 1862g ); an emerging research institution; or a community college; and may include 1 or more— additional entities described in subparagraph
(A)or (B); industry entities, including startups, small businesses, and public-private partnerships; economic development organizations or venture development organizations, as such terms are defined in section 28(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 13701 et seq. ), as added by section 2401 of this division; National Laboratories; Federal laboratories, as defined in section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3703 ); Federal research facilities; labor organizations; entities described in subparagraph
(A)or
(B)from allied or partner countries; other entities if determined by the Director to be vital to the success of the program; binational research and development foundations and funds, excluding foreign entities of concern, as defined in section 2307; and Engineer Research and Development Center laboratories of the Army Corps of Engineers. The Director shall establish innovation institutes to further the research, development, and commercialization of innovation in the key technology focus areas. Each innovation institute shall be comprised of a partnership including 2 or more of the following entities: An institution of higher education. A for-profit company. A nonprofit organization. A Federal agency. Another entity, if that entity is determined by the Director to be vital to the success of the program. Each entity comprising the institute shall, to the extent practicable, work as co-equal partners in terms of funding and research efforts in support of the institute. The Director shall work to ensure that such partnerships exist at the institutional or organization level, rather than solely at the principal investigator level. To the extent practicable, not less than half of the funding for an institute shall be provided by non-Federal entities. The Director shall endeavor to establish a balance in the number of university technology centers and innovation institutes.
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