UNSOLICITED TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROPOSALS

COLORADO ADVANCED SOFTWARE INSTITUTE
Technology Transfer Grant Program

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Proposal Due Date:   Proposal may be submitted at any time
Corporate Documents Deadline:   At time of proposal submission
Announcement of Selection for Award:   Two months from receipt of proposal

The Colorado Advanced Software Institute (CASI) promotes the development of technology and human resources in advanced software for Colorado business and industry. One way CASI achieves this is through the funding of relevant, small-scale projects to university faculty that facilitate the transfer of software technology between universities and industry.

The CASI technology transfer concept: University/industry collaboration that realizes both research interest for a university and practical value for a company.

Unsolicited Technology Transfer Proposals (UTT)
In cases where there is an urgent research need that cannot be accommodated by CASI's normal Technology Transfer Grant cycle, CASI will accept proposals that have full monetary support for direct costs from the Collaborating Company. Unsolicited Technology Transfer (UTT) proposals may be submitted to CASI at any time during the year. The CASI director should be notified of the intent to submit one month before proposal submittal. If approved for funding, the university at which the research will be conducted will waive indirect costs.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TOPICS CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING:
Technology transfer topics in advanced software technology that satisfy CASI's technology transfer concept stated above will be considered for funding.

PROJECT DURATION:
CASI will sponsor either one- or two-year UTT projects.

BUDGET
Maximum budget is unlimited, however principal investigators are urged to keep costs minimal. Maximum faculty support is two month's salary per year or a one-course buy-out during the academic year. Purpose of travel must be stated. Equipment budget must be itemized and justified.

COLLABORATING COMPANIES
The business(es) or public entity(ties) supporting the UTT proposal must be a CASI member at the time of proposal submission and will be called the Collaborating Company. The principal investigator of a CASI grant shall not also be a principal of the Collaborating Company, where "principal" is defined as a corporate officer of the company.

CASI has five membership levels. Each level is related to the number of employees in the state of Colorado:

Membership
Level

Employees in Colorado

Membership Dues

1

£ 25

$950

2

£ 100

$1,950

3

£ 300

$2,950

4

£ 950

$3,950

5

> 950

$4,950

State of Colorado Institutions have no membership fee. National Institutions and Local Organizations membership fees are based on the number of employees in the state of Colorado.

New members are welcome. For more information concerning membership, please contact the CASI Director or CASI Coordinator's Office.

 FUNDING REQUIREMENT
CASI requires full support of direct costs for the project by the Collaborating Company in UTT projects.

The Collaborating Company's support must be paid to CASI and NOT to the principal investigators or to their university. Payment is due at CASI before the begin date of the project. The research cannot begin until CASI receives the funds for support of the project.

The final ten (10) percent of the grant award amount will be withheld from the grantee's campus until all reports (both formal and informal) have been received and accepted by the CASI director.

WAIVER OF INDIRECT COSTS
The budget must exclude indirect costs. All indirect cost overhead must be waived by the institution.

PROJECT STAFFING. All UTT projects will include the following staffing:

  1. University faculty member. Only faculty of the member universities are eligible to submit UTT proposals to CASI. As principal investigator of a CASI grant, the faculty member has the technical and contractual responsibility for acceptable and timely completion of the work proposed in accordance with the standard contracts and grants policy of the faculty member's university.

  2. Graduate student, Postdoctoral Student, or Professional Research Assistant. Ideally, one or more graduate students are supported by the project; however, a postdoctoral student or a Professional Research Assistant better staffs some projects. The total aggregate of support of twenty hours per week throughout the entire 12 months of the project is regarded as a minimum. The principal investigator has the full responsibility in the area of personnel and project management to ensure that the project is successfully carried out with the staff employed.

  3. Collaborating business, industry or public entity. Each project must involve a scientist, technician, subject-matter expert, or management representative from the member Collaborating Company.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The intellectual property created in the course of the performance of work within the scope and time period, including any time extensions, of a CASI Technology Transfer project is the property of the university to which the grant is awarded. Licensure of intellectual property is governed by CASI's current fiscal year Collaborating Company Intellectual Property Agreement and the UTT Terms and Conditions. The principal investigator is required to file an Intellectual Property Disclosure form with CASI as an attachment to the Final Report. Ten percent of the project funds will be withheld until the form is submitted.

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