Kansas Statutes 74-8107. Applied research matching grant fund, creation, sources, uses; award of grants, prerequisites; approval of proposals, required findings; applied research committee; commercialized research
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-8107
- Applied research: means those research activities occurring at educational institutions and in private enterprises, which have potential commercial application;
(b) "basic research" means research that has long range generic value to an industry classification or group of companies. See Kansas Statutes 74-8103
- board: means the Kansas technology enterprise advisory board;
(d) "department" means the department of commerce;
(e) "educational institutions" means public and private community colleges, colleges and universities in the state;
(f) "enterprise" means a firm with its principal place of business in Kansas which is engaged or proposes to be engaged in this state in agricultural, natural resource-based or other manufacturing, research and development, or the provision of technology-based services;
(g) "new technology" means the development through science or research of methods, processes and procedures, including but not limited to those involving the utilization of agricultural products and by-products and oil and gas and other mineral resources for practical application in industrial and service situations;
(h) "person" means any individual, partnership, corporation or joint venture carrying on business or proposing to carry on business within the state;
(i) "product" means any product, device, technique or process, which is or may be developed or marketed commercially; however, "product" does not refer to basic research but shall apply to such products, devices, techniques or processes which have advanced beyond the theoretical stage and are in a prototype or practice stage;
(j) "qualified security" means any public or private financial arrangement, involving any note, security, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable security, investment contract, certificate of deposit for a security, certificate of interest or participation in a patent or application therefor, or in royalty or other payments under such a patent or application, or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a "security" or any certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or option, warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any of the foregoing to the extent allowed by law;
(k) "secretary" means the secretary of commerce; and
(l) "seed capital" means financing that is provided for the development, refinement and commercialization of a product, process or innovation, whether for the startup of a new firm, the expansion or the restructuring of a small firm. See Kansas Statutes 74-8103
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- secretary: means the secretary of commerce. See Kansas Statutes 74-8132
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) The Kansas technology enterprise applied research matching grant fund is hereby created, to which shall be credited any state funds specifically so designated.
(b) The secretary may use the Kansas technology enterprise applied research fund to carry out the purposes of this act by awarding competitive applied research grants to educational institutions and private enterprises of special importance to the Kansas economy. The fund is not to be used for pure research technology transfer technical assistance or training but only for actual applied research.
(c) The secretary shall award grants only after:
(1) Developing, adopting and publishing the criteria it shall use when evaluating research proposals; and
(2) reviewing applied research proposals which present:
(A) Documentation, if the proposal is from an educational institution, that not less than 60% of the total direct cost of the proposed project will be provided by sources other than the corporation; machinery or equipment may be considered as part of the matching funds for the research, but must be accompanied by a statement:
(i) That the educational institution has received the machinery or equipment and it is state of the art; and either
(ii) verifying that the equipment or machinery is donated and has only been used in testing to insure quality control, or used by a wholesaler or retailer for demonstration purposes only; or
(iii) detailing the price paid by the educational institution, with an invoice showing the amount paid for the machinery or equipment;
(B) documentation, if the proposal is from a private enterprise, that not less than 60% of the total direct cost of the proposed project will be provided by sources other than the department or through in-kind services provided through the private enterprise as evaluated by the secretary;
(C) a description of the future commercial application and the industrial sectors that will likely benefit by the applied research project and the potential for job creation;
(D) an itemized research budget, time line and research methodology;
(E) a recommendation from the sponsoring educational institution or business enterprise; and
(F) other information that may be required by the board.
(d) The secretary shall approve such applied research proposals after the secretary finds, based upon the proposal submitted and such additional investigation as the staff of the department shall make, that:
(1) The proposed project is research that leads to innovation, new knowledge or technology and is not training or technical assistance for business firms;
(2) the proposed applied research project will expand that field’s technological base within the state;
(3) the project will enhance employment opportunities within Kansas; and
(4) the project is technically sound and will produce a measurable result.
(e) The secretary shall create an applied research committee to assist in evaluating potential applied research projects. The membership of this applied research committee may include employees of the department, and other persons drawn from sources other than [the] department who are recognized by their peers for outstanding knowledge and leadership in their fields.
(f) Any commercialized research that results from an applied research grant shall be subject to paragraphs (20) and (21) of subsection (a) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-8104, and amendments thereto.