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(a) Eligibility.--An institution that conducts research in this Commonwealth and has received funding from the National Institutes of Health during each of the three immediately preceding Federal fiscal years shall be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to section 906(1). 1 For one year from the effective date of this act, an institution that has immediately succeeded, by asset acquisition, the research function of another institution that received National Institutes of Health funding during any of the four immediately preceding fiscal years shall be considered eligible to receive a grant pursuant to section 906(1).
(b) Fund distribution.--Funds under this section shall be distributed to eligible institutions as follows:
(1) Twenty percent shall be distributed to each institution that receives more than $175,000,000 as an average amount from the National Institutes of Health during the three immediately preceding Federal fiscal years.
(2) Seventeen percent shall be distributed to each institution that receives more than $175,000,000 in federally sponsored research and development obligations in the immediately available preceding Federal fiscal year as reported by the National Science Foundation and receives more than $60,000,000 as an average amount from the National Institutes of Health during the three immediately preceding Federal fiscal years.
(3) The remaining funds shall be distributed to eligible institutions based on the percentage calculated by dividing an institution's average award from the National Institutes of Health for the three immediately preceding Federal fiscal years by the sum of the average annual award from the National Institutes of Health for all Pennsylvania-based eligible institutions during the three immediately available preceding Federal fiscal years.
(4) An institution is not eligible to receive funds under more than one paragraph of this subsection.
(c) Additional requirements.--An institution that receives $400,000 or more pursuant to this section shall include the following information with its application under section 907(a): 2
(1) A plan for the timely licensure or commercial development of research results conducted under this section, including its management of intellectual property.
(2) Standard forms of agreement developed by the institution for use in the licensing of research results.
(3) A plan to establish affiliations, exchanges, partnerships or other cooperative efforts with postsecondary educational institutions to provide programs to train students and health professionals in the biomedical field.
(4) A description of the training opportunities provided for researchers employed by the institution relating to the licensing and commercial development of research.
(5) Outreach efforts directed toward informing businesses and business organizations regarding recent developments in research being conducted by the institutions.
(6) A plan for collaboration with an applicant, an institution, a regional biomedical research center under Chapter 17 3 or a for-profit corporation or other business entity to participate in the development of research.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 5701.908. National Institutes of Health funding formula - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-35-ps-health-and-safety/pa-st-sect-35-5701-908/
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