New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIII, Issue 20 / October 25, 2022
TITLE
5 POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
CHAPTER
3 POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
INSTITUTION FINANCES
PART
14 TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT
FUND
5.3.14.1 ISSUING AGENCY: State of New
Mexico Higher Education Department.
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5.3.14.2 SCOPE: Provisions for 5.3.14 NMAC apply to state
research institutions and tribal colleges in New Mexico.
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5.3.14.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Section
21-1-27.2 NMSA 1978.
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5.3.14.4 DURATION: Permanent.
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5.3.14.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: October 25, 2022
unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
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5.3.14.6 OBJECTIVE: The objective and purpose of
5.3.14 NMAC is to outline the distribution of monies in the technology
enhancement fund. Money in the technology enhancement fund is appropriated by
the legislature to the higher education department. The department shall
distribute funds to New Mexico state research institutions or tribal colleges
that submit proposals and receive award determinations from the department for
purposes outlined in Section 21-1-27 NMSA 1978 and 5.3.14 NMAC.
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5.3.14.7 DEFINITIONS:
A. “Committee” means the technology
enhancement committee.
B. “Department” means the New Mexico higher
education department.
C. “Eligible institution”
means a state research university or tribal college located in New Mexico.
D. “Fund” means the technology enhancement
fund.
E. “Institutional share” means funds to be matched by
the technology enhancement fund. No portion of the institutional share may be
derived from any other state appropriation.
F. “Proposal” means a formal request submitted
to the technology enhancement committee for the purposes of the fund.
G. “State research institution” means
an institution of higher education enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the
constitution of New Mexico conducting research within the scope of Section
21-1-27.2 NMSA 1978.
H. “Tribal College” means a
tribally, federally or congressionally chartered
postsecondary educational institution located wholly or partly in New Mexico
conducting research within the scope of Section 21-1-27.2 NMSA 1978.
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5.3.14.8 TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT FUND:
A. The technology enhancement fund is
created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of appropriations, income
from investment of the fund, gifts, grants, donations
and bequests.
B. The technology enhancement fund
shall be administered by the department. Money shall be disbursed only on
warrant of the secretary of finance and administration upon receipt of voucher
signed by the secretary of higher education or the secretary's authorized
representative.
C. Money in the fund shall be used to
provide matching funds to state research universities to support innovative
foundational and applied research and equipment that advances knowledge and
creates new products and production processes in the fields of agriculture,
biotechnology, biomedicine, energy, materials science, microelectronics, water
resources, aerospace, telecommunications, manufacturing science and similar
research areas.
D. Grants from the fund are available to eligible institutions that are conducting collaborative research with corporate organizations, nonprofit organizations, other eligible institutions, or other public entities as determined by the department. An eligible institution may apply for a grant from the fund pursuant to an application schedule issued by the department.
E. Allocations from the fund shall be based on a competitive process with applications reviewed by the committee.
F. Following an award determination, an eligible institution shall not receive a distribution until that institution provides documentation to the department that it has received or will receive institutional share funding equal or greater than the state contribution. Distributions from the technology enhancement fund are made at least quarterly. Allocations not matched or not currently obligated to a proposal in review during any quarter of the cycle are made available during the following quarter for supplemental or second round matching by the corporate organization, nonprofit organization, other eligible institution, or other public entity as determined by the department pursuant to Subsection D of 5.3.14.8 NMAC.
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5.3.14.9 TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT
COMMITTEE: The committee is
composed of panel of scientific and business experts established by the
department. The committee shall judge proposals based on excellence in research
design and possible innovation in cross-disciplinary, multi-campus and higher
education-industry research collaboration. The review panel may determine new
research areas.
A. The committee shall consist of
the following representatives:
(1) The vice presidents for research from
the New Mexico institute of mining and technology, New Mexico state university,
the university of New Mexico or their designates;
(2) a representative from the research
community of the health sciences center at the university of New
Mexico;
(3) a representative from the appropriate
entities at New Mexico institute of mining and technology, New Mexico state
university and the university of New Mexico that have expertise in economic
development; and
(4) other designees as appointed by the
cabinet secretary of the department.
B. The
responsibilities of the committee shall include:
(1) review proposals submitted to
the committee for sufficiency, quality and merit;
(2) determine whether the proposals and
award determinations meet the purposes of the fund;
(3) determine whether funds are being
distributed pursuant to the provisions of this section;
(4) recommend ways to support or change
award and distribution processes;
(5) make recommendations to the department
for the purpose of distribution of funds; and
(6) give advice or other assistance to
the department as requested.
C. The
committee shall meet as needed, but no less than four times per year, to review
proposals and make award determinations.
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5.3.14.10 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS: To be
considered eligible for a distribution from the technology enhancement fund, a
proposal submitted by an eligible institution shall:
A. demonstrate how the funds will be used
to enhance public post-secondary education and research that benefits New Mexico;
B. indicate which of the purposes
specified within Subsection C of 5.3.14.8 NMAC the proposal addresses; and
C. identify the source and eligibility of
the institutional share.
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5.3.14.11
SELECTION OF PROPOSALS:
A. The
committee shall develop a timeline of quarterly application periods setting
forth deadlines for proposal submission and a schedule of review. The
department may accept applications on nonstandard intervals upon request of the
institution submitting the proposal.
B. The
committee shall develop a scoring rubric that scores all proposals received
pursuant to the requirements of 5.3.14.10 NMAC.
C. No
award determination shall be made until all proposals submitted within an
application period have been reviewed and scored by the committee.
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5.3.14.12 REPORTS: Institutions shall report annually the status
of awards made pursuant to 5.3.14.11 NMAC. The department shall report annually
to the legislative finance committee on award determinations made pursuant to
this section. The report shall include the number of
proposals submitted by each institution, the number of proposals selected for
funding from each institution, the amounts requested by each institution, the
amounts awarded to each institution, the amount of matching funds and their
sources and the purposes of the awards.
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HISTORY
OF 5.3.14 NMAC: [RESERVED]