Agency: USTAR Line Item: USTAR Background The USTAR line item comprises expenditures for USTAR Administration and the Technology Outreach program.
Intent Language The Legislature intends that USTAR's annual statutorily required report to the Businesses, Economic Development, and Labor Subcommittee and to the Executive Appropriations Committee, shall include the following information henceforth, beginning with its FY 2014 report: 1) a report detailing specific program-level performance measures for research teams at each participating university, and for the technology outreach program at each regional location. The outcomes of these performance measures shall be included, and historical outcomes should be included as data becomes available. 2) A report detailing research team expenditures at each participating university. This portion of the report shall include total expenditures by research team by fiscal year, as well as total expenditures by research team by area of expenditure. 3) A report detailing nonlapsing balances, including but not limited to: source(s) of nonlapsing balances, and planned usage of nonlapsing balances. 4) A report detailing federal grants awarded to university research teams, cumulatively and also the total amount for the most recent fiscal year. 5) A report detailing the private equity investment in USTAR programs both cumulatively and also the total amount for the most recent fiscal year. 6) A report detailing any other forms of funding received by USTAR programs, broken down by fiscal year with cumulative totals as well as totals for the most recent fiscal year. Related Material 4. USTAR 4. USTAR Funding Detail A new line item titled USTAR Research Teams was created during the 2013 General Session, to track separately, pass-through funds to the University of Utah and to Utah State University for research teams. This is the reason for a $26.9 million budget decrease from FY 2013 to FY 2014 in this line item. 2010
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| $15,296,100 | $14,501,300 | $13,952,700 | $16,990,300 | $3,495,100 | $0 | $3,495,100 | ($3,495,100) | $0 |
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| ($5,072,900) | $0 | $540,500 | $3,000,000 | $0 | ($54,000) | ($54,000) | $54,000 | $0 |
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| $0 | $1,654,200 | $0 | $42,200 | $0 | $160,000 | $160,000 | ($160,000) | $0 |
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| $15,884,400 | $15,461,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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| $9,600 | $4,800 | $3,100 | $93,300 | $5,200 | $5,800 | $11,000 | ($11,000) | $0 |
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| $12,165,000 | $16,744,900 | $21,702,000 | $10,923,700 | $0 | $602,600 | $602,600 | ($602,600) | $0 |
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| ($16,744,900) | ($21,702,000) | ($10,923,700) | ($602,600) | $0 | ($186,500) | ($186,500) | $186,500 | $0 |
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$21,537,300 | $26,664,600 | $25,274,600 | $30,446,900 | $3,500,300 | $527,900 | $4,028,200 | ($4,028,200) | $0 |
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| $899,600 | $825,400 | $759,000 | $625,500 | $672,300 | ($21,300) | $651,000 | ($651,000) | $0 |
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| $2,001,400 | $2,770,500 | $1,993,700 | $1,979,400 | $2,828,000 | $549,200 | $3,377,200 | ($3,377,200) | $0 |
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| $18,636,300 | $23,068,700 | $22,521,900 | $27,842,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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$21,537,300 | $26,664,600 | $25,274,600 | $30,446,900 | $3,500,300 | $527,900 | $4,028,200 | ($4,028,200) | $0 |
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| $1,587,800 | $1,638,800 | $1,394,900 | $1,082,700 | $1,156,000 | $9,400 | $1,165,400 | ($1,162,600) | $2,800 |
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| $22,100 | $18,500 | $14,200 | $11,100 | $14,100 | ($2,700) | $11,400 | ($11,400) | $0 |
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| $19,900 | $15,800 | $18,000 | $11,800 | $27,000 | ($20,700) | $6,300 | ($6,300) | $0 |
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| $769,400 | $737,900 | $1,028,700 | $1,314,100 | $1,865,500 | ($899,000) | $966,500 | ($969,600) | ($3,100) |
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| $132,400 | $71,800 | $60,500 | $40,300 | $67,700 | ($25,600) | $42,100 | ($41,800) | $300 |
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| $19,005,700 | $24,181,800 | $22,758,300 | $27,986,900 | $370,000 | $1,466,500 | $1,836,500 | ($1,836,500) | $0 |
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$21,537,300 | $26,664,600 | $25,274,600 | $30,446,900 | $3,500,300 | $527,900 | $4,028,200 | ($4,028,200) | $0 |
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| 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 21.0 | 15.2 | (3.1) | 12.0 | (12.0) | 0.0 |
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| 22.6 | 22.2 | 15.2 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Program: Administration Function The USTAR Executive Director is responsible for day-to-day administration and provides staff support to the Governing Authority, which manages all components of the initiative. The Administration is broken up into centralized marketing, accounting, and purchasing. Administration support to the Governing Authority includes the creation and analytical review of performance reports of research teams and commercialization projects. The Administration also provides collaboration resources, including a centralized database of stakeholder and client information on a Salesforce CRM (online web-based Customer Relationship Management service), as well as online resources such as the innovationutah.com website and electronic e-Connections newsletter. Statutory Authority UCA 63M-2-302 specifies the duties of the Governing Authority. The authority: - Ensures that funds appropriated and received for research and development at the research universities and for the technology outreach program are used appropriately, effectively, and efficiently in accordance with the intent of the Legislature;
- Works with the administrations of the University of Utah and Utah State University to expand key research;
- Encourages and enhances technology transfer and commercialization of research and technologies developed at the research universities to create high-quality jobs and new industries in the private sector in Utah;
- Reviews state and local economic development plans and appropriations to ensure that the project and appropriations do not duplicate existing or planned programs;
- Establishes economic development objectives for the project;
- Makes rules for allocating monies appropriated for research teams and for the commercialization of new technology between Utah State University and the University of Utah;
- Verifies that the USTAR project is being enhanced by research grants and that it is meeting economic development objectives;
- Monitors all research plans that are part of the project at the research universities to determine that appropriations are being spent in accordance with legislative intent and to maximize the benefit and return to the State;
- Develops methods and incentives to encourage investment in and contributions to the USTAR project from the private sector; and
- Annually reports and makes recommendations to the Governor and the Business, Economic Development, and Labor Subcommittee.
Performance Measures the Administration Program considers indicative of its success are (1) number of website hits (2) accounts in SalesForce.com, and (3) media stories mentioning USTAR . Website Hits. Measuring unique visitors per month to USTAR's website helps gauge the success of branding efforts and the exposure USTAR receives throughout the State and the rest of the country. The USTAR brand is important because it helps attract top talent to Utah, one of the main contributing factors to the success of the program. Media Stories. USTAR's brand impacts the number and amount of federal research funds and other grants. Measuring the number of media stories mentioning USTAR allows the administration to track whether USTAR's brand and presence is increasing or decreasing. SalesForce.com Accounts. SalesForce.com accounts show USTAR's level of activity. If there are more accounts in SalesForce.com it means more projects are being worked on, with more researchers, more entrepreneurs, and with more small businesses. 
* Transition to new website hosting in FY13 - missing web analytics 1/3 yearFunding Detail 2010
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| $676,100 | $185,000 | $665,600 | $814,900 | $672,300 | $33,700 | $706,000 | ($706,000) | $0 |
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| ($15,900) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ($55,000) | ($55,000) | $55,000 | $0 |
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| $523,500 | $492,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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| $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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| $0 | $284,100 | $135,800 | $0 | $0 | $102,600 | $102,600 | ($102,600) | $0 |
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| ($284,100) | ($135,800) | ($42,400) | ($191,200) | $0 | ($102,600) | ($102,600) | $102,600 | $0 |
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$899,600 | $825,400 | $759,000 | $625,500 | $672,300 | ($21,300) | $651,000 | ($651,000) | $0 |
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| $524,100 | $542,400 | $434,100 | $437,500 | $372,100 | $47,700 | $419,800 | ($417,000) | $2,800 |
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| $1,400 | $2,500 | $2,600 | $1,400 | $2,300 | ($200) | $2,100 | ($2,100) | $0 |
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| $6,000 | $4,800 | $2,100 | $400 | $2,100 | ($700) | $1,400 | ($1,400) | $0 |
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| $288,100 | $225,800 | $235,300 | $111,800 | $247,500 | ($114,500) | $133,000 | ($136,100) | ($3,100) |
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| $80,000 | $49,900 | $33,700 | $28,800 | $43,300 | ($8,600) | $34,700 | ($34,400) | $300 |
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| $0 | $0 | $51,200 | $45,600 | $5,000 | $55,000 | $60,000 | ($60,000) | $0 |
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$899,600 | $825,400 | $759,000 | $625,500 | $672,300 | ($21,300) | $651,000 | ($651,000) | $0 |
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| 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 4.5 | (4.5) | 0.0 |
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| 5.7 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Program: Technology Outreach Function The USTAR Technology Outreach and Innovation Program (TOIP) connects USTAR research and technologies to regional colleges, universities, businesses, and entrepreneurs and encourages local commercialization of these technologies. Background As of September 2012, the Governing Authority has established:
- A virtual innovation network
- Five outreach regions:
- Southern TOIP Region - Southern Utah University and Dixie State University co-location
- Central TOIP Region - Utah Valley University
- Northern TOIP Region - Weber State University
- Eastern TOIP Region - Utah State University Extension in the Uintah Basin, and
- Salt Lake TOIP Region - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Science Technology Transfer and Research (STTR) Assistance Center at Salt Lake Community College (SBIR-STTR Resource Center) and BioInnovations Gateway (BiG)
- Support to the Cluster Acceleration Project (UCAP)
- Support for "Concept to Company" competitions
- Technology Outreach Program directors, and hired analysts and interns to work with local companies, entrepreneurs, the universities, and regional stakeholders to increase commercialization activities.
Statutory Authority The scope of the USTAR Technology Outreach Program is outlined in UCA 63M-2-202. The program: - Brokers ideas, new technologies, and services to entrepreneurs and businesses throughout a defined service area;
- Engages local entrepreneurs and professors at applied technology centers, colleges, and universities by connecting them to Utah's research universities;
- Screens business ideas and new technologies to ensure that the ones with the highest growth potential receive the most targeted services and attention;
- Connects market ideas and technologies in new or existing businesses or industries or in regional colleges and universities with the expertise of Utah's research universities;
- Assists businesses, applied technology centers, colleges, and universities in developing commercial applications for their research; and
- Disseminates discoveries and technologies originating at Utah's research universities to local entrepreneurs, businesses, applied technology centers, colleges, and universities.
Performance Three performance measures USTAR cites as the top indicators of success in its technology outreach program are 1) New companies launched with Tech Outreach assistance 2) Federal grants won by Utah companies with SBIR assistance, and 3) Private equity investment assisted by Tech Outreach. New Companies. The number of new companies launched with Tech Outreach help measures the level of entrepreneurial activity enhanced by USTAR Tech Outreach teams and their effect on local small businesses. The more companies created, the more jobs and taxes the State will create. SBIR Grants. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Science Technology Transfer and Research (STTR) assistance center (SSAC) focuses entirely on helping local businesspeople find and apply for grants. If SSAC is performing well, grants are being awarded to Utah businesses. Private Equity. A strong indication of strength for the local companies USTAR works with is how validated they are by private markets. Private investments show that professional investors value the companies and believe they will create long-term profits and growth.   Funding Detail 2010
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| $1,120,000 | $1,608,700 | $1,120,000 | $2,257,100 | $2,822,800 | ($33,700) | $2,789,100 | ($2,789,100) | $0 |
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| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 | $1,000 | ($1,000) | $0 |
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| $0 | $1,654,200 | $0 | $42,200 | $0 | $160,000 | $160,000 | ($160,000) | $0 |
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| $1,330,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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| $9,600 | $4,800 | $3,100 | $91,500 | $5,200 | $5,800 | $11,000 | ($11,000) | $0 |
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| $373,500 | $831,900 | $1,329,100 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $500,000 | ($500,000) | $0 |
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| ($831,900) | ($1,329,100) | ($458,500) | ($411,400) | $0 | ($83,900) | ($83,900) | $83,900 | $0 |
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$2,001,400 | $2,770,500 | $1,993,700 | $1,979,400 | $2,828,000 | $549,200 | $3,377,200 | ($3,377,200) | $0 |
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| $1,063,700 | $1,096,400 | $960,800 | $645,200 | $783,900 | ($38,300) | $745,600 | ($745,600) | $0 |
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| $20,700 | $16,000 | $11,600 | $9,700 | $11,800 | ($2,500) | $9,300 | ($9,300) | $0 |
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| $13,900 | $11,000 | $15,900 | $11,400 | $24,900 | ($20,000) | $4,900 | ($4,900) | $0 |
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| $481,300 | $512,100 | $793,400 | $1,202,300 | $1,618,000 | ($784,500) | $833,500 | ($833,500) | $0 |
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| $52,400 | $21,900 | $26,800 | $11,500 | $24,400 | ($17,000) | $7,400 | ($7,400) | $0 |
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| $369,400 | $1,113,100 | $185,200 | $99,300 | $365,000 | $1,411,500 | $1,776,500 | ($1,776,500) | $0 |
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$2,001,400 | $2,770,500 | $1,993,700 | $1,979,400 | $2,828,000 | $549,200 | $3,377,200 | ($3,377,200) | $0 |
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| 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 11.3 | (3.8) | 7.5 | (7.5) | 0.0 |
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| 16.9 | 16.4 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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