Does the 15% of operating dollars include the 20% overhead?
Yes, the 15% must include all the direct operating costs as well as the 20% in overhead against those operational dollars. • Are Collaborators required to complete a Statement of Intent similar to that required by the Lead Applicant (a 5-page summary that includes the proposed technology/research focus area and Research Cluster Growth Plan) or can the Statement of Intent from Collaborators be a “letter of support” from the respective presidents/chief executive officers affirming commitment to the project? Collaborators are not to submit a statement of intent similar to that of the lead applicant. The letter that a collaborator submits is only intended to accomplish the following, as taken from the RFP: “The Lead Applicant must also submit a Statement of Intent from each Collaborator the Lead Applicant names. Those letters must also be signed by their respective presidents or chief executive officers. The letters affirm that the Lead Applicant and Collaborators are committed to the subm
