2025 UTC Competition Questions and Answers

Separate Institutions Within a University System (1/9/2026)
Question: A university within our state university system already has a UTC grant – is another campus in the system eligible to apply?
Answer: We consider different campuses within a university system to be separate institutions if they have different Unique Entity Identifiers (UEIs). So if that is the case then the other campus is eligible to apply.

Limit on Number of LOIs, Applications (1/6/2026)
Question: Is there a limit on the number of Letters of Intent or Applications that an institution may submit?
Answer: The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) does not put any limits on the number of LOIs or applications that may be submitted, therefore there is no such limit. The NOFO does state that any application must be preceded by a Letter of Intent, and please also note the language on pages 11-12 of the NOFO about what changes are and are not allowed between a Letter of Intent and an application.