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"A. 1. Out of the amounts authorized in Item C-52.10, $30,000,000 the first year shall be made available for lab renovations and enhancements and / or research equipment at the Global Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Institute for George Mason University, Old Dominion University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech and the College of William and Mary subject to the following conditions being met:

(a) For a project to be eligible at least two institutions or one institution and one private sector company must partner with INOVA at Global Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Institute;

(b) Projects are required to have undergone the vetting  process from the Global Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Institute which would include a peer review board based on scientific expertise;

(c) Amounts requested from this item by the partnering institutions in A. 1. (a) shall be matched by two dollars from the INOVA Global Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Institute;

(d) In addition, amounts requested by the partnering institutions in A. 1. (a) shall be matched by one dollar from any combination of the partnering entities provided that at least one-half of the one-dollar match is from new resources.

2. Upon meeting the conditions of A.1., the institutions shall submit their funding request application directly to the Research Proposal Review Committee established in § 2.2-2488 for review and evaluation.  After completing its review, the Research Proposal Review Committee, pursuant to § 2.2-2488 C. shall forward recommendations to the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board for its action.

3. The Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board shall review the applications, taking into account the recommendations of the Research Proposal Review Committee.  A decision by the Board to allocate funds from this item shall require an affirmative vote of (i) a majority of the members of the Board who are present and voting, (ii) a majority of the legislative members of the Board from the House of Delegates who are present and voting, (iii) a majority of the legislative members of the Board from the Senate who are present and voting, and (iv) a majority of the members of the Board who are gubernatorial Secretaries who are present and voting. Decisions of the Board shall be final and not subject to review or appeal.

4. The Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board may condition the receipt of any funds from this item on any performance metrics, goals, or criteria as it deems appropriate. Any applicant awarded funds from this item  shall be required to report to the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board on the progress and results of the program or project on a schedule set in accordance with the procedures, criteria, and guidelines developed pursuant to this item and the individual terms of the award."