71-8804.

Committee; establish grant process; reports.

(1) The committee shall establish a grant process to award grants to Nebraska institutions or researchers for the purpose of conducting nonembryonic stem cell research. The grant process shall include, but not be limited to, an application identifying the institution or researcher applying for the grant, the amount of funds to be received by the applicant from sources other than state funds, the sources of such funds, and a description of the goal of the research for which the funds will be used and research methods to be used by the applicant.

(2) The committee shall submit electronically an annual report to the Legislature stating the number of grants awarded, the amount of the grants, and the researchers or institutions to which the grants were awarded.