May 6, 2023

<PTE Address Block>

ILLINOIS REF. NO. <Proposal Number>TITLE: <Title>REQUESTED AMOUNT: $ <Requested Amount> COST SHARE AMOUNT: $ <Amount>PERIOD OF PERFORMACE: <Start Date> - <End Date>ILLINOIS PI: <PI> ILLINOIS UNIT: <Dept or Unit Name>PASS-THROUGH ENTITY: <PTE> PTE PI: <PTE PI>PRIME SPONSOR: <Prime Sponsor>

Dear <Contact Name>:

This letter represents the intent of The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (“Illinois”) to participate in the proposal “<Title>” with <PI> as the Principal Investigator for Illinois and <PTE PI> as the Principal Investigator for <PTE>.

The appropriate programmatic and administrative personnel at Illinois approve this proposal submission to <Prime Sponsor>. If <PTE>’s proposal is selected for funding by <Prime Sponsor>, our organization will actively participate in the project in accordance with the terms agreed between Illinois and <PTE>. Illinois is registered in FDP FCOI Clearinghouse. Illinois is not currently a pilot member of the FDP Expanded Clearinghouse; however, our Letter of Intent Attachment (http://sponsoredprograms.illinois.edu/forms/Letter%20of%20Intent%20Attachment.pdf) contains the same information.

Sincerely,

______________________________Peter E. Schiffer Vice Chancellor for ResearchThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Revised 01/27/17