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26. What are the Intellectual property and data rules for products that result from IMLS grants? a. You may copyright any work that is subject to copyright and was developed, or for which ownership was purchased, under the grant. IMLS reserves a royalty -free, worldwide, nonexclusive, and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish or otherwise use the work for Federal purposes and to authorize others to do so (see also, Intangible Property, 2 CFR Part 215.36, and 45 CFR Part 1183.34 Copyrights). You shall also ensure that all publication and distribution agreements include provisions giving the government a royalty -free, worldwide, nonexclusive and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish or otherwise use the work for Federal purposes, and for IMLS to authorize others to do so, and requiring the acknowledgment of IMLS support, b. IMLS reserves a royalty -free, worldwide, nonexclusive, and irrevocable right to: (1) obtain, reproduce, publish or otherwise use the data first produced under the grant; and (2) authorize others to receive, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use such data for Federal purposes. c. If you are awarded funds for experimental, developmental, or research work, you are subject to the regulations governing patents and inventions, including government -wide regulations issued by the Department of Commerce at 37 CPR Part 401, 'Rights to Inventions made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements." d. In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for research data relating to published research findings produced under a grant that were used by the Federal Government in developing an agency action that has the force and effect of law, IMLS shall request, and you shall provide, within a reasonable time, the research data so that they can be made available to the public through the procedures established under the FOIA (5 U.S.G. §552). 27. What happens if a funded project earns income? The federal share of program income is determined by the percentage of total project costs supported by IMLS. Income Earned During the Grant Period You will retain the federal share of program income earned during the grant period and, unless the grant award notification specifies how such income will be used, must use it in one or more of the following ways: • It may be added to the existing project funds and used to further eligible project objectives. • It may be used to meet the grantee's cost - sharing requirement. • It may be deducted from the total allowable costs to determine the net allowable project costs that may be charged to the IMLS grant. 14