The center, where appropriate, and in consultation with the commission, shall:
a. Make recommendations to the commission concerning the awarding of innovation partnership grants;
b. Make low-cost business incubation facilities available to new industry working in industrial ceramics and related fields;
c. Provide technological extension services to businesses engaged in the application of industrial ceramics and related fields; and
d. Promote additional research and technological innovation to generate economic growth in industrial ceramics and related fields.