A custom util function

custom_util_function.php

//custom/Extension/application/Ext/Utils/getProjectTemplates.php
function getProjectTemplates(){
	static $projectTemplates = null;
	if(!$projectTemplates){
		global $db;
		
		$query = "SELECT id, name FROM project where deleted = 0 and is_template = 1 order by name asc ";
		
		$result = $db->query($query, false);

		$projectTemplates = array();
		$projectTemplates[''] = '';

		while (($row = $db->fetchByAssoc($result)) != null) {
			$projectTemplates[$row['id']] = $row['name'];
		}

	}
	return $projectTemplates;
}