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Aerospace Technical Facility Inventory
Online listing of capabilities and facilities within NASA and the aerospace community.
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Biological Materials Licenses
Type of license that allows a company to make, use and/or sell commercially useful biological materials that are not in the public domain and for which patent protection cannot or will not be obtained.
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Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) SBIR Program
SBIR program designed to elicit from the small business community innovative solutions that both address chemical and biological defense technology gaps and have high commercialization potential.
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Clinical Trial Agreement
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Clinical Trials Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CT CRADA)
Specific type of CRADA that allows a lab or agency to participate in a study performed and funded by a commercial company.
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Collaborative Technology Alliances
Partnerships between Army laboratories and other organizations that focus on the rapid transition of innovative technologies to the warfighter.
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Collection Agreement
Payment from an outside entity to deliver a specific service or product.
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Commercial Evaluation License Agreement
Agreement that enables the licensing of material for commercial purposes.
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Commercial Operations & Support Savings Initiative (COSSI)
Mechanism that reduces weapon system life-cycle costs by inserting commercial products and processes into military systems.
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Commercial Service Agreement (CSA)
Process whereby government facilities can be directly paid by industry to perform services that are unique to the laboratory and not commercially available elsewhere.
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Commercial Test Agreement (CTA)
Agreement that makes available to any person or entity - at an appropriate fee - the testing services of one or more federal laboratories or technical activities
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Confidentiality/Nondisclosure Agreement
Agreement used to protect proprietary information for discussion purposes; used particularly when companies wish to learn more about a technology before entering into a formal agreement.
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Consulting by Laboratory Personnel
Agreement by which laboratory personnel may provide consulting to a private-sector party.
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Contracts (general)
Instrument whereby the lab pays for the acquisition of materials or services, subject to Federal Acquisition Regulations.
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Contributions
Method by which a laboratory can accept lands, buildings, equipment, or other contributions from public or private sources.
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Cooperative Agreement (CA)
Agreement between a laboratory and other organization(s) whereby money or property is transferred to the recipient to support or stimulate research. Similar to a CRADA, except money can be exchanged.
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Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)
Flexible vehicle that allows one or more federal laboratories and one or more nonfederal parties to enter into agreements to conduct specified research and development-related activities that are consistent with the laboratory's mission. Unlike a Cooperative Agreement, no money can be exchanged.
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Cooperative Research Programs
Applied, contract research programs that develop near-term, practical solutions to problems.
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Cooperative Technology Administration Agreement (CTAA)
Agreement with universities similar to a pre-application; used for beginning negotiations.
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Cost-Reimbursable Agreement
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Cost-Shared Contracts
Contracts that identify costs to be shared by the government and a nonfederal party for work that is of mutual benefit to the government.
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Dual Use Science & Technology (DUST) Program
Program that partners with industry to jointly fund and develop dual-use technology that has both military utility and commercial potential.
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Dual Use/Joint Venture Partnership Program
Program that uses Cooperative Agreements to develop cost- and risk-sharing initiatives between a laboratory and an industry partner to produce a product that meets both government and commercial needs.
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Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA)
Agreement between a laboratory and an educational institution to transfer and/or enhance technology applications and provide technology assistance to the institution.
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Employee Invention Report
Method of reporting lab employees' inventions, used to evaluate the patentability and value in patenting the invention
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Enhanced Use Lease
Agreement that allows for entry into long-term leases and the receipt of cash or in-kind consideration for income on leased property.
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Facility Usage
Agreements that allow other parties, federal or nonfederal, to use a laboratory's designated "user facilities" that contain equipment or expertise not readily available elsewhere.
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Grants
Agreements between the government and a recipient granting funding and/or property to the recipient to support or stimulate research.
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Guest Researcher Arrangements (GRA)
Mechanisms to allow qualified individuals access to laboratory facilities and equipment while working with laboratory staff on projects of mutual interest.
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Independent Research & Development (IR&D)
DOD-sponsored program that encourages contractors to pursue independent research and development projects that are of potential interest to DOD, thus encouraging maintenance of a strong national technology base.
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Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Programs
Programs that fund research into promising but unproven innovations for highways, transportation safety, and transit.
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Interagency Agreement (IAA)
Agreement that allows two or more federal agencies to exchange information, personnel, equipment, material, resources, and funds.
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Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement
Agreement for providing services for a state or local government on a reimbursable basis.
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International Agreements
Agreements governed by international law, usually for a major undertaking.
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International Cooperative Research and Development (R&D)
International exchange designed to leverage resources through cost-sharing and coordinated research, development and production.
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Invention Disclosures
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Joint Funding Agreement (JFA)
Agreement that allows for cooperative programs with state, local, or regional agencies; American Indian/Alaska Native governments; or other entities having taxing authority.
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Joint Sponsored Research Agreement
Collaborative R&D effort used for the development of commercialization of dual-use technologies where funds are involved.
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Joint Venture Agreement
Agreement for the joint expenditure of federal and outside funds or other resources on a specific project
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Licensing Agreement
Transfer of less-than-ownership rights to another party so that party can use the intellectual property. There are many types of licenses and licensing agreements. Private parties may license inventions from the government, and the government may license from the private sector. Industry partners must satisfy certain conditions before the government grants a license. May also be called Patent License Agreement.
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Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program
DOD program that meets national security objectives through the development and application of advanced manufacturing technologies and processes.
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Material Transfer Agreement (MTA)
Contract that governs the transfer of tangible research materials between two organizations when the recipient intends to use it for his or her own research purposes.
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Material Transfer CRADA (MT CRADA)
Specific type of CRADA used to transfer materials between a federal party and a nonfederal party.
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Materials CRADA
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Memoranda of Agreement (MOA)/Memoranda of Understanding (MOU)
Agreements between two government, academic, or private-sector partners, often used to establish the organizational links in technology transfer efforts.
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Mentor-Protege Program (MPP)
Program designed to increase participation of small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) on federal contracts by providing incentives to major contractors to help SDBs enhance their capabilities to satisfy federal contract and subcontract requirements.
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Multiparty CRADA
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NASA Online Partnering Tool
Online form through which NASA partnership development expert evaluate applicants and help match their business interests with NASA's experts and technologies.
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NASA Technology Transfer Portal
Online portal to search for NASA technologies.
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Open Source Software
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Other Transactions
Flexible agreements used in special cases in which contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements do not apply.
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Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA)
Partnership Intermediaries perform services for the lab that increase the likelihood of success in the conduct of cooperative or joint activities with small business firms or educational institutions/organizations. PIAs allow the intermediary to perform these services.
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Patent License
Contract between IP owner and another party that permits the licensee to use the IP in accordance with the terms of the contract. There are many types of licenses.
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Patent License Agreement (PLA)
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Personnel Exchanges
Exchange programs that provide for a transfer of personnel, either to the laboratory from another party or from the laboratory to another party, generally for the purpose of exchanging expertise and information.
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R&D Consortia
Arrangements in which multiple federal and nonfederal parties work together for a common R&D objective without exchanging funds.
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Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement
Agreement between ARS and a sponsoring organization that involves cooperative research of mutual interest, in which the sponsor reimburses ARS for costs incurred in performance of project.
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Research Fellowships
Programs that allow the government to accept research associates from academia or industry to collaborate on specific projects.
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Research Support Agreement (RSA)
Agreement between the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and State Cooperative Institutions or other colleges and universities, for the acquisition of goods or services.
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
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Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR)
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Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
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Space Act Agreement
Arrangement concluded under the "other transactions" authority of the Space Act, used to enter into a wide range of agreements with numerous entities and conduct international cooperative space activities.
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Technical Assistance
The government has many ways for its scientists and engineers to assist nonfederal parties, with or without a fee. The laboratory or facility can provide knowledge, specialized equipment, and/or facilities through a variety of agreements. Assistance may be as simple as providing information by phone or as involved as spending a few days onsite.
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Technical Assistance to Small Business
Assistance provided by agency/laboratory/facility personnel through a response to an inquiry from an individual or organization seeking to further knowledge, solve a specific problem, or improve a process or product.
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Technology Investment Agreement (TIA)
Special type of assistance instrument used to increase the involvement of commercial firms in federal R&D. May be a type of cooperative agreement or another type of assistance transaction. Can be used to carry out basic, applied, or advanced research projects when appropriate. Research is to be performed at least in part by for-profit firms, especially as members of consortia.
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Technology Transfer Sharing Agreement (TTSA)
Simple agreement that specifies the purpose, terms, and conditions related to the transfer of technologies between U.S. government agencies.
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Test Services Agreement (TSA)
Agreement that allows federal laboratories to provide facilities and/or services to a nonfederal entity for a fee.
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Transportation Pooled Fund Program
Means for state Department of Transportation (DOT), commercial entities, and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) program offices to combine resources and achieve common research goals.
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Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement
Agreement between ARS and a sponsoring organization that involves cooperative research of mutual interest, in which ARS is paid in advance of performance.
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University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) Program
Partnership between DOD and a university or college that provides or maintains essential engineering, research, and/or development capabilities defined as core that complement and enhance DOD research needs.
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Work for Others Agreement
Arrangement by which a laboratory or agency can sell services not available in the private sector.
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Work for Private Party Agreement
Similar to Work for Others, an agreement in which a prospective partner submits a work description and requests a proposal from the Navy facility.
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