Partnering with the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) to enable technologies that will benefit the nation—ATP works with industry and universities to identify and promote investment in technologies with significant potential for broad-based economic benefits, but inadequate levels of private investment. The Program uses joint ventures and teaming arrangements to combine private investment and the best available scientific and technological talent in industry, universities, and government. ATP uses two fundamental strategies for partnering:

1. Encourage industry and academia to increase R&D investments in high-risk, broad impact  technologies.  ATP will use partnership strategies for identifying and stimulating investment in emerging, infrastructural, and/or multi-use technologies. ATP will continue to fund industry- and academia-driven, cost-shared research in technologies identified through a broad and rigorous assessment of 1) the economic potential of advancements in particular technologies; 2) the technical strength of project proposals and the degree of commitment; and 3) the opportunity for ATP funds to complement and leverage private investment in those technologies.
   
   
2. Engage all elements of the national R&D enterprise in the ATP.   ATP will expand its partnership activities with both the public and private sectors, and strengthen linkages among various sources of innovation—such as small entrepreneurial firms, universities and other sources of basic research, and new research consortia (particularly those involving small businesses and universities).

Date created: July 18, 2003
Last updated: April 28, 2005