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Memorandums of Understanding
In some cases, it may be more advantageous for a company to enter a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ARS. MOU's are broad agreements that
require a mutual interest in objectives by both parties. These agreements do
not require mutual contributions of personal or financial resources by either
party. An MOU is essentially an agreement to coordinate activities and to
outline mutually acceptable goals and procedures, leading to mutual decisions.
Transfer of resources (money, people etc.) is NOT done with an MOU.
There are five types of MOUs that can be exercised in ARS to fit a specific
need.
- A Master MOU is an agreement between ARS and another party or parties
covering a broad area of cooperative work. A Master MOU may be entered into
with any responsible party. It is used to set forth general principles of
coordination, describe mutual needs in broad language, identify resource
contributions and state responsibilities.
- A Supplement to the Master MOU is an agreement among the parties to the
Master MOU describing in detail a particular program or project. The program
or project must be within the scope of the Master MOU.
- An Individual MOU is an agreement between ARS and another party or
parties describing a cooperative program or project. It can be used with an
individual, public or private organization, Federal Agency, or other single
or multiple parties. It is typically used when there is not a Master MOU to
supplement.
- A Standard MOU is an agreement between ARS and another party similar to
an Individual MOU, but different in that the agreement is reduced to an
approved format with blanks to be filled.
- A Cooperative Research and Development MOU is an agreement between ARS
and another party to conduct cooperative technology transfer activities
pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 3710A.
To find out what type of MOU will fit your situation,
contact the Technology Transfer Coordinator responsible for the ARS laboratory
location of your interest.
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Last Modified: 06/28/2006
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