Description

A written agreement between one or more federal laboratories and one or more non-Federal parties under which the Government, through its laboratories, provides personnel, facilities, equipment or other resources with or without reimbursement (but not funds to non-Federal parties). The non-Federal parties provide personnel, funds, services, facilities, equipment or other resources to conduct specific research or development efforts that are consistent with the agency's mission.

Authority

Cooperative Research & Development Agreements (CRADAs) are authorized by 15 U.S.C. 3710a. The governing regulation is AR 70-57, Military-Civilian Technology Transfer, 26 February 2004.

When a CRADA is Appropriate

CRADAs allow ERDC researchers to exchange technical expertise with non-federal partners, and to accept reimbursement for research conducted under the CRADA. CRADAs also protect a researcher's rights and those of ERDC to inventions the researcher may make. CRADAs are appropriate when ideas, staff, materials, equipment is to be exchanged over a period of time for the purpose of collaboration and/or an invention may result. Money can be provided to ERDC under a CRADA.

Who May Participate in CRADAs

CRADAs must involve at least one non-federal party. In addition to ERDC scientists, the other participants in a CRADA may be one or more of the following:

• Private corporations (U.S. or foreign)
• Nonprofit and not-for-profit institutions (U.S. or foreign)
• State and local governments (U.S.)
• Other Federal agencies (U.S.)