Standard Forms and Agreements

Clinical Trial Agreement (CTA)

Clinical Trial Agreements may be used for studies conducted to determine the safety and efficacy of new agents and devices.

• Center for Cancer Research Intramural CTA: Used for clinical trails conducted at the NCI (Word)

Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA)

Used for the exchange of confidential information. There are 3 different versions of the CDA. Select from the following:

• For two (2) parties sharing confidential information (Word | WordPerfect | PDF)
• For an outside party receiving confidential information from NIH (Word | WordPerfect | PDF)
• For an outside party providing confidential information to NIH (Word | WordPerfect | PDF)

Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)

CRADA is used when NIH and Industry collaborate to further develop a technology for commercialization. There are 3 different versions of the CRADA. Select from the following:

• Standard CRADA: Used for collaborative studies of basic research.
  (Word)
• Intramural Clinical Trial CRADA: Used for collaborative studies which include a clinical trial conducted at the NIH.
  (Word)
• Extramural Clinical Trial CRADA: Used for collaborative studies which include a clinical trial conducted at NIH funded sites.
  (Word)

Employee Invention Report (EIR)

Used by NIH staff for reporting and evaluating inventions. (Word)

• SAIC-Frederick Invention Report Coversheet This coversheet is for use by SAIC-Frederick staff only - to be completed and attached to an EIR.
  (PDF)

Materials Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (Materials CRADA)

Materials CRADA is a simpler form of CRADA, with no significant collaboration, for the use of a proprietary material in an NIH research project.
( Word)

Material Transfers

Material Transfers are used for the exchange of materials with outside organizations for research purposes. NIH Staff may use the following forms:

• Simple Letter of Agreement (SLA) (PDF | Word)
• Frequently asked questions about the SLA.
• The NIH Material Transfer Agreement (MTA)
  (PDF | Word)
• Material Transfer Agreement for the Transfer of Organisms (MTA-TO)
  MTA-TO is used for the exchange of organisms with outside organizations for research purposes. (Word)

Natural Products Branch-Developmental Therapeutics Program Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

The Natural Products Program Memorandum of Understanding is used when a foreign institution provides extracts and /or pure compounds directly to the NCI for antitumor screening and evaluation. (Word)

The Letter of Collection (LOC)

The Letter of Collection is an agreement between the NCI Developmental Therapeutics Program Natural Products Branch and a Source Country (or institution therein) describing the process of collecting samples of the country's biodiversity (plant, marine, microbial) through an approved collection contractor and screening them at the NCI for cancer and other disease targets. (Word)