Types of DoD and VA CRADAs

There are many types of Cooperative R&D Agreement (CRADA) instruments and processes used by the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other Federal Agencies. Each type of CRADA presents a different mechanism or path to establishing meaningful and long-term collaborations between Federal and non-Federal entities to foster R&D innovation and improve the transition and commercialization of required technologies. This list of the types of CRADAs utilized by the DoD and VA is not ...

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How Many CRADAs are Implemented by the DoD and Other Federal Agencies Each Year?

Cooperative R&D agreements (CRADAs) and other DoD technology transfer mechanisms (e.g., licensing, patents, and publishing) help to convey knowledge, ownership rights, or establish formal research agreements between Federal and non-Federal entities. Of these instruments, CRADAs provide a convenient mechanism for these entities to collaborate, but how many CRADAs are completed by each Federal entity each year?

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What is a CRADA?

Cooperative R&D agreements (CRADAs) serve as a mechanism to facilitate collaborative research and development (R&D) between the federal government and non-federal entities. Benefits in establishing a CRADA with a federal lab include reduced R&D costs, a concentrated effort resulting in reduced time between innovation and production, and the ability to commercialize inventions developed under the CRADA.

A Brief History

Following WWII, the U.S. federal government was providing 70% of all R&D funding. Federal employees owned their government-funded inventions ...

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