The goal of the FAA's Technology Transfer Program is to transfer
knowledge, facilities, equipment, or capabilities developed by federal
laboratories or agencies to the private sector to expand the United
States technology base and to maximize the return on investment in
federally funded research and development. The purpose of the Technology
Transfer Program is to help the private sector meet the challenges of
the highly competitive global economic environment, along with providing
FAA personnel assistance in achieving critical R&D goals or meeting
congressionally mandated researchÐin spite of limited R&D fundÐthat has
a direct impact on aviation, the mission of the FAA, or on the civil
aviation community.
You and the FAA as Partners . . .
FAA technology transfer provides an opportunity for your company or
academic institution to tap into the endless resources that our
laboratories have to offer. As a technology transfer partner with the
FAA, you have access to our advanced technologies, our state-of-the-art
facilities, and the expertise of our highly skilled scientists and
engineers. This access can help you develop products and technologies
that will be commercially successful and can help ensure long-term
success for you.
Cooperative Research Development Agreements (CRDA)
If you are interested in R&D that is efficient, fast, and economical, a
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement may be the right vehicle
for you. A CRDA enables you and the FAA to share personnel, resources,
services, facilities, and equipment for specific R&D projects. Through a
CRDA, you will be able to utilize some of the most technologically
advanced laboratories and test facilities in the world. A CRDA can also
result in the development of intellectual property that you keep
exclusively, while the Government retains a license for its use. The
CRDA allows the FAA to share facilities, equipment, services, and
personnel resources in cooperation with private industry, academia, or
state/local government agencies. It is implemented to develop an idea,
prototype, process, or product for direct application to the civil
aviation community and/or indirect application for commercial
exploitation.
Cooperative Research Programs
The FAA's cooperative research programs facilitate the exchange of
personnel between the FAA and participating companies or colleges and
universities, through such programs as the Technology Share program, the
Independent R&D program, and the Small Business Innovation Research
Program (SBIR). The SBIR Program seeks to encourage the initiative of
the private sector and to use small business as effectively as possible
in meeting federal research and development objectives. The purposes of
the program are to stimulate technological innovation and to use small
business to meet Federal research and development needs. Additionally,
the SBIR Program is used to increase private sector commercialization of
innovations derived from federal research and development and to foster
and encourage minority and disadvantaged participation in technological
innovation.
FAA POC:
jennelle Derrickson,
Program Manager for Technology Transfer
(609) 485-5096
jennelle.derrickson@faa.dot.gov
