Federal Laboratories

Technical Assistance CRADA's

UMMAP has partnerships with several major Federal Laboratories located in Maryland and Virginia to provide technical assistance to benefit business and industry. This assistance is provided through Technical Assistance CRADA's (Cooperative Research and Development Agreements). These agreements allow Federal Laboratories to contribute staff, facilities and equipment, with up to four man days of free technical assistance. Over thirty Maryland companies have benefited from this program since it's inception. This program provides companies with the specialized technical assistance they need, but might not otherwise be able to get. The only requirement is the signing of a two page document which, when completed by the Federal Lab and the University of Maryland College Park, activates the CRADA.

Participating Federal Labs

The following Federal Laboratories currently offer this assistance:

• Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD)
• Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NCWCIHD)
• Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD)
• Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)
• US Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
• US Geological Survey (USGS)

Links

• www.td.anl.gov
  Argonne National Laboratory—Laser Applications Lab

• www.oit.doe.gov
  Inventions and Innovations Program

• ctd.hq.nasa.gov
  NASA Commercial Technology Network (NCTN) Home Page

• www.ncemt.ctc.com
  National Center for Excellence in Metalworking Technology (NCEMT)

• www.ncms.org
  National Center for Manufacturing Sciences

• www.nacfam.org
  National Coalition For Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM)

• orcmt.oakridge.org
  Oak Ridge Centers for Manufacturing Technology Home Page

• www.wtn.org
  Wright Patterson Air Force Base

For additional links, see the Useful Links section of this web site.

Contact Us

Please contact Ron Hawkins for more details on how you can benefit from this assistance.