What’s the difference between an SAA, a CRADA, and a Cooperative Agreement?
SAAs and CRADAs are essentially the same. Authorized by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (link opens new browser window) (as amended), SAAs are flexible arrangements that allow NASA to work cooperatively with industry and academia. The Technology Innovation Act of 1980 authorizes other government research organizations, which did not have similar provisions in their charters, to use CRADAs. Cooperative Agreements with profit-making firms allow GRC to enter into a cost/resource-sharing arrangement for research and technology development.
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