Forms & Model Agreements

Licensing Application and Agreements

Used to when industry is interested in licensing a technology.

• Inter-Institutional Agreements
• Public Health Service License Agreements
• License Application

Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs)

Used to exchange confidential information.

• NCATS Model 2-Way CDA (Word - 21KB)
  For two parties sharing confidential information.
• NCATS 1-Way Out CDA (Word - 24KB)
  For an outside party receiving confidential information from NIH.
• NCATS 1-Way In CDA (Word - 28KB)
  For an outside party providing confidential information to NIH.

Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)

Used when NIH and industry collaborate to further develop a technology for commercialization.

• Model NIH Materials CRADA (Word - 27KB)
  For collaborative studies of basic research.
• Model PHS CRADA (Word - 49KB)
  For collaborative studies of basic research.
• Intramural Clinical Trial CRADA (Word - 47KB)
  For collaborative studies that include a clinical trial conducted at NIH.
• Extramural Clinical Trial CRADA (Word - 49KB)
  For collaborative studies that include a clinical trial conducted at NIH-funded sites.

Research Collaboration Agreement (RCA)

Used in a collaborative project where confidential information and materials may be exchanging hands. 

• RCA Template (Word - 31KB)

Employee Invention Report

Used when NCATS employees create new technologies.

• PHS Employee Discovery and Invention Report (Word - 113KB)

Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)

Used to exchange research materials.

• NCATS Provider MTA (Word - 25KB)
• NCATS Recipient MTA (Word - 26KB)