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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

43.002: Technology Transfer

Objectives: To insure that technologies resulting from Government-sponsored civilian aerospace research and development are made available to the widest extent practicable and appropriate for the Nation's benefit.

PROGRAM AND AWARD FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS INFORMATION CONTACTS

RELATED PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

43.002 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Engineers and managers of domestic enterprises, professionals, and others involved in technology transfer are entitled to free subscriptions to NASA Tech Briefs. Technical information search and retrieval services beyond that available via the Internet, and NASA-owned computer programs/documentation are available to domestic organizations on a free-paying basis. Technology Transfer products are available to those who can demonstrate a national public need and would be served by applying NASA technology.

Beneficiary Eligibility: U.S. industry will benefit.

Credentials/Documentation: Not applicable.

43.002 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None required. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure: Program brochures are available from the Office of Aero-Space Technology, Commercial Technology Division, NASA Headquarters. Local offices are listed in the Information Contacts section of this program. Additional information on NASA Commercial Technology Programs and opportunities is available on the NASA web site.

Award Procedure: Not applicable.

Deadlines: Not applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects: Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.

43.002 RELATED PROGRAMS:

11.650 National Technical Information Service;
40.002 Government Publications Sales and Distribution;
43.001 Aerospace Education Services Program.

43.002 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

The NASA Technology Transfer Program has helped many industrial, educational, and government organizations develop new products, increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve the quality of life for US citizens. Typically, the Technology Transfer Program provides user access to aerospace technology in support of technical problem solving. For example, sensor technology, microelectronics and telemetry systems have been adapted and applied in the development of a range of biomedical implantable devices to control or otherwise administer corrective treatment of diseases or bodily functions or ailments, such as diabetes or intractable pain. Many industrial uses of aerospace technology have occurred, including: wireless infrared communications systems; manufacturing scheduling enhancements; structural analysis of industrial products and systems, and a host of materials applications in new and improved products. NASA computer programs are routinely adapted and used by hundreds of U.S. companies annually, with substantial savings in software development costs. During the past year, over 200,000 individuals and firms were given access to new ideas and improvements from NASA resulting in new products and processes. Over 27,000 technical innovations from the space program have been published and are now available for use by American industry by subscribing to NASA Tech Briefs.

43.002 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Type of Assistance: Dissemination of Technical Information.

Obligations: (Program costs; salaries and expenses are excluded) FY 99 $39,322,000; FY 00 est $35,000,000; and FY 01 est $35,000,000.

Budget Account Number: 80-0108-0-1-999.

Authorization: National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, Section 203(a) (3), as amended, Public Law 85-568, 42 U.S.C. 2473.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Internet access at ntas.techtracs.org "SPINOFF 1996; "NASA Tech Briefs"; "Cosmic Software Catalog."

43.002 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: Persons are encouraged to contact the Technology Transfer Officer at a NASA Field Center: Ames Research Center, Mail Stop 202A-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000. Phone: (650) 604-0893; Goddard Space Flight Center, Mail Stop 702, Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771-0001. Phone: (301) 286-5810; Dryden Flight Research Center, Mail Stop D-2014, P.O. Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523-0273. Phone: (805) 258-3720; NASA Management Office-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mail Stop 301-350, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099. Phone: (818) 354-2577; Kennedy Space Center; Mail Stop: DE-TPO, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899-0001. Phone: (407) 867-6624; Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 118, 11 Langley Blvd. Hampton, VA 23681-0001. Phone: (757) 864-6005; Lewis Research Center, Mail Stop 3-7, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135. Phone: (216) 433-5398; Johnson Space Center, Mail Stop HA, 2101 NASA Road 1, Houston, TX 77058-3696. Phone: (281) 483-0474; Marshall Space Flight Center, Mail Stop LA01, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812. Phone: (205) 544-4266; Stennis Space Center, Mail Stop JA00, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000. Phone: (601) 688-1914. NASA Headquarters, Office of Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology, Mail Stop Code RW, Washington, DC 20546-0001. Phone: (202) 358-2320. Persons or organizations desiring comprehensive technical information service should contact Regional Technology Transfer Centers at (800) 642-2872 (Central Network 800) number or the Regional affiliates. Northeast RTTC: Center for Technology Commercialization, Massachusetts Technology Park, 100 North Drive, Westborough, MA 01581. Phone: (508) 870-0042; Mid-Atlantic RTTC: Mid-Atlantic Technology Application Center (MTAC), University of Pittsburgh, 823 William Pitt Union, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Phone: (412) 383-2500; Southeast RTTC: Southern Technology Applications Center (STAC), University of Florida, 1900 Southwest 34th Street, Suite 206, Gainsville, FL 32608. Phone: (352) 294-7822; Midwest RTTC; Great Lakes Industrial Technology Center, Battelle Memorial Institute, 25000 Great Northern Corporate Center, Suite 260, Cleveland, Ohio 44070-5310. Phone (440) 734-0094; Mid-Continent RTTC: Mid-Continent Technology Transfer Center, Texas Engineering Extension Service, Texas A and M University System, 301 Tarrow, College Station, TX 77843-8000. Phone: (409) 845-2907; Far West RTTC: Far West Technology Transfer Center, 3716 South Hope Street, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90007-4344. Phone: (213) 743-2353; National RTTC: National Tech. Transfer Center (NTTC) Wheeling Jesuit College, 316 Washington Ave., Wheeling, WV 26003. Phone: (800) 678-6882.

Headquarters Office: Commercial Technology Division, Office of Aero-Space Technology, Code RW, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001. Phone: (202) 358-2320.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

43.002 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions: Discoveries, innovations, inventions, and improvements developed throughout the aeronautics and space program are brought to the attention of private industry, academic institutions, and Federal, State and local government organizations in several ways. These technologies can be accessed with NASA's TechTracS system via Internet. NASA Tech Briefs is a monthly periodical with an industrial readership of about 500,000 containing articles which describe such innovations. Subscription is currently free to qualified engineers, scientists and business people in U.S. industry and to technology transfer agents. NASA-sponsored Regional Technology Transfer Centers offer specialized technical information search services and technology partnership advice and services tailored to meet the needs of U.S. industry. In addition, NASA Commercial Technology offices at NASA field centers work with public sector organizations, medical institutions, industry associations and others to identify problems of national scope and significance suitable for joint-sponsored NASA/industry applications engineering projects. The objective of such projects is to apply or otherwise adapt existing aerospace technology to meet identified non-aerospace needs in the public and private sectors of the Nation's economy. A NASA co-sponsored national technology transfer conference, in which NASA participates and exhibits, called TECHNOLOGY 2001 will be held in Seattle, Washington on November 1 to 3, 2000, to apprise U.S. industry of the latest Government technology advances for commercial application and use.

43.002 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Not applicable.

Audits: Not applicable.

Records: Not applicable.