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.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
Dissemination of Technical Information. Place Cursor Here for Definition
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 approximately 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.
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.
Pre-application 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.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not
applicable.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports: Not applicable.
Audits: Not applicable.
Records: Not applicable.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification: 80-0108-0-1-999.
Obligations: (Program costs; salaries and
expenses are excluded) FY 01 $40,750,000; FY 02 est $51,386,000; and FY 03 est
$35,600,000. (Note: FY 01 and 02 contain Congressional earmarks)
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not
applicable.
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.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Internet access at http://ntas.techtracs.org "SPINOFF 1996; "NASA
Tech Briefs".
INFORMATION 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. Telephone: (650)
604-0893; Goddard Space Flight Center, Mail Stop 702, Greenbelt Road,
Greenbelt, MD 20771-0001. Telephone: (301) 286-5810; Dryden Flight Research
Center, Mail Stop D-2014, P.O. Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523-0273. Telephone:
(805) 258-3720; NASA Management Office-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mail Stop
301-350, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109- 8099. Telephone: (818)
354-2577; Kennedy Space Center; Mail Stop: DE- TPO, Kennedy Space Center, FL
32899-0001. Telephone: (407) 867-6224; Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 118,
11 Langley Blvd. Hampton, VA 23681-0001. Telephone: (757) 864-6005; Lewis
Research Center, Mail Stop 3-7, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135.
Telephone: (216) 433- 5398; Johnson Space Center, Mail Stop HA, 2101 NASA Road
1, Houston, TX 77058-3696. Telephone: (281) 483-0474; Marshall Space Flight
Center, Mail Stop LA01, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812. Telephone:
(205) 544-4266; Stennis Space Center, Mail Stop JA00, Stennis Space Center, MS
39529-6000. Telephone: (601) 688-1914. NASA Headquarters, Office of Aerospace
Technology, Mail Stop Code RC, Washington, DC 20546-0001. Telephone: (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. Telephone: (508)
870-0042; Mid-Atlantic RTTC: Technology Commercialization Center, Inc., 12050
Jefferson Avenue, Suite 350, Newport News, VA 23606. Telephone: (757)
269-0025; Southeast RTTC: Georgia Tech Research Corp., Georgia Institute of
Technology, Office of Sponsored Programs, Atlanta, GA 30332. Telephone: (404)
894-6786; Midwest RTTC; Great Lakes Industrial Technology Center, Battelle
Memorial Institute, 25000 Great Northern Corporate Center, Suite 260,
Cleveland, OH 44070-5310. Telephone: (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.
Telephone: (409) 845-2907; Far West RTTC: Far West Technology Transfer Center,
3716 South Hope Street, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90007-4344. Telephone:
(213) 743-2353; National RTTC: National Tech. Transfer Center (NTTC) Wheeling
Jesuit College, 316 Washington Avenue, Wheeling, WV 26003. Telephone: (800)
678-6882.
Headquarters Office: Commercial Technology
Division, Office of Aero-Space Technology, Code RC, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC 20546- 0001. Telephone: (202) 358-2320.
