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Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)

Purpose

An MTA is a partnering tool that allows federal laboratories to receive, for purposes of research and/or experimentation, materials from U.S. industries, academia, and other organizations; or, to allow NIST to give, for purposes of research and/or experimentation, materials to U.S. industries, academia, and other organizations.

Forms

Model Agreements and Forms

    Created September 29, 2010, Updated August 23, 2023