NOAA CRADA Partnerships
Research partnerships are increasingly important as scientists work to address complex global problems like coastal resilience, food security, and climate change. Public-private partnerships, in particular, are vital for bringing private sector innovation and agility into NOAA’s research and development efforts. One of the key tools in NOAA’s partnership toolkit is the CRADA, or Cooperative Research and Development Agreement.
A CRADA is a formal agreement that allows federal and non-federal partners to do collaborative research and further develop new science into commercially-available products. CRADAs connect NOAA Laboratories or Science Centers with private U.S. companies, universities, and other entities, creating scientific partnerships across NOAA’s mission areas. CRADAs are valuable because they allow NOAA and non-federal partners to share ideas, technical expertise, facilities, and other research materials.
Active NOAA CRADAs
NOAA Cloud Computing Collaboration
Duration: Oct. 24, 2022 – Nov. 1, 2023
Partners: NOAA Research and Microsoft
Joint Beaufort Bridgenet Ichthyoplankton Sampling Program
Duration: Aug. 17, 2022 – Aug. 17, 2027
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northeast Fisheries Science Center and East Carolina University
Assessment of Climavision Radar Network
Duration: May 29, 2022 – May 23, 2023
Partners: NOAA Research / National Severe Storms Laboratory and Climavision
PRAWLER Commercialization
Duration: Apr. 28, 2022 – Apr. 28, 2027
Partners: NOAA Research / Pacific Marine Environmental Lab and McLane Laboratories
Multi-Radar, Multi-Sensor, Sub-Hourly Precipitation over Harris County
Duration: Apr. 12, 2022 – Apr. 12, 2027
Partners: NOAA Research / National Severe Storms Laboratory and Harris County Flood Control District
Marine Conservation and Fisheries Science
Duration: Apr. 8, 2022 – Apr. 8, 2025
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Monmouth University
DCS Transmitters for Small Satellites
Duration: Apr. 8, 2022 – May 26, 2024
Partners: NOAA Satellites / Office of System Architecture and Advanced Planning and Microcom Design, Inc.
Improving Modeling of Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate
Duration: Apr. 3, 2022 – Apr. 3, 2027
Partners: NOAA Research / Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab and Intel, Inc.
Process and Age Otolith Samples from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Duration: Mar. 21, 2022 – Mar. 21, 2027
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
Hydroscience Modeling and Visualization for PORTS and OFS
Duration: Feb. 26, 2022 – Feb. 28, 2023
Partners: National Ocean Service / Integrated Ocean Observing System and Jupiter Intelligence
Validation and Potential Impact of tomorrow.io Precipitation/Radar Satellite Data with NOAA Scientists
Duration: Feb. 14, 2022 – Feb. 14, 2027
Partners: NOAA Research / National Severe Storms Laboratory and tomorrow.io
Space Safety and Sustainability
Duration: Dec. 25, 2021 – Dec. 25, 2025
Partners: NOAA Satellites / Office of Space Commerce and University of Texas at Austin
Developing Strategies for the Siting, Design, and Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions
Duration: Dec. 17, 2021 – Dec. 17, 2026
Partners: National Ocean Service / National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and EA Engineering Science & Technology, Inc.
Toxic Contaminants and Effects in Salish Sea Ecosystem
Duration: Dec. 8, 2021 – Dec. 8, 2025
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northwest Fisheries Science Center and the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Management and Conservation Studies on Salmon
Duration: Nov. 30, 2021 – Nov. 30, 2026
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northwest Fisheries Science Center and the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
GDCS – NOAA Collaboration and Support of Ecosystem Science
Duration: Aug. 4, 2021 – Aug. 4, 2026
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and Arizona State University Global Discovery & Conservation Science
The Wave Glider ecoDemonstrator
Duration: Apr. 12, 2021 – Apr. 12, 2024
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Liquid Robotics, Inc.
Underwater Glider Technology Applications
Duration: Nov. 12, 2020 – Nov. 12, 2025
Partners: NOAA Research / Pacific Marine Environmental Lab and Huntington Ingalls Industries
Expansion of Meteosim Modeling Services Based on Hysplit
Duration: Oct. 21, 2020 – Oct. 21, 2025
Partners: NOAA Research / Air Resources Laboratory and Meteosim SL
Establishing harmful algal identification and toxin analysis detection capabilities in South-Central Alaska in cooperation with local communities
Duration: Oct. 14, 2020 – Oct. 14, 2025
Partners: National Ocean Service / National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and Ocean and Earth Environmental Services – Chugach Regional Resources Commission
R&D Toward Advancing a Safe, Stable, and Operationally-Sustainable Space Environment
Duration: Jul. 2, 2020 – Jul. 2, 2025
Partners: National Weather Service / National Centers for Environmental Prediction and the University of Texas at Austin
Exploration of Unmanned ROV Technology for Cross-NOAA Mission Applications
Duration: May 27, 2020 – May 27, 2025
Partners: NOAA Research / Pacific Marine Environmental Lab and Saildrone, Inc.
Cooperative Agreement For Remote Sensing Application Development and Utility Enhancement
Duration: Mar. 17, 2020 – Mar. 17, 2023
Partners: NOAA Satellites / Center for Satellite Applications and Research and Harris Geospatial Solutions, Inc.
Tropical Cyclone Consensus Techniques
Duration: Mar. 11, 2020 – Mar. 11, 2025
Partners: National Weather Service / National Hurricane Center and WeatherPredict
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon Sensor Tech Transfer
Duration: Feb. 20, 2020 – Feb. 20, 2025
Partners: NOAA Research / Pacific Marine Environmental Lab and MBARI
Test and Evaluation of SeaBird Sensors and Equipment
Duration: Feb. 14, 2020 – Feb. 14, 2025
Partners: National Weather Service / National Data Buoy Center and Sea-Bird Scientific
Collaboration to include NOAA instruments and staff on Viking Great Lakes Cruises
Duration: Jan. 31, 2020 – Jan. 31, 2025
Partners: NOAA Research / Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and Viking Cruises
Software development for the improvement of modeling techniques
Duration: Oct. 31, 2019 – Oct. 31, 2027
Partners: NOAA Research / Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and Nvidia
Mapping and Ocean Exploration Technologies
Duration: Aug. 5, 2019 – Aug. 5, 2023
Partners: NOAA Research / Ocean Exploration and Ocean Infinity
Development and Testing of Ozone-Impregnated Nano-Bubble Technology to Address National Water Safety and Security Issues
Duration: Jul. 22, 2019 – Jul. 22, 2024
Partners: National Ocean Service / National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and the American Marine University Research Institute
Transfer and Development of Finfish and Shellfish Aquaculture Techniques
Duration: Jul. 19, 2019 – May 31, 2024
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Union Pacific Water Events
Duration: Apr. 9, 2019 – Apr. 9, 2024
Partners: NOAA Research / National Severe Storms Lab and Nokia Corporation
Coastal Safety Social Science Research
Duration: Mar. 20, 2019 – Mar. 20, 2024
Partners: National Weather Service / Office of Science and Technology Integration and Michelle Evans-Chase
Sensor Applications for Underwater Gliders
Duration: Mar. 11, 2019 – Mar. 11, 2024
Partners: NOAA Research / Pacific Marine Environmental Lab and Kongsburg
Application of AeroVironment Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technologies
Duration: Feb. 28, 2019 – Feb. 28, 2024
Partners: National Ocean Service / National Marine Sanctuaries and AeroVironment
Early Alert System for Flash Flood/Debris Flow
Duration: Feb. 4, 2019 – Feb. 4, 2024
Partners: NOAA Research / National Severe Storms Laboratory and Wildfire Rain, LLC.
Innovative Private Sector Applications of Wx and Climate Data
Duration: May 18, 2018 – May 18, 2023
Partners: NOAA / Office of the Chief Information Officer and The Collider
Development of MAPCO2 Sensor
Duration: Jan. 4, 2018 – Jan. 4, 2023
Partners: NOAA Research / Pacific Marine Environmental Lab and the Battelle Memorial Institute
Active Material Transfer Agreements
NSF Convergence Accelerator Track
Duration: Jul. 11, 2022 – Jul. 11, 2025
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Pacific Marine Environmental Lab and Mango Materials
MTA Moored Autonomous pCO2 System Transfer
Duration: Aug. 3, 2021 – Aug. 3, 2024
Partners: NOAA Research / Pacific Marine Environmental Lab and Sensor & Systems Solutions, LLC.
MTA for Flight Computer Fan
Duration: May 21, 2021 – May 21, 2024
Partners: NOAA Research / Chemical Sciences Laboratory and ADL Embedded Solutions, Inc.
MTA for OY15 Probiotic to Prospective Research, Inc.
Duration: Apr. 12, 2021 – Apr. 12, 2024
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Prospective Research, Inc.
MTA for OY15 to Taylor Shellfish Farms
Duration: Mar. 26, 2021 – Mar. 26, 2024
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Taylor Shellfish Farms
MTA for OY15 to Pacific Hybreed, Inc.
Duration: Mar. 24, 2021 – Mar. 24, 2024
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Pacific Hybreed, Inc.
MTA for OY15 to Cartron Point Shellfish, Ltd.
Duration: Mar. 24, 2021 – Mar. 24, 2024
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Cartron Point Shellfish, Ltd.
Active Facility Use Agreements
Ocean Test Tank Usage
Duration: Jul. 13, 2022 – Jul. 15, 2024
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Southwest Fisheries Science Center and Seatrec, Inc.
Shellfish Laboratory Space – NWFSC
Duration: Jul. 8, 2022 – Aug. 1, 2023
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Pacific Hybreed, Inc.
Ocean Technology Development Tank Usage
Duration: Apr. 15, 2022 – Aug. 22, 2024
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Southwest Fisheries Science Center and SubSeaSail, LLC.
Effects of OA on Fish Olfactory Neurobehavior
Duration: Dec. 28, 2020 – Dec. 28, 2024
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northwest Fisheries Science Center and University of Washington
Shellfish Research and Living Marine Resource Restoration in Puget Sound
Duration: Apr. 29, 2014 – Apr. 9, 2024
Partners: NOAA Fisheries / Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Puget Sound Restoration Fund