Master Research Agreements help streamline research with industry
Over the past several months, CU 麻豆影院 has executed a number of Master Research Agreements with many high-profile industry partners. Master Research Agreements, or MRAs, further solidify and expand long-standing relationships between CU 麻豆影院 and our industry partners in a variety of research pursuits.
Most recently, Lockheed Martin Corporation executed an MRA, joining other partners including:
- Ball Aerospace
- Battelle
- Chevron
- Denver Public Schools
- DOE
- Harris Corporation
- Northrup Grumman
鈥淭he Office of Industry Collaboration (OIC) connects industry partners with CU 麻豆影院 faculty, staff, and students to explore opportunities based on shared objectives, including research, support of student projects, and workforce needs鈥 described Abby Benson, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation. 鈥淢RAs not only signal a broader campus-industry partnership, they also allow us to take advantage of these opportunities in a more streamlined and efficient way.鈥
Once a CU researcher and industry partner are connected, the Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) facilitates the addendum or task order needed for each new project awarded under the MRA.
鈥淏y negotiating a baseline set of terms and conditions in an MRA, all partners can move quickly to add new projects without renegotiating each time,鈥 explained Director of Contracts Gary Henry. Henry further illuminated that when executed, these types of agreements result in increased efficiency in proposal response, project award and post award administration for our departments and institutes.
MRAs (with industry partners)聽and Baseline Agreements (with agency partners) are being created to strategically increase the interaction with our industry and select agency partners with the goal of streamlining processing of and increasing the number of awards and associated funding received by CU 麻豆影院.
OIC and OCG have been jointly undergoing a deliberate effort to establish these agreements to help expedite the initiation and funding of research and student projects. Both offices are continually engaging with other industry and agency partners to develop additional Master Research and Baseline Agreements where it may be mutually beneficial.
If you would like to learn more about how to use our existing agreements or if you have relationships with industry partners that you believe would be good candidates for an MRA, please contact the , visit the or contact the Office of Contracts and Grants at OCGContracts@colorado.edu.