Paper Session III-B - Florida/ NASA-KSC Technology Transfer Partnership

This paper presents a newly formed partnership arrangement between the state of Florida, as represented by the Technological Research and development Authority (TRDA), and the John F. Kennedy Space Center (NASA-KSC). The main purpose of this partnership is to promote the commercialization of dual-use and other important technologies for both government and non government markets. The TRDA is currently in the process of initiating its fifth dual-use technology project in partnership with NASAKSC, universities/colleges and commercial industry. These projects are unique in that the commercial partner co-funds a minimum of 25% of the project costs, with TRDA and NASA-KSC equally co-funding the remaining 75%. This partnership is believed to be the first of its kind, especially from the standpoint of a continuing cooperative federal and state effort that co-fund technology transfer projects on an equal cash basis. The establishment and operation of this partnership constitute an implementation of a special NASA Space Act Agreement on technology transfer executed by Florida\u27s Governor and NASA-KSCs Director in August 1993. The projects being initiated under this partnership involve mainly potential dual-use technologies developed by NASA-KSC and its contractors. This successful partnership arrangement is considered to be unique and worthy of consideration as a model by other federal and state organizations in leveraging resources to accomplish effective and efficient technology transfers