Who Should Report an NTR?

Anyone whose research is funded by NASA, regardless of the mechanism, must report their technologies

NASA employees are required by NASA Policy Directive 2091.1B to submit a disclosure for each invention resulting from their work as a government employee.

Anyone performing experimental, developmental, or research work under a NASA funding agreement – including contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements (e.g., CRADA, Space Act Agreement, SBIR) – is also required to submit new technology reports. Typically, partners working under these types of agreements are working in areas of new innovation, and these activities must be reported.

Contractors, grantees, and recipients of cooperative agreement or other NASA funding are subject to multiple statutes, regulations, and policies. For example, important requirements related to new technologies developed with NASA funding under a contract can be found in NASA Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Supplement 1852.227:

• NASA FAR Supplement 1852.227-11, Small Businesses, Colleges, Universities, Non-Profit Organizations – "Subject Invention"/Patent Rights Clause
• NASA FAR Supplement 1852.227-70, Large Businesses –"Reportable Items"/New Technology Clause

In addition to submitting an NTR for each individual innovation, contractors, grantees, and funding recipients must also submit a New Technology Summary Report (NTSR) listing all new technology items developed during the reporting period.

NTSR reports are also submitted via the electronic New Technology Reporting system.