# 32 CFR § 37.210: To what types of recipients may I award a TIA? > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.210 ## Section - **Citation:** 32 CFR § 37.210 - **Heading:** To what types of recipients may I award a TIA? - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** September 22, 2026 - **Source:** Publisher's official text - **Location:** Title 32—National Defense > Subtitle A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE > SUBCHAPTER C—DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS > PART 37—TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS > Subpart B—Appropriate Use of Technology Investment Agreements ## Text (a) As a matter of DoD policy, you may award a TIA only when one or more for-profit firms are to be involved either in the: (1) Performance of the research project; or (2) The commercial application of the research results. In that case, you must determine that the nonprofit performer has at least a tentative agreement with specific for-profit partners who plan on being involved when there are results to transition. You should review the agreement between the nonprofit and for-profit partners, because the for-profit partners' involvement is the basis for using a TIA rather than another type of assistance instrument. (b) Consistent with the goals of civil-military integration, TIAs are most appropriate when one or more commercial firms (as defined at § 37.1250) are to be involved in the project. (c) You are encouraged to make awards to consortia (a consortium may include one or more for-profit firms, as well as State or local government agencies, institutions of higher education, or other nonprofit organizations). The reasons are that: (1) When multiple performers are participating as a consortium, they are more equal partners in the research performance than usually is the case with a prime recipient and subawards. All of them therefore are more likely to be directly involved in developing and revising plans for the research effort, reviewing technical progress, and overseeing financial and other business matters. That feature makes consortia well suited to building new relationships among performers in the defense and commercial sectors of the technology and industrial base, a principal objective for the use of TIAs. (2) In addition, interactions among the participants within a consortium potentially provide a self-governance mechanism. The potential for additional self-governance is particularly good when a consortium includes multiple for-profit participants that normally are competitors within an industry. (d) TIAs also may be used for carrying out research performed by single firms or multiple performers in prime award-subaward relationships. In awarding TIAs in those cases, however, you should consider providing for greater involvement of the program official or a way to increase self-governance (e.g., a prime award with multiple subawards arranged so as to give the subrecipients more insight into and authority and responsibility for programmatic and business aspects of the overall project than they usually have). ## Nearby sections - [32 CFR § 37.100 § 37.100 What does this part do?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.100.md) - [32 CFR § 37.105 § 37.105 Does this part cover all types of instruments that 10 U.S.C. 2371 authorizes?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.105.md) - [32 CFR § 37.110 § 37.110 What type of instruments are technology investment agreements (TIAs)?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.110.md) - [32 CFR § 37.115 § 37.115 For what purposes are TIAs used?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.115.md) - [32 CFR § 37.120 § 37.120 Can my organization award or administer TIAs?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.120.md) - [32 CFR § 37.125 § 37.125 May I award or administer TIAs if I am authorized to award or administer other assistance instruments?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.125.md) - [32 CFR § 37.130 § 37.130 Which other parts of the DoD Grant and Agreement Regulations apply to TIAs?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.130.md) - [32 CFR § 37.200 § 37.200 What are my responsibilities as an agreements officer for ensuring the appropriate use of TIAs?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.200.md) - [32 CFR § 37.205 § 37.205 What judgments must I make about the nature of the project?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.205.md) - [32 CFR § 37.210 § 37.210 To what types of recipients may I award a TIA?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.210.md) - [32 CFR § 37.215 § 37.215 What must I conclude about the recipient's commitment and cost sharing?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.215.md) - [32 CFR § 37.220 § 37.220 How involved should the Government program official be in the project?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.220.md) - [32 CFR § 37.225 § 37.225 What judgment must I make about the benefits of using a TIA?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.225.md) - [32 CFR § 37.230 § 37.230 May I use a TIA if a participant is to receive fee or profit?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.230.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-37.210. 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