Generally, data produced by the industry partner maybe protected as confidential for a period up to five years, subject to a limited government purpose license. Data produced by NASA may be protected under certain circumstances for a period up to five years. The specific activities to be performed are not described in detail and reporting requirements can be minimal but the nature of the collaboration and the specific goal of the project must be clearly defined in advance. NASA's Office of Procurement administers all cooperative agreements. While there are no deliverable items under cooperative agreements, recipients are generally required to submit periodic performance reports.
Grants are similar to cooperative agreements.