Independent Research and Development / L’Initiative Recherche Appui au Développement (IRAD)

L’Initiative Recherche Appui au Développement (IRAD) / The Development Support Research Initiative (IRAD) is a Non-Governmental organization. Independent Research and Development (IRAD) is an allowable cost that allows companies to initiate and conduct research and development (R&D) projects of potential interest to DoD, and is reimbursed through overhead cost rates. IRAD was originally utilized due to practical necessity, a cost of doing business with the DoD, as a result of DoD’s strict cost-based business practices, and as such, was subjected to rigorous oversight to ensure projects were of interest to DoD.