The City of Austin and University of Texas - Austin have a City Council-approved master interlocal agreement (ILA) in place that provides the legal and administrative framework to enable research-based collaborations. Currently, there are twelve projects in place under the ILA. This presentation will provide an overview of the ILA and describe how you can get started leveraging it for your research projects with the City of Austin. Charles Purma has lead open government, web and software development, and research-based initiatives for the City of Austin, TX for over seventeen years. As both a project manager and supervisor, he's managed teams focused on collaboration-as-a-service, agile project management, and emerging technologies. Most recently, his focus is spanning the boundaries between the public, private, and community sectors to expand upon the municipal and civic benefits of open data, smart city, and integrative research programs.