The '''Mid Atlantic Terascale Partnership''' ('''MATP''') is a consortium cofounded by the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech to facilitate access to the [[National LambdaRail]] in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC. MATP members have NLR member network access rights through a license granted by the Virginia Tech Foundation. MATP also provides a forum for collaboration for terascale computing and high performance networking among members. Membership is open to any university, government agency, or commercial research institution in the mid-atlantic region.