EPIC Round 3
Pays U.S. energy incubators and accelerators cash prizes and multi-year cooperative agreements for building strong support programs for energy startups.
EPIC Round 3 is a DOE Office of Technology Commercialization (formerly OTT) prize that pays US energy incubators and accelerators cash prizes and multi-year cooperative agreements for building strong support programs for hard-tech energy startups. It is open to a broad range of applicants — incubators, accelerators, co-working communities, or any group that sees itself as championing innovation an…
Looks for incubators, accelerators and co-working communities that can design high-impact support programs for hard-tech energy startups. Applicants must show clear metrics for success and a credible plan to sustain that support over time.
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