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TCF Open Voucher Call

Pays innovators up to $100,000 in vouchers to work with a U.S. national laboratory.

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DOE's Office of Technology Commercialization runs this as a single-phase HeroX call funded at $2.1 million overall. Up to 21 teams each receive a voucher worth up to $100,000, redeemable at one of eight named national laboratories: NREL, Sandia, Pacific Northwest, Los Alamos, Ames, Lawrence Berkeley, Argonne, and Oak Ridge. The voucher can be used for testing and validation, specialized equipment โ€ฆ

DOE's Technology Commercialization Fund welcomes any technology that could benefit from teaming up with a National Laboratory's researchers, equipment or facilities, with a preference for ideas that build on capabilities the Labs already prioritize. It's open across sectors โ€” no field of technology is excluded from this call.

CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.No fixed schedule
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.-
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.-
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.12 months
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.-
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$2.1M

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