CriticalMass
Supports near-commercial Massachusetts cleantech teams through CriticalMass with matching funds that de-risk scale up steps.
CriticalMass is a Massachusetts Clean Energy Center grant program targeting near-commercial cleantech companies at Technology Readiness Level 8 or above. The program awards up to $1,000,000 per project, with approximately three awards made per round from a $3 million total round pool. A 25% cost-share is required, of which 80% may be satisfied through in-kind contributions and only 20% must be cas…
Near-commercial Massachusetts cleantech companies at TRL 8 or above operating in Clean Transportation, High Performance Buildings, Net Zero Grid, or Offshore Wind.
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Guides for this application
All guides →Grant Financials and Co-Funding Evidence: Examples for Startup Applications
See examples of grant financials, match funding evidence, co-funding tables, accountant letters, investor commitments, and budget-to-work-plan checks.
Start hereTRL Levels Explained for Deeptech Founders
Learn what TRL levels mean, how to estimate technology readiness, and how TRL affects grants, EIC Accelerator, SBIR/STTR, funding stage, and application evidence.
DocumentsGrant Work Plan Template: Work Packages, Gantt, Milestones, and Risks
Use this grant work plan template to structure work packages, tasks, owners, deliverables, Gantt timing, dependencies, and risk registers.
Write proposalGrant Concept Note Example: Pre-Proposal Structure for Startups
See a practical grant concept note example, with a worked deeptech pre-proposal, section map, invite-to-full logic, and reviewer checks.
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