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TTAC Partnership Program

TTAC Partnership Program

Funds Tennessee companies building commercialization partnerships through shared innovation mentorship and industry collaboration resources.

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The TTAC Partnership Program is a seed-grant initiative administered by Launch Tennessee under its Tennessee Technology Advancement Consortium (TTAC) network, funded through a State of Tennessee grant contract. It provides financial support to Tennessee universities and independent nonprofits that design and run programs or events helping university researchers and startups commercialize technolog…

Programs and events run by Tennessee universities or nonprofits that support researchers and startups commercializing university research, with seed grants up to $50,000 for programs and $5,000 for events.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
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.—
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.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: launchtn.org