DOE Office of Technology Commercialization Voucher (OTV)

The DOE Technology Commercialization Voucher program sits under the Office of Technology Commercialization and uses vouchers to give companies and other partners access to national laboratory capabilities. It operates through ENERGYWERX rather than as a direct cash grant, and the broader office manages commercialization work across DOE labs and sites. Voucher awards reach up to $250,000 each and support pre-demonstration work, performance validation, siting and permitting, commercialization engineering, carbon management, industrial decarbonization planning, and manufacturing conversion. The documented series spans VO-1, VO-2, VO-3, VO-4, VO-5, VO-9, and VO-10, with recipients including small businesses, local governments, and other non-traditional partners. The strongest fit is a team that needs lab testing, specialist analysis, or technical de-risking more than a conventional grant check. The model suits U.S.-based small businesses and partner organizations that can pair a clean energy or cleantech project with a national lab capability, a modest match, and a narrow technical question inside a discrete voucher window.

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Multiple per year.