DOE Office of Technology Transitions Industry Engagement
Connects energy companies to national laboratories and clustering programs for industrial research commercialization.
The DOE Office of Technology Transitions Industry Engagement program sits inside the Office of Technology Commercialization, the DOE office that now carries the commercialization mission formerly branded as OTT. It is built to move DOE-developed technologies toward market use by linking companies with national laboratories, plants, and sites. The route is now wound down, so it reads as part of DOE's broader commercialization stack rather than as a fresh open call. It is a U.S.-only grant route for for-profit applicants with a DOE lab partner, with awards from $50,000 to $2 million and a median award of $250,000. The program runs on a rolling basis and asks for 50 percent cost share. Eligibility is tied to energy, cleantech, and materials work, with a technology readiness range from TRL 4 to TRL 9 and a rule that the same scope cannot be stacked with prior DOE support. The practical fit is for companies that can turn lab-linked work into a commercial plan and need DOE validation before scale. DOE's wider commercialization portfolio includes TCF, Energy I-Corps, EPIC, LEEP, SBIR/STTR, and lab partnering services, which gives this route its context even as the specific entry is wound down.
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Rolling.