Higher Education Proof-of-Concept (HE POC)
Helps Higher Education Proof-of-Concept to support grants of early-stage research validation virginia colleges.
The Higher Education Proof-of-Concept (HE POC) program provides $75,000 or $150,000 grants to Virginia colleges, universities, and nonprofit research institutes for early validation, customer discovery, and prototype development. Two solicitation windows per year are typical. As of the research snapshot, the program is currently closed with a fall 2026 cycle expected.
Max award$150K
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No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Multiple per year.