The Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) just opened a powerful funding opportunity—and if you’re serious about scaling innovation, this one checks every box. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) offers more than money. It offers momentum.
TL;DR
The IIJA TCF supports innovators who are ready to commercialize DOE-funded technologies. This fund fuels partnerships, drives equity, and helps tech leap from the lab into deployment. If your work touches energy, infrastructure, or inclusive innovation, this is a must-watch opportunity.
🧭 Context
Commercializing technology is the hardest part of innovation. Federal labs generate groundbreaking research, but too often those ideas stall before reaching the market. Without funding to test, validate, or deploy, good solutions stay stuck on paper.
The IIJA TCF addresses that exact problem. This fund is designed to help innovators, startups, and ecosystem builders bring DOE-backed technologies to life.
🎯 Attention
This is not a research grant. The IIJA TCF supports commercialization—funding that pushes proven technologies into the real world. The focus is on scaling up, not starting from scratch.
Your startup, nonprofit, or innovation hub may already be closer than you think. If you’re working with DOE-funded tech or ready to partner with a national lab, this opportunity could be tailor-made for you.
Imagine having the funding and partnerships to move your innovation into pilot programs, real-world testing, and market deployment. Imagine working side by side with national labs, gaining access to cutting-edge infrastructure and technical expertise.
The IIJA TCF prioritizes projects that:
- Leverage existing DOE-funded innovations
- Include regional, rural, or underrepresented communities
- Focus on economic impact, job creation, and inclusive innovation
This is funding that may align with your mission and accelerate your goals.
⚠️ Ignore this opportunity; your innovation might stay stuck in limbo with underfunded, untested, and overshadowed by better-connected competitors. Waiting for “the right time” means watching others take the lead with federal dollars that could have been yours.
Once this round closes, there is no guarantee the same terms or priorities will return.
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