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DOE Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF)

Status

Status not published

TCF topics are issued periodically through the DOE Office of Technology Transitions, usually with an annual or near-annual cycle.

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Amount
Not published

TCF provides matched funding to move DOE national laboratory technologies toward market. Awards have commonly run $100,000-$1.6 million, with a 50% non-federal match from the private partner (cash or in-kind).

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Technology Transitions

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — TCF topics are issued periodically through the DOE Office of Technology Transitions, usually with an annual or near-annual cycle.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Applications are led by a DOE national laboratory with a private-sector partner; the private partner supplies the 50% match and typically holds a licence option on the technology.

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.energy.gov/technologytransitions/technology-commercialization-fund · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.energy.gov

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