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Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation and Start-up Fund (TVSF) Phase 2

Status

Usually opens in January and February

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
$200,000

Up to $200,000 per project for companies ready to commercialise a technology licensed from an Ohio research institution.

Funder

Ohio Department of Development, Ohio Third Frontier Commission

public · regional

Deadline: One call a year — The most recent round closed 6 February 2026 at 4pm, with written questions due 30 January 2026 and awards announced April 2026.

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
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Start-ups and young companies licensing and validating products from Ohio research institutions for market launch. Priority sectors: advanced manufacturing, advanced materials, biomedical and life sciences, energy, sensors, and software/information technology.

How to apply

  1. Secure a licence (or licence option) to a technology from an Ohio research institution
  2. Register on the Ohio Third Frontier proposal portal
  3. Submit written questions before the questions deadline
  4. Submit the proposal by the deadline
  5. Awards announced approximately two months later

What you will need

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://development.ohio.gov/business/state-incentives/technology-validation-and-start-up-fund

"Up to $200,000 per project"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: development.ohio.gov

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