LaunchTN Commercialization Grants
Closed for now
Annual cycle; next round dates not published
Launch Tennessee has awarded commercialisation grants to Tennessee companies moving university or federal-lab technology toward market. Award sizes are set per round and have run in the tens of thousands to low hundreds of thousands.
Launch Tennessee (Tennessee Technology Development Corporation)
ppp · regional
Deadline: One call a year — FY27 TTAC Technology Maturation Grant applications ran July 29 - September 9, 2026
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- micro enterprises
- Sectors: deeptech, health, ai, manufacturing
- Stage: idea stage and pre-seed
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Startups need a validated proof of concept and a documented institutional connection (license, option, sponsored research or joint IP) with a TTAC-affiliated Tennessee research institution
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Source. https://launchtn.org/ttac-technology-maturation-grant/
"Applications for the FY27 TTAC Technology Maturation Grant are open now through September 9th."
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: launchtn.org
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