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Commonwealth Commercialization Fund (CCF)

Status

Usually opens in September and October and November

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

Opens soon

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

Amount
$250,000

CCF programmes: HE POC US$75,000 and US$150,000 grants to universities/research institutes; Lab-to-Launch up to US$50,000 to companies; EIR up to US$250,000 to universities through June 30, 2027

Funder

Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC)

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Higher Education Proof-of-Concept next cycle expected early December 2026; Lab-to-Launch (up to US$50,000 to companies licensing from the six R1 universities) rolling; EIR window for FY26-27 closed

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

Company or institution must be Virginia-based. Lab-to-Launch requires a licence to technology from a Virginia R1 research university; the Proof-of-Concept and EIR tracks are open only to Virginia colleges, universities and non-profit research institutes.

How to apply

  1. Confirm which CCF track fits your stage and institutional relationship
  2. For Lab-to-Launch, evidence the licence from a Virginia R1 university
  3. Submit the online application through the VIPC portal

What you will need

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://vipc.org/funding/universities/

"The next cycle is expected to open in early December 2026. Up to $50,000 is available to companies licensing technology from one of these universities using the Fast-Track License agreement."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: vipc.org

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