Businesses
Government-funded
$5.0M
per applicant
Grant
Cash award, application-based
Rolling
No fixed cutoff
Rolling
Or check for open cycles
Moderate
Standard state application
Provides commercialization and research funding to Texas companies and universities developing cutting-edge technologies in life sciences, advanced energy, semiconductors, and other strategic sectors.
Do I qualify?
Answer the questions below for a rules-based self-assessment of your fit for this program. This is informational — final determinations are made by the administering agency.
1.Must be a Texas-based company or research institution
2.Technology must be in an emerging or strategic sector per Texas Economic Development priorities
3.Awards range from $250K to several million depending on commercialization stage
4.Must demonstrate Texas job creation and economic impact from the technology
5.Matching investment from private sources typically required
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