Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation and Start-up Fund (Phase 2 Start-up Fund)
Ohio Department of Development (Ohio Third Frontier) · Commercialisation grant
$200KUp to $200,000 per project for Ohio startups commercialising technology licensed from Ohio research institutions
Ohio Third Frontier grants for Ohio-based startups that license (or have licensed) validated technology from an Ohio university, hospital or federal lab.
Key terms
- Lead applicant must be an Ohio-based startup or young company
- Technology must have been developed at, licensed or purchased from an eligible Ohio research institution
- Cost share from the applicant is required (see RFP section 2.4)
- Round 47 proposals due 2026-11-05 at 4 p.m. ET; awards expected early 2027
Eligibility
- Where
- United States
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Ohio-based startup
- Technology licensed from an Ohio research institution
- Cost share required
How to apply
Read the Round 47 Phase 2 RFP and submit the proposal through the Ohio Department of Development grants portal before the deadline.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- 2026-11-05
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-30 · source
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