Funding Opportunities
The Office of Technology Management.
Location & Contact
6431 Fannin Street,
Houston, Texas 77030
PO Box 20708,
Houston, Texas 77225
713.500.4472
Our Affiliations
Our affiliates include the following:
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Texas Ignition Fund Grants Program
University of Texas System
August 6, 2009: We are pleased to announce that the next TIF Grant Application Round is now open! Applications due to OTM by September 15, 2009.
Sponsored by the UTHSC-Houston Office of Technology Management
The Texas Ignition Fund (TIF), a $2.0M University of Texas System grant program sponsored by the UT System Board of Regents is designed to stimulate commercialization of research discoveries at the 15 UT institutions. The TIF Program is designed to support research by providing early-stage grants for the development and maturation of discoveries into commercializable intellectual property (IP). These grants are designed to help bridge the gap between lab and market. Read more...
The Pioneer Fund
Sponsored by the UTHSC-Houston Office of Technology Management
The Pioneer Fund was established to provide seed funding for proof of concept studies, toxicology, formulation or chemical compounding, or prototype development. Read more...
SBIR/STTR Information
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program are programs sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Technology to promote the development of small, high-tech, innovative business in the United States. More information on open SBIR/STTR programs can be found on the following sites:
