The Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center (MassCEC) is seeking applications for its InnovateMass Program.
Donor Name: Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center (MassCEC)
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/07/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The InnovateMass program provides grant funding and technical support to applicant teams deploying new clean energy technologies or innovative combinations of existing technologies with a strong potential for commercialization. Successful applicants will propose projects that address important energy challenges within four focus areas, help to grow the state’s clean energy economy, and contribute to Massachusetts’ continued clean energy leadership.
The goal of InnovateMass is to accelerate the commercialization of “Clean Energy Technologies and related innovations between Technology Readiness Level and TRL 8 by providing funding for demonstration projects to test and measure the performance of the technology in order to advance its TRL.
Successful applicants will demonstrate that:
- the technology used in the project has strong commercialization potential;
- they have developed a partnership that will allow the technology to be validated in a demonstration setting, including a host site for the proposed project;
- the proposed project will advance the technology’s commercial readiness;
- the proposed project will enable an emerging Clean Energy Company (as defined in Section X below) to demonstrate the value of its technology to potential customers and investors;
- they have secured the required cost share.
- the proposed project addresses a critical energy/climate challenge and reduces or prevents greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; and
- the proposed project is viable and feasible within the budget proposed and the timeframe allowed by the Program.
Funding Information
$350,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants are expected to form teams comprised of at least two (2) entities (the “Applicant Team”) which will work together on the demonstration project.
- Applicant Teams must also include one (1) or more demonstration project partners (the “Demonstration Partner” or “Demonstration Partners”), who will provide a host site or sites for the proposed project (the “Project Site(s)”).
For more information, visit MassCEC.
