Funding & Resources

WE-REACH provided funding and support to 24 teams over 4+ years. See Awarded Projects page. New funding opportunities are not currently available. Other project funding sources for early-stage commercialization advancement are listed below.

Other Sources of Funding:

• Rocky Mountain REACH – Housed at the University of Montana this program supports early-stage commercialization projects from research institutions in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Alaska.
• CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund – Up to $75K per project team to move University of Washington innovations to the next stage of commercial development.
• Washington Research Foundation Grants – Multi-phase grants of $50K to $1M supporting life science projects and programs at Washington State nonprofit research institutions.
• Institute of Translational Health Sciences Funding Opportunities – Early Stage Product Development Awards and Translational Research Partnership Awards of up to $100K  to advance clinically relevant research discoveries toward commercial products.
• Population Health Initiative Funding and Awards – Multiple awards and training opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students and faculty.
• Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship Competitions – Competitions for undergraduate and graduate students from institutions in the Pacific Northwest. Prizes range from $2500 to $25,000.
• Royalty Research Fund – A competitive awards program that provides up to $40K in research support to University of Washington faculty.
• Global Innovation Fund – The fund supports transformative cross-college, cross-continent research collaborations with awards at multiple levels.
• SBIR/STTR Funding – Federal small business innovation grants ranging from $300K to $2M for early-stage technology commercialization. NIH SEED grants are specifically for life science projects. Training and grant writing support are offered by ARC Washington and Life Science Washington Institute.
• National Science Foundation Partnership for Innovation Grants – This program assists researchers and innovators from academia, nonprofit and public organizations in accelerating the development of breakthrough technologies and speeding solutions forward. Funding is $550K over two years.