WE-REACH
Funding & Resources
WE-REACH Opportunities:
- WE-REACH Project Funding and Support: Currently closed. A twice yearly application (Fall and Winter) offering up to $186,000 in funding along with project management and milestone-driven support to commercialize proof-of-product concepts for spinout, licensing, or new company formation. (Currently available only to University of Washington PIs or teams with a University of Washington Co-PI).
Other Sources of Funding:
- 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 help translate clinically relevant research discoveries toward development of 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.