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SUBCHAPTER D INFORMATION:

NEW! Round 17 - ETF commercialization applications are due on or before July 28, 2009.  Applications must be submitted electronically and be received at the WTCIC office by close of business on July 28, 2009. 

NEW! The official application of the ETF RCIC Commercialization Grant (Subchapter D) is now available. Round 13 applicants must use this version. Go to the downloads page to download the form.

NEW! The following is the guiding criteria for Pre-Seed Deals as agreed on by the Governor's Office. This criteria should be followed when filling out an application for early-stage pre-seed deals.

GUIDELINES & CRITERIA:

NEW! The following is a reference checklist that should be followed when submitting deals to the Emerging Technology Fund. This checklist outlines the criteria that the Governor's Office will use when vetting deals.

NEW! If you are submitting an application to the ETF, you must include this Executive Summary with your application. All applicants must use the template provided in a WORD document rather than a pdf. Click here to view an example executive summary from the Governor's Office.

Warrant Position for ETF - PROGRAM GUIDELINES / BEST PRACTICES and ETF Funding Structure

Click here to view the terms developed by the Texas ETF that define the relationship of the fund to grantees receiving Subchapter D commercialization grants (word .doc).

Click here for information on the ETF Due Diligence Processes from the Office of the Governor. All applicants must review this checklist prior to submitting an ETF application.

To help you determine if your project might be appropriate for ETF funding, click here (word .doc). If you answer NO to any of the questions, then your proposal is not currently at the application stage. Please continue to work with your local SBDC or incubator to reach application-ready status. Please note that this document is not the application and is for informational purposes only.

NEW! Companies presenting to the WTCIC Committee or the state ETF Advisory Committee must use this presentation format. Both the instructions (.doc) and presentation format (.ppt) are available for download.

The West Texas Coalition for Innovation and Commercialization is headquartered in Lubbock and serves an 83 county region in West Texas .  Economic development organizations from Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, Odessa, and San Angelo, in partnership with the rural economic development entities in the region, collaborate in support of the WTCIC.

The 16 Member WTCIC committee - composed of West Texas entrepreneurs, investors and business people - reviews regional project applications and selects those with the best chance of receiving state funding.  Approved regional projects are then submitted to the Governor's Advisory Committee for Emerging Technology for final approval.

Please review our site for more information about the Emerging Technology Fund and the WTCIC review process.

If you have any questions, please check back regularly, as we frequently update the site.

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