Maryland Innovation Initiative

About this program

TEDCO’s Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII), a collaboration between Maryland and five qualifying universities, supports commercialization of university technologies through market assessment, technology validation, and company formation. Funding totals up to $430,000, including Technology Assessment grants of up to $130,000 for sole applicants or $180,000 for joint applications, and up to $300,000 for Company Formation.

Full-time faculty at Johns Hopkins University, Morgan State University, and the University of Maryland campuses may apply for Technology Assessment funding, while Maryland-based startups that recently licensed qualifying university technology may apply for Company Formation investments. Projects must involve university-owned technology disclosed to a technology transfer office with appropriate intellectual property protection; applicants must also obtain a TEDCO ID and engage a Site Miner at least 30 days before submission.