Accelerate your high-tech company with Ohio's
Third Frontier Project

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The Third Frontier Project is Ohio's largest-ever commitment to high-tech job creation and economic progress. Established in 2002, the 10-year, $1.6 billion initiative fosters the creation of high-paying jobs through innovation, research and development and the commercialization of next-generation products designed to improve the lives of Ohioans and people around the world.
The Third Frontier promotes economic growth by expanding the availability of investment capital needed to form new companies, supporting product innovation in established companies, facilitating commercialization of new products, funding collaborative projects between private companies and Ohio colleges and universities and nurturing Ohio's increasingly experienced pool of entrepreneurial management.
To date, Third Frontier's $6.3 million in investments have attracted $2.1 billion in private and federal investments to Ohio, directly assisted more than 370 early stage technology companies and retained or created more than 4,850 jobs with an average salary of nearly $60,000 per year.
The Third Frontier Project offers 20 innovative programs for emerging and established high-tech companies, including grants for pre-seed funding, research initiatives, product development and commercialization.
For a statewide list of Third Frontier success stories, click here.


