The Commonwealth Research and Technology (R&T) Strategic Roadmap is a comprehensive planning tool the Commonwealth uses to identify research areas worthy of economic development and institutional focus. It provides elected and other officials with priorities in key industry sectors that have commercial promise, that will drive economic growth in Virginia, and that will be eligible for Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) awards. Beyond this, the Roadmap will also help inform and align organizations across the state, including public and private universities.

To accomplish this important charge, CIT was supported by the Research and Technology Investment Advisory Committee (RTIAC) and worked in close collaboration with the following individuals and organizations to provide a critical evaluation of industry strengths and strategic priorities, economic development initiatives, and academic and research strengths and strategic priorities:

• Secretariats of Technology, Education, and Commerce and Trade;
• Members of legislature;
• Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP);
• Regional technology councils;
• Virginia’s colleges and universities;
• Federal labs and other research institutes; and
• Chmura Economics & Analytics.

CIT has continued discussions with industry, academia, and the research community. To learn more about the work and activities going on at Virginia's research assets, use the navigation links on the left to view individual organizations' profiles.

Findings from the Roadmap guide industry sectors and disciplines eligible for award from the CRCF, which was allocated $4.8 million each for FY2013 and FY2014, following $6 million in FY2012. Research and technology areas eligible to receive funding for the CRCF are identified in the Roadmap and include:

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Aerospace
• Communications
• Cyber Security
• Energy
• Environment
• Information Technology
• Life Sciences
• Modeling & Simulation
• Nuclear Physics
• Transportation