The goal of the Commercial Acceleration Loan Fund (CALF) is to accelerate the development and growth of key technology industries in Ohio by supporting the move of products and services into meaningful market entry through efforts including commercial scale demonstrations in market-use conditions; manufacturing scale-up beyond pilot plant operations; final customer validation, product certification, and/or regulatory certification; acquisition of exclusive intellectual property rights; launch of the next-generation of existing products, services or processes; and engineering or packaging design.