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Testing and Deployment Funding Opportunities

Testing and Deployment Funding Opportunities

OFME and our partners award grants to mobility and electrification companies interested in deploying their technology solutions in the state of Michigan.

Currently Available Funding Opportunities

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    Make it in Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant

    The Mobility Prototype Grant will award grant funding to promising mobility and electrification technology companies to support their product development with Michigan-based firms.

Closed Funding Opportunities

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    Maritime Innovation Grant

    Supporting the State of Michigan's Maritime Strategy, the Maritime Innovation Grant will accept applications from April 8 through May 8, 2026.

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    AAM Statewide Challenges

    Michigan is launching a series of challenge-based pilot programs to advance the integration of drones for solving real-world government agency problems. Proposed solutions should leverage AAM technologies.

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    Open Call Michigan Mobility Innovation Funding Opportunity

    The Michigan Mobility Innovation Grant supports the development and deployment of cutting-edge mobility technologies that advance transportation solutions and create positive impact across Michigan communities.

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    Advanced Aerial Mobility Activation Fund

    Created to accelerate the development of Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM) technologies and infrastructure in Michigan, this fund aims to create a pipeline of projects that have the potential to validate technical and economic feasibility and critical data.

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    Mobility Prototype Grant

    The Mobility Prototype Grant will award grant funding to promising mobility and electrification technology companies to support their product development with Michigan-based firms.

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    2025 One-Time Mobility Fund

    Funds available for testing and deployments (pilots) available to small businesses located in or operating in specific geographic locations in Michigan.

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    Michigan Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program

    OFME in partnership with MDOT was soliciting grant proposals intended to support quick-build projects with the purpose of making communities more walkable, bikeable and transit- and micromobility-friendly.

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    Sustainable Cities Challenge Detroit

    In partnership with Toyota Mobility Foundation and the City of Detroit, OFME was looking for innovators to demonstrate solutions that decrease fossil fuel use and reduce costs of freight operations in Detroit’s Eastern Market.

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    Fresh Coast Maritime Challenge Grant Program

    The Fresh Coast Maritime Challenge offers commercial enterprises of all sizes a sustainable, cost-effective and efficient means of transitioning watercraft from diesel to electric power and electrifying marinas.

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    National Park Michigan Mobility Challenge

    The NPMMC is a Challenge issued to the global mobility industry to identify and deploy advanced mobility and electrification technologies in and around four of Michigan’s five National Parks – Keweenaw National Historical Park, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, River Raisin National Battlefield Park and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

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    Mobility Wallet Challenge

    MDOT and the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) launched the Michigan Mobility Wallet Challenge to explore a Mobility Wallet Pilot Program, which aims to increase the interoperability of transit services and create greater access to personal mobility for Michigan residents.

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    Mobility Public Private Partnerships MP4

    OFME, in partnership with MEDC and the Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity (LEO), launched the MP4 Grant program to help support partnerships and programs that address emerging mobility systems across all transportation modes – including air, ground, marine and off-road – throughout the state of Michigan.

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    Real World Deployment and Test Site Grant Opportunities

    Grant support to offset the cost of piloting mobility and electrification technologies in a publicly accessible location in Michigan. Real World Deployment grants typically range from $80,000 - $190,000.

Partner Deployment Opportunities

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    DTE Emerging Tech Fund

    DTE is partnering with EV-related businesses committed to reducing barriers to electric vehicles and preparing for widespread EV adoption. This program supports novel EV solutions including cutting-edge EV grid integrations on DTE system, solutions that trial new and novel practices to engaging underserved communities, and solutions that test second life applications for used EV batteries.

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    Michigan Central Scale Fund

    The Michigan Central Scale Fund is designed to get startups broadly focused on mobility, materials and energy, to the next step and to build upon previous pilots or conduct activities that help attract follow-on customers in Michigan.

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    SBDC Business Accelerator Fund BAF

    BAF is available to participating business accelerators in Michigan’s statewide SmartZone network. These funds are used toward the delivery of specialized services that are not otherwise available from these business accelerators to assist advanced technology companies advance the client’s path to commercialization, company success, and economic impact for the state of Michigan.