Deadline: 30-Sep-21
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) are launching the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform to provide grants to mobility and electrification companies looking to deploy their technology solutions in the state of Michigan.
The platform will evolve to enable Michigan-based organizations (public and private) to launch their own mobility and electrification funding initiatives.
The funding platform is designed to accelerate investment in:
- Mobility and electrification solutions that create safer, more equitable and environmentally conscious transportation for all Michigan residents
- High potential mobility and electrification companies who anticipate long-term growth in Michigan and seek to play a meaningful role in the state’s mobility ecosystem
Focus Areas
- Sustainable Futures: Improve environmental sustainability by encouraging EV adoption and the buildout of EV charging infrastructure
- Equitable Futures: Alleviate mobility barriers and increase access to affordable and reliable transportation options
- Multimodal Transportation: Modernize existing transportation systems and keep Michigan at the forefront across all connected and autonomous transportation modes
Future plans for the Michigan Mobility funding platform include:
- Enable Michigan based organizations (public and private) to submit mobility needs so OFME and MDOT can understand trends and provide introductions to solution providers
- Enable mobility and electrification companies to submit their deployment ideas, so OFME can support their growth through introductions to the Michigan mobility ecosystem
- Provide programming to connect Michigan based organizations (public and private) with mobility and electrification companies – leading toward unique collaborations and applications
Funding Information
Grants vary in size and they have no strict minimum or maximum amount. In the past, testing site deployments have ranged from $10K – $100K and real world deployments have ranged from $40K – $125K.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility for testing environments and Real-world deployments
- Focus on sustainable futures, equitable futures, OR multimodal transportation
- Provide matching funds or receive matching funds from a project partner
- Demonstrate how the grant will help your company grow in Michigan
- Additional eligiblity for Real-world deployments
- Collaborate with a Michigan partner (public or private)
- Meet a local use case/need in Michigan
For more information, visit https://www.michiganbusiness.org/mobility-funding/