Michigan Business Accelerator Fund
Michigan Business Accelerator Fund (BAF)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Delivered as services rather than cash: a maximum of '$50,000 in BAF services' per company, with a typical engagement range of '$7,000 to $15,000'. Services are procured on the company's behalf by the SmartZone accelerator (market research, regulatory strategy, IP, prototyping support and similar).
Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) via the Michigan SmartZone network
public · regional
Deadline: rolling — Rolling - accessed through a Michigan SmartZone accelerator rather than a competitive call.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- micro enterprises
- Sectors: deeptech, health, manufacturing, ai, climate
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Available to high-tech Michigan companies working through the SmartZone accelerator network. Funds are never paid to the company directly - the accelerator buys in specialist services on its behalf, so this is an in-kind benefit. State programme - no SAM.gov registration or UEI required.
How to apply
- Engage with a Michigan SmartZone accelerator or MEDC-supported incubator. — link
- Work with the accelerator to define the specific service need and scope a BAF engagement.
- The accelerator requests BAF funds and procures the service provider.
What you will need
- Scope of work for the requested service
- Company overview and technology description
Source. https://www.michiganbusiness.org/services/entrepreneurial-opportunity/early-stage-funding/ — checked 2026-08-14
"Maximum per company: $50,000 in BAF services"