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Grants

Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund

Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund (ETF)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open

Amount

$125,000

Matching funds for federal SBIR/STTR awards: '$25,000' for Phase I matches and 'up to $125,000' for Phase II matches, with the Phase II match requiring a third-party match. Lifetime limits: a maximum of 'two (2) ETF grants covering Phase II awards and no more than four (4) ETF grants covering Phase I awards for a total of no more than six (6)'.

Funder

Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), administered by the Michigan Small Business Development Center

public · regional

Deadline: rolling — Applications are tied to federal SBIR/STTR submission deadlines - the ETF application must be submitted before the federal deadline. No more than two ETF grants per company per 12-month period.

Your odds

Not published

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.

Effort

moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Up to 500 employees
Sectors: health, deeptech, manufacturing, climate
Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Must be a Michigan-based business with principal operations in the state, submitting an SBIR/STTR proposal in one of four technology sectors (life sciences, homeland security/defense, advanced automotive/manufacturing/materials, or alternative energy), and must have no more than 'two (2) SBIR/STTR Phase II federal awards'. Maximum two ETF grants per 12-month period. The underlying federal SBIR/STTR award requires SAM.gov registration with a Unique Entity ID and SBA Company Registry registration; the state ETF match itself does not.

How to apply

Before the federal SBIR/STTR deadline, 'submit an electronic application through the ETF website at www.mietf.org'. — link
The MI-SBDC reviews the application and provides a support letter 'within five (5) business days'.
After receiving the federal award, submit documentation and enter an ETF agreement before funds are disbursed.
Submit annual reports for five years covering commercialisation, jobs, patents and revenue.

What you will need

Copy of the federal SBIR/STTR proposal
Notice of the federal award
Evidence of third-party match
Signed ETF agreement

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.michiganbusiness.org/4aef88/globalassets/documents/reports/fact-sheets/emergingtechnologiesfundmedc.pdf — checked 2026-08-14

"two (2) ETF grants covering Phase II awards and no more than four (4) ETF grants covering Phase I awards for a total of no more than six (6)"