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Funding for startups in Michigan
Michigan runs 7 programmes of its own, and 5 of them take applications right now. The 63 federal programmes further down are open to Michigan companies too. We read each one on its official site and note the date we checked.
Run by Michigan and local bodies
Business Accelerator Fund (BAF)
Michigan SmartZone network, administered in part by TechTown Detroit · Michigan
Funded commercialization services (market analysis, IP, investor readiness) for tech startups working with a Michigan SmartZone accelerator.
Michigan Business Development Program
Michigan Strategic Fund, administered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation · Michigan
Michigan's flagship discretionary incentive for competitive expansion and relocation projects, combining state and local commitments into a performance-based grant, loan, or other assistance package.
Michigan Good Food Fund Seed Awards
Michigan Good Food Fund · Michigan
Grants of $5,000 to $20,000 for Michigan food and farm businesses, with BIPOC- and women-owned businesses encouraged to apply.
Michigan Women Forward Business Loans
Michigan Women Forward (CDFI) · Michigan
Microloans of $2,500 to $50,000 for any Michigan small business, start-up or established, from a CDFI lender open to founders of any gender.
SSBCI — Michigan (MEDC Access to Capital Programs)
Michigan Strategic Fund / Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), funded by the U.S. Treasury State Small Business Credit Initiative · Michigan
Michigan's $236,990,950 SSBCI 2.0 allocation funds MEDC-run collateral support, loan participation, and a $75 million small-business venture capital program for businesses that can't get full financing from a private lender alone.
Detroit Elevate
TechTown Detroit and the Gilbert Family Foundation · Michigan
A $5,000 grant plus technical assistance for established Detroit, Hamtramck, or Highland Park businesses that complete the program.
Hatch Detroit Contest
TechTown Detroit, title sponsor Comerica Bank · Michigan
An annual $100,000 grand prize contest for entrepreneurs opening a new storefront business in Detroit.
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Federal programmes open to Michigan businesses
Grants 23
- AFWERX SBIR/STTR & Army xTechup to $15M
- Amber Grant for Womenup to $50k
- ARPA-E
- ARPA-H
- Comcast RISEup to $5k
- DHS SBIRup to $1M
- DoD SBIR/STTRup to $2.15M
- DOE SBIR/STTRup to $2.15M
- ED/IES SBIRup to $1M
- EDA Build to Scale (B2S)up to $5M
- EPA SBIRup to $400k
- Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program
- FedEx Small Business Grant Contestup to $50k
- NASA SBIR/STTRup to $1.27M
- NIH SBIR/STTRup to $4.19M
- NOAA SBIRup to $690k
- NSF SBIR/STTR — America's Seed Fund powered by NSFup to $1.25M
- Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) — Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiencyup to $25M
- SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC)up to $200k
- SBIR/STTR (America's Seed Fund)up to $2.15M
- US DOT SBIRup to $200k
- USDA NIFA SBIR
- Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)up to $200k
Loans & guarantees 15
- CAPLines (SBA 7(a) Lines of Credit)up to $5M
- CDFI Fund — Certified Community Development Financial Institution Network
- DOE Loan Programs Office (Office of Energy Dominance Financing)
- Export Working Capital Program (EWCP)up to $5M
- International Trade Loan Program (ITL)up to $5M
- Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL)up to $2M
- SBA 504 Loan Program (CDC/504)up to $5.5M
- SBA 7(a) Loan Programup to $5M
- SBA Community Advantage Loansup to $1M
- SBA Disaster Loans (Physical Damage & Economic Injury)up to $2M
- SBA Microloan Programup to $50k
- SBA-504 and 7(a) Combined Loan Cap ($10M)up to $10M
- EXIM Working Capital Guarantee Programup to $10M
- SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Programup to $14M
- State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)
Tax benefits 8
- Federal R&D Tax Credit (Section 41)
- New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC)
- QSBS Section 1202 Exclusionup to $15M
- Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ)
- R&D Payroll Tax Offset (Qualified Small Business Payroll Tax Credit)up to $500k
- Section 174A Domestic R&D Expensing Restoration
- State R&D Tax Credits (multi-state landscape)
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)up to $2.4k
Equity 7
- 500 Global Flagship Acceleratorup to $150k
- Antler US Residency
- gener8tor Investment Acceleratorup to $100k
- HAXup to $250k
- Neo Accelerator
- Techstars Standard Investment Termsup to $220k
- Y Combinator Standard Dealup to $500k
Support & credits 10
- AWS Activateup to $200k
- Google for Startups Cloud Programup to $350k
- Microsoft for Startupsup to $150k
- MassChallenge Accelerator Programs (Traction & Challenge)
- MBDA Business Center Network
- NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
- NVIDIA Inception
- Plug and Play Accelerator Programs
- SBA 8(a) Business Development Program
- Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program
The other Michigan deadline funders will ask about
Most programmes above ask for financials and a company in good standing. In Michigan that means the Annual Statement — Due February 15 each year after organization or qualification. An LLC formed or qualified after September 30 skips the following February 15 filing (online filing opens October 15).
This page exists because Michigan has at least 2 verified programmes of its own. See every state, or tell us about a Michigan programme we are missing via the contact page.
Funders read the books before the pitch
Every programme on this page asks for financials in a particular shape. We keep Michigan books in that shape year-round, so applying is an export rather than a rebuild.