Michigan Mobility Innovation Grant

Michigan Mobility Innovation Grant is sponsored by Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) and Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). This grant supports the development and deployment of innovative mobility technologies that advance transportation solutions and create positive impact across Michigan communities.

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Office of Future Mobility and Electrification 5. Funding and Testing Resources OFME and our partners award grants to mobility and electrification companies interested in deploying their technology solutions in the state of Michigan. * Technician working on a large drone or prototype aircraft in a workshop with parts shelves in the background.

### 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. [](https://www. michiganbusiness.

org/leo/bureaus-agencies/ofme/projects-and-programs/funding-and-testing/technology-deployments/mobility-prototype-grant) * People standing on a marina dock beside a research boat with sailboats and an American flag in the background. ### 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. [](https://www.

michiganbusiness. org/leo/bureaus-agencies/ofme/projects-and-programs/funding-and-testing/technology-deployments/maritime-innovation-grant) * Drone flying with a boardwalk in the background ### 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.

[](https://www. michiganbusiness. org/leo/bureaus-agencies/ofme/aam-statewide-mobility-challenges) * Two people working on a vehicle component in a workshop, viewed through mechanical parts in the foreground.

### 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. [](https://www. michiganbusiness.

org/leo/bureaus-agencies/ofme/projects-and-programs/funding-and-testing/technology-deployments/michigan-mobility-innovation-grant) * Aerial view from a Mission-branded aircraft flying over a city and roadway.

### 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. [](https://www. michiganbusiness.

org/leo/bureaus-agencies/ofme/projects-and-programs/funding-and-testing/technology-deployments/advanced-aerial-mobility-activation-fund) * Technician working on a large drone or prototype aircraft in a workshop with parts shelves in the background.

### 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. [](https://www. michiganbusiness.

org/leo/bureaus-agencies/ofme/projects-and-programs/funding-and-testing/technology-deployments/mobility-prototype-grant) * Two researchers setting up wheeled robotic equipment along a lakeside road. ### 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. [](https://www.

michiganbusiness. org/leo/bureaus-agencies/ofme/projects-and-programs/funding-and-testing/technology-deployments/arpa-mobility-fund) * Cyclists gathered on a sidewalk near a bike trailer in an urban area.

### 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. [](https://www. michigan.

gov/mdot/programs/grant-programs/sssg) * Line of commercial trucks parked near Detroit’s Eastern Market with a red semi-truck in the foreground. ### 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. [](https://www.

michiganbusiness. org/leo/bureaus-agencies/ofme/projects-and-programs/funding-and-testing/technology-deployments/sustainable-cities-challenge-detroit) * Aqua superPower rapid charger installed on a marina dock with boats in the background at Northport Marina.

### 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. [](https://www. michiganbusiness.

org/press-releases/2023/08/fresh-coast-maritime-challenge/) * People walking along a scenic trail overlooking a blue lake and forested shoreline.

### 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. [](https://www. nps.

gov/index. htm) * Orange car driving along a winding road bordered by green vegetation. ### 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.

[](https://www. michigan. gov/mdot/travel/mobility/initiatives/mobility-wallet-challenge) * Two people testing small autonomous mobility devices along a lakeside road.

### 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. [](https://www. michiganbusiness.

org/press-releases/2023/11/high-tech-skills-training/) * A line of small autonomous shuttle vehicles traveling along a sidewalk through a campus-like urban setting. ### 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.

[](https://www. michiganbusiness. org/leo/bureaus-agencies/ofme/projects-and-programs/funding-and-testing/technology-deployments/real-world-deployments) ## Partner Deployment Opportunities * Row of electric vehicle charging stations with cars parked beside them.

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[](https://empoweringmichigan. com/dtes-emerging-tech-fund/) * Aerial view of Michigan Central Station with surrounding streets, lawns, and city buildings. ### 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.

[](https://michigancentral. com/michigan-central-launches-1-5m-fund-to-help-tech-based-startups-take-their-business-to-the-next-level-in-michigan/) * Interior of a test vehicle with monitoring equipment and a laptop displaying vehicle and sensor data. ### SBDC Business Accelerator Fund BAF BAF is available to participating business accelerators in Michigan’s statewide SmartZone network.

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