Michigan Mobility Funding Platform
The Michigan Mobility Funding Platform provides grants to mobility and electrification companies looking to deploy their technology solutions in the state of Michigan.
The Michigan Mobility Funding Platform was created by the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to provide grants to mobility and electrification companies looking to deploy their technology solutions in the state of Michigan.
Grant Opportunities
Real World Deployments
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.
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, critical data, and accelerate AAM readiness and growth.
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.
Detroit Smart Parking Lab (DSPL) Grants
Grant support to offset the cost of testing mobility technologies at the DSPL (parking technologies, payment systems, charging solutions, operations systems, and more).
Ford Launchpad for Innovative Technologies and Entrepreneurship
OFME partnership with the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority and Southwest Airlines to provide grants and testing opportunities to companies focused on bringing emerging air travel technology and airport operations solutions to market.
Test Site Grants
Grant support to offset the cost of testing mobility technologies at one of several Michigan-based test sites including MCITY, Keweenaw Research Center, American Center for Mobility, FLITE and more.
Michigan Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program
OFME in partnership with MDOT is soliciting grant proposals intended to support quick-build projects with the purpose of making communities more walkable, bikeable and transit- and micromobility-friendly.
Sustainable Cities Challenge Detroit
In partnership with Toyota Mobility Foundation and the City of Detroit, OFME is looking for innovators to demonstrate solutions that decrease fossil fuel use and reduce costs of freight operations in Detroit’s Eastern Market.