Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund

The Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund (ETF) is MEDC's matching grant route for Michigan technology companies pursuing federal SBIR or STTR awards. It is designed to leverage federal innovation funding rather than replace it, and it operates as a rolling state match. Phase I matches can reach $25,000, and Phase II matches can reach $125,000. The program is rolling, and applicants must already be pursuing a federal SBIR or STTR proposal because the ETF match supplements the federal award. It is administered by the Michigan Small Business Development Center rather than directly by MEDC. This is a good fit for a Michigan technology-based company with a competitive federal proposal and a financing gap that the match can close. The cleanest applications show that the state request is aligned with the same technical and commercialization path as the federal submission, and that the business can move quickly once the award is secured. Because the program is administered by the Michigan Small Business Development Center, applicants also need to plan around the federal proposal timeline and the state match process together.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.