
OFME Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant
The Centrepolis Accelerator’s Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant program offers funding to promising mobility and electrification technology companies, supporting their product development in collaboration with Michigan-based firms. This program is committed to advancing innovation across Michigan’s mobility and electrification sectors, emphasizing opportunities for startups, established firms, and disadvantaged businesses in distressed or rural communities, as well as companies relocating or expanding within Michigan.
What we do
The program supports both startups and established firms with emerging mobility and cleantech systems across all transportation modes (air, ground, marine, off-road) throughout the State of Michigan. We extend services and funding to firms with emerging mobility and cleantech solutions to enhance Michigan's standing in the industry.
How we do it
The program provides up to $50,000 in funding to at least 8 qualifying companies, offering technical assistance services focused on:
- Product development
- Prototyping
- Product testing
- Manufacturing readiness
Eligibility:
To qualify, applicants must:
- Be a Michigan-based company or demonstrate a commitment to developing or manufacturing their product within Michigan
- Have a technology readiness level between 4 and 9
- Be actively engaged in the fields of mobility or electrification
Benefits
- Product Design and Engineering Services: Access to CAD and FEA resources.
- Design Assessments: DFMA (Design for Manufacturability and Assembly) and DFMEA (Design for Failure Mode Effects and Analysis).
- Readiness Assessments: Commercial, technical, and manufacturing assessments.
- Prototyping and Testing: Alpha and beta prototyping, product testing protocols, and validation services.
- Manufacturing Support: Tooling design, connections to suppliers, manufacturing planning, workflow analysis, and supply chain risk assessments.
Application reopening date will be announced soon.
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