SBIR/STTR Emerging Business Fund

The purpose of the Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund is to:

• Encourage companies to pursue SBIR/STTR grants and contracts
• Increase Michigan's competitiveness in obtaining SBIR/STTR funds
• Increase commercial success of Michigan SBIR/STTR projects
• Stimulate early stage technology investing activity in Michigan

The Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund (Michigan ETF) is designed to expand funding opportunities for Michigan technology based companies in the federal innovation research and development arena. The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (MI-SBTC), in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), dedicated $1.4 million in 2008 to match federal SBIR/STTR funding opportunities for exceptional research and technical innovation generated in Michigan. An additional $1.4 million has been allocated to the ETF for 2009. The fund will match both Phase I and Phase II SBIR/STTR awards until funds are exhausted.

Effective 4/16/09 - the Michigan ETF guidelines have been updated and will apply to all new applications. Please review the new Program Guidelines here before submitting new applications.

Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund program Web site:  http://www.mietf.org/.

Contact: mietf@gvsu.edu

Additional SBIR/STTR Web site links:

• Small Business Administration SBIR/STTR Home Page
• http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm 
• http://www.zyn.com/sbir/

• Michigan Business & Technology Development Centers
• Biotechnology Business Consultants