Transportation Grants in Michigan

Top transportation grants in Michigan right now

• Michigan Maritime & Port Facility Assistance Grant Program

  Michigan Department of TransportationUp to $2.5MDeadline: Dec 23, 2026open

  Grants for maritime and port facility projects in Michigan to strengthen economic competitiveness, reduce freight transportation costs, improve reliab...

  Community Development

• Michigan Maritime & Port Facility Assistance Grant Program

  Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Maritime and Port Facility Assistance OfficeUp to $2.5MDeadline: Dec 23, 2026open

  Established by Senate Bill 744 and House Bill 5291 (signed July 19, 2022), the Maritime and Port Facility Assistance Grant Program is administered by ...

  Community Development

• Real World Deployments

  Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) - Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME)Up to $500Kopen

  Real World Deployments is sponsored by Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) - Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME). Grant ...

  electric_vehiclesclean_energyinnovationmobility technologyelectrification

• Michigan Mobility Funding Platform

  Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)Up to $500Kopen

  Michigan Mobility Funding Platform is sponsored by Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). This program provides grants to mobility and elec...

  environmental_educationcommunity_developmentmobilityelectrificationelectric vehicles

• Michigan Mobility Funding Platform

  Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)Up to $500Kopen

  Michigan Mobility Funding Platform is sponsored by Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). ...

  electric_vehiclesinnovationeconomic_developmenttransportationmobility

• Building a Sustainable Transportation Service Technician Education Program

  Up to $350KDeadline: Apr 30, 2027open

  A major shift in the automotive industry to Electric Vehicles (EV) has created a need for skilled technicians both regionally and nationally. This pro...

• Planning: AI-Ready SmartSenseAI Lab: Holistic Evaluation of ML Research for AV-enabled Transportation Services

  Up to $200KDeadline: Jul 31, 2027open

  This project aims to advance artificial intelligence (AI)-driven complex system-of-systems research by designing an AI-ready testbed for scaled deploy...

• Michigan Mobility Funding Platform

  Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) and Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)Up to $190Kopen

  Michigan Mobility Funding Platform is sponsored by Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) and Michigan Department of Transporta...

  electric_vehiclesinnovationeconomic_developmentmobilityelectrification

• Make It in Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grants

  Michigan Office of Future Mobility and ElectrificationUp to $100Kopen

  Make It in Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grants is sponsored by Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification. Funds projects aimed at advanc...

  transportationautonomous_systemsmobilityprototypingautonomous systems

• Toledo Walleye Transportation Fund

  Toledo Community FoundationUp to $1Kopen

  Toledo Walleye Transportation Fund is sponsored by Toledo Community Foundation. This fund offers grants to accredited schools and nonprofit organizati...

• Local Bridge Program

  Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)open

  Local Bridge Program is sponsored by Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The Local Agency Program (LAP) Bridge Unit develops and manages a r...

  community_developmentbridge replacementbridge rehabilitationlocal bridgesmunicipal infrastructure

• Michigan Free Car Voucher Program

  Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)open

  Michigan Free Car Voucher Program is a program from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) that provides vehicle assistance to qualifying Mi...

  community_developmenteconomic_developmenttransportationvehicle assistancecar voucher

• Safe Routes to School Mini Grant (Michigan)

  Safe Routes to School (Michigan)open

  Safe Routes to School Mini Grant (Michigan) is a grant from Safe Routes to School (Michigan) that funds That is why MDOT offers many ways to help ease...

  community_developmentpublic_safetyyouth_developmenteducation_researchk12_education

• The DALMAC Fund 2025

  Tri-County Bicycle Association (TCBA)open

  The DALMAC Fund 2025 is sponsored by Tri-County Bicycle Association (TCBA). Supports programs advancing bicycle safety, public awareness, events, trai...

  community_developmentpublic_safetytransportationhealth_disparitiesyouth_development

• Community Service Infrastructure Fund (CSIF) Category B Grants

  Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)open

  Community Service Infrastructure Fund (CSIF) Category B Grants is a grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) that funds transportat...

  community_developmenttransportationrural_developmentroad resurfacingculvert replacement

• MTRAC for Advanced Transportation

  Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)open

  MTRAC for Advanced Transportation is sponsored by Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). A statewide program that funds projects which comm...

  autonomous_systemselectric_vehiclesai_manufacturingtransportation technologycommercialization

• M4A Grants (Mobility 4 All Program) - Section 5310

  RTA of Southeast Michiganopen

  M4A Grants (Mobility 4 All Program) - Section 5310 is sponsored by RTA of Southeast Michigan. The Mobility 4 All (M4A) Program is an RTA initiative to...

  community_developmenttransportationdisabilityagingpublic_safety

• 2025 'Make It in Michigan' Mobility Prototyping Grants

  Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)open

  2025 'Make It in Michigan' Mobility Prototyping Grants is a grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) that funds promising mobil...

  autonomous_systemsinnovationsmall_businesselectric_vehiclesmobility technology

• Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) Grants

  Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP)open

  Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) Grants is a grant program from the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning that funds effective t...

  public_safetycommunity_developmenttransportationtraffic safetydistracted driving

• Streets for People Program

  Michigan Department of Transportationopen

  The Streets for People Program is a grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation that funds projects improving pedestrian and bicycle infrastr...

  community_developmenturban_planningpublic_safetytransportationpedestrian infrastructure

What counts as a transportation grant in Michigan

We surface opportunities matching transportation-related keywords whose geography includes Michigan (statewide, regional, or county-level grants serving Michigan-based organizations). The keyword set:

Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in Michigan where program names vary by region.

Where Michigan transportation grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to Michigan-based organizations and thematically aligned with transportation.
• Michigan state portal — state-administered transportation programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in Michigan for transportation work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund transportation work in Michigan.