Growing Detroit businesses from idea to open.

Motor City Match Round 23 Applications are open from March 1st – April 2nd, 2023.

Round 23 Applications are open!

Click here to apply.

Applications open until Sunday April 2, at 11:59pm.

apply.motorcitymatch.com/submit

Questions about the program? Join us for an online information session

Session #1: Thursday, March 9, from 6:30-7:30pm

Session #2: Friday, March 10, from 9:30-10:30am

Session #3: Thursday, March 16, from 6:30-7:30pm

Session #4: Friday, March 17, from 8:00-9:00am

Session #5: Thursday, March 30, from 6:30-7:30pm

Click here to sign-up for a Round 23 MCM Information Session

ReStore Track

Grant Funding is now available for existing Detroit businesses open for 1 year or more in their current location can apply to the Motor City Match Restore Track.

$250,000 in grants for up to 25 per round
Grants can be used for physical improvements to a currently open brick & mortar space
Grant awards average $25,000 and cannot exceed 50% of the total project

Learn More

Application Period - Open and Close

Award Selection

Notified By

August 30 - October 2

Oct 1 – Dec 15

December 15

Dec 1, 2022 – Jan 15, 2023

Jan 15 – March 31, 2023

March 31

March 1 – April 1, 2023

April 1 – June 30, 2023

June 30, 2023

June 1 – July 1, 2023

July 1 – Sept 30, 2023

September 30, 2023

$11.4 million

in Grants

144

Open Businesses

1696

Businesses Served

$61.6 million

Committed Investment

Motor City Match is designed to assist Detroit entrepreneurs at critical stages of their business development - from idea to open.

Motor City Match connects new and expanding businesses with services and space to grow, providing them with the funding and tools to fuel the city’s entrepreneurial revolution.

Plan

Guides new and informal businesses through creating a business plan, registering as the appropriate legal entity, and becoming transactional.

Develop

Helps transactional mobile, digital, or home-based businesses refine their current operations to determine the appropriate permanent space for their business to develop.

Design

Matches new business owners that have a location in Detroit with a professional Design team to create the appropriate design, plans, and drawings to begin the build out of their space.

Cash

Assists entrepreneurs in the idea or early stage of their business to develop a functional business plan document and the appropriate financial statements.

Re-Store

Access grant funding and related business services for your existing brick and mortar Detroit business.

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