Growing Detroit businesses from idea to open.

Motor City Match Round 24 Applications are open from June 1st – July 1st, 2023.

Round 24 Applications open June 1st through July 1st 2023.

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
Maximum grant award is 50% of the total project cost up to $25,000

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Application Period - Open and Close

Award Selection

Notified By

June 1 – July 1, 2023

July 1 – Sept 30, 2023

September 30, 2023

September 1 - October 2, 2023

Oct 1 – Dec 15, 2023

December 15, 2023

Dec 1, 2023 – Jan 15, 2024

Jan 15 – March 31, 2024

March 31, 2024

March 1 – April 1, 2024

April 1 – June 30, 2024

June 30, 2024

$11.4 million

in Grants

146

Open Businesses

1686

Businesses Served

$62 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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