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Fuzehub Manufacturing Grants

ORI is actively accepting applications for this internal competition. If you are interested in applying to this program, you must submit a pre-application through the internal competitions submission portal. Pre-application requirements are listed in the announcement below.

The Office for Research and Innovation invites applications to Round 1 of FuzeHub's Manufacturing Grants program, designed to encourage collaboration between not-for-profit organizations and small to medium-sized manufacturing companies in New York State. Established companies are eligible industry partners for Round 1 only. Stony Brook University may submit THREE applications to Round 1. 

Please see below for details. If you are interested in applying, you must submit the internal competitions form by Monday, February 24, 2025 at 9 am. Pre-applications for internal review and selection must be uploaded to the portal as a single PDF document. The competition code for this program is LC202514. 

WHAT DOES IT FUND: Eligible projects will include those that are used by the applicant to assist industry partners with the following types of projects:

    • Adoption of new technology to enhance a process and/or product
    • Prototype development
    • Design for manufacturing
    • Proof-of-concept manufacturing
    • Manufacturing scale-up
    • Manufacturing-related equipment purchases
    • Other projects to advance manufacturing or manufacturing capabilities

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS: Applicant teams involving companies with 50 or more employees combined are required to contribute a match according to the sliding scale in the grant guidelines, with at least 50% of the match in the form of cash equity.

Each small to medium-sized manufacturer (industry partner) identified in the application must be/have:

  • An established company that meets any one of these criteria:
    • Annual revenue is more than $100K, or total revenue to date is more than $500K;
    • Total investments received to date exceed $2M (excluding grants); or
    • Has been in business for more than 5 years (more than 7 for life science, biomedical, or medical device industries).
  • Physical establishment in New York State, and no more than 500 employees across the entire firm or enterprise worldwide;
  • Dun & Bradstreet profile with a registered North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. 

Please note that by submitting a pre-application to this internal competition, you are confirming that the industry partner would pass FuzeHub's eligibility check as part of the Stage 1 application. Any groups that apply to the internal competition and are found to be ineligible under FuzeHub's guidelines will not be considered in the future.

AWARD: $30,000 to $65,000 for up to 12 months

SPONSOR DEADLINE: March 11, 2025

A complete pre-application should comprise of the following:

  • Project Abstract (no more than one page)
  • Project Budget using the budget template provided on FuzeHub's website.  The worksheet and any explanatory notes may not exceed two pages.
  • The company’s letter of commitment
  • Any additional support documents, including the Conflict of Interest Acknowledgment letter (See FAQ for details)