Funding & Grant Opportunities

Financial assistance can help make important investments more achievable. Explore current funding and grant opportunities that may help support workforce training, technology adoption and other manufacturing initiatives.

Whether you’re planning a new project, investing in your workforce or looking to strengthen your operations, funding may help you take the next step.

Explore current funding opportunities that may help support your next project as well as grant-funded Purdue MEP programs that provide additional resources and opportunities for manufacturers.

Availability, eligibility and program requirements vary, so check back for the latest opportunities. For questions about funding administered by another organization, please contact that organization directly regarding eligibility, applications or other program details.

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FUNDING FOR MANUFACTURING TRAINING OR SERVICES

Indiana’s incentive program rewards employers to grow wages, build stronger teams and turn talent development into a long-term business advantage. Learn more about Power Up.

INTAP is an annual program that helps small Indiana businesses complete growth and improvement projects by providing up to $15,000 in services from a qualified professional and technical vendor.

This helps businesses secure the necessary skill set, qualifications, or technical expertise needed to execute a project. Learn more about the INTAP program.

The Purdue MEP Manufacturing Dream Team connects manufacturing professionals with students to introduce them to modern manufacturing, advanced technologies and career opportunities in STEM and skilled trades. The initiative has expanded to several states through grant funding from BlueForge Alliance.

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The Next Level Jobs Workforce Ready Grant is a grant program that covers the tuition and fees of qualifying certificate programs across Indiana. There are over 150 qualified programs that the Workforce Ready Grant will cover. Advanced Manufacturing is one of those industries.

Learn more about the Next Level Jobs Workforce Ready Grant.

Several of Purdue MEP's programs are eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33) benefits. Those programs include:

  • Advanced Manufacturing Lean Practitioner I Certificate Series

  • Advanced Manufacturing Lean Practitioner II Certificate Series

  • Manufacturing Skills for Success

  • OSHA 10-Hour General Industry

  • OSHA 30-Hour General Industry

  • Quality Technician Skills for Success

  • Six Sigma Black Belt Training and Certificate Program

  • Six Sigma Green Belt Training and Certificate Program

If you are interested in using VA education benefits for an eligible Purdue MEP program, please contact us at mepworkshops@purdue.edu before registering.

For questions about GI Bill eligibility or benefits, visit the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. For assistance with VA education benefits at Purdue, contact the Purdue Veteran and Military Success Center. 

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY-RELATED FUNDING

Find resources to start and grow a business. View more information at Indiana for the Bold.

Purdue MEP and Subcity are working together to help small and mid-sized manufacturers in Indiana learn about and apply for tax incentives, grants, and other funding opportunities to help them improve their business. Subcity provides access to an updated, digitized list of local, State, and Federal incentive programs for Indiana’s small manufacturers.

Through this program, participants will receive a personalized list of the top 5 incentives available to their business.

Please contact your Purdue MEP Industry Advisor for additional information and to proceed with the Subcity membership.

Loans backed by SBA make it easier for small businesses to access affordable funding with more flexible terms and added support. Find out which SBA-guaranteed loan program is best for your business.

Learn more about SBA loans or MARC Loans, dedicated to supporting America's small manufacturers.

An accelerator sponsored by the U.S. Army, connecting American biotechnology innovators with the resources, expertise, capital, and government pathways that move dual-use technology from promising prototype to fielded capability.

Learn more the VEDDER program.