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Fuzehub Manufacturing Grants

Fuzehub Manufacturing Grants Portal

All applications for this internal competition must be submitted via InfoReady. You can sign in using your Net-ID and your @stonybrook.edu email address. Please allow sufficient time to familiarize yourself with the portal prior to submitting your pre-application. Pre-application requirements are listed in the announcement below.

The Office for Research and Innovation invites applications to 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. Please note that there will be a single round of Manufacturing Grants in 2026. Established companies and startups apply during the same timeline, but select their stage within the application. Stony Brook University may submit a total of THREE applications (with no more than one application per center or department). 

Please see below for details. If you are interested in applying, you must submit a pre-application via the Fuzehub Manufacturing Grants Portal in InfoReady by Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 9 am.  Pre-applications for internal review and selection must be uploaded to the portal as a single PDF document. 

WHAT DOES IT FUND: The goal of this program is to identify innovative projects that support the collaboration of not-for-profit organizations and New York State small to medium-sized manufacturers, leading to the creation of valuable economic impacts in our communities, and the growth of New York’s manufacturing sector. 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
    • Equipment access or acquisition
    • Supply chain development or strengthening
    • Other projects to advance manufacturing or manufacturing capabilities

Projects focused primarily on workforce development are generally not a strong fit for this program, unless they include a clearly defined innovative component and workforce development is essential to advancing that innovation.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS:

  • Applications must include both a not-for-profit organization and a minimum of one (1) New York State startup manufacturer (industry partner).
  • Eligible Applicants: New York State not-for-profit organizations that partner with at least one New York State  manufacturer or technology company.
  • Eligible Partner Manufacturers: At least 1, and up to 5, manufacturing or technology companies in any stage of maturity that: 
    • Is physically established in New York State;
    • Has no more than 500 employees worldwide; and,
    • Has a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) profile, including a registered eligible North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
    • Each manufacturing company can only be the industry partner in one application per round. 
  • 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.

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: May 7, 2026

A complete pre-application should comprise of the following:

  • Project Abstract (no more than two pages) that describes:
    • The not-for-profit organization, its role in the project, and the benefits that the organization expects to achieve as a result of this project.
    • The  industry partner(s), its/their role in the project, and the benefits that the organization(s) expect to experience as a result of this project.
    • The technology and the product being developed. Include as many details as relevant, without getting deeply technical. How does it work? What makes it exceptional? How does it integrate with existing systems?
    • What stage of development is it in? What stage will it be after the completion of the project?
    • How does the product / technology impact its users, stakeholders, and the world at large? Discuss all the ways in which this project makes the world a better place.
  • Basic budget summary and budget justification (no more than one page) that includes budget items broken out into major categories (Equipment & Materials, Consultants, Salaries, etc., and Other Project Costs)
  • The company’s letter of commitment
  • Any additional support documents, including the Conflict of Interest Acknowledgment letter (See FAQ for details)