Funding and Grants

State Funding

A number of state funding streams can help you develop a comprehensive financing plan for after-school programs. Use the following resources to identify revenue streams and potential funding sources.

New Grants

Increasing College Access
The Kresge Foundation awarded a $1 million, multi-part grant with a single focus: Making post-secondary education more accessible in Michigan - particularly among low-income and/or first-generation college students. This funding, available through Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) and Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), includes:

  • Planning Grants (up to $8,000) to facilitate the initial process to develop a college access program. Each one-time grant is intended to help a community determine local college access needs and design an implementation plan for starting a college access program.
  • Startup Grants (up to $50,000) to invest in new college access organizations. Each one-time grant will assist with direct program and operating costs—such as budgeting, staffing, training, organizing, etc.
  • Expansion Grants (up to $25,000) to support existing programs with track records of success by enhancing operations, programming, and/or marketing capabilities. MCAN can work with college access organizations to leverage state-wide initiatives including the Michigan College Access Portal, KnowHow2Go campaign, professional development and other tools.
  • Community Foundation Challege Grants (up to $50,000) to encourage community foundations to partner, strengthen and sustain their local college access effort. These challenge grants are available to Michigan community foundations that are in compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations. To qualify, a community foundation must also receive or partner with a recipient of an MCAN Planning Grant, Startup Grant or Expansion Grant.

You can learn more about the grants at www.micollegeaccess.org.


Creating Dedicated Local and State Revenue Sources for Youth Programs

Michigan Department of Education The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Grant Program provides expanded academic enrichment opportunities for children attending low-performing schools. Tutorial services and academic enrichment activities are designed to help students meet local and state academic standards in subjects such as reading and math. To enhance the academic component of the program, 21st CCLC programs also provide:

  • youth development activities
  • drug and violence prevention programs
  • technology education programs
  • art
  • music
  • recreation programs
  • counseling
  • character education

Afterschool Funding At A Glance

Governor Discretionary Grants

Before- and After-School Program Grants