Verification Hold - Mandatory Match / Live Portal Review
Michigan’s AmeriCorps 2026–27 Planning Grants
Verification hold: the Michigan Community Service Commission confirms 2026–27 Planning Grant applications are due September 30, 2026 in Grant Gateway, but the current official public materials reviewed do not state an exact closing time or controlling time zone. The program can support future AmeriCorps service models in education, health, disaster services, economic mobility, veterans and military families, environment, and public safety.
Funding$405,886 total available for MACFP-26 in Michigan EGrAMS; applicant-level award ceiling not established in the public materials reviewed.
DeadlineSeptember 30, 2026 in Grant Gateway. Exact closing time and controlling time zone are not stated in the current official public materials reviewed.
Last verifiedSeptember 20, 2026
Required next actionVerification hold is not based on the unpublished closing clock time or time zone. MCSC publishes September 30, 2026 as the Planning Grant application due date in Grant Gateway and does not publish a closing clock time or controlling time zone on the current public funding page; preserve those facts without inference. Before applicant-specific advancement, review the live Grant Gateway and current Planning Grant RFP/application controls, verify any applicant-level award ceiling and required portal fields, and obtain Marc approval for the mandatory non-Federal cash/in-kind match or document an applicable waiver. Use the current Planning Grant attachments and budget instructions for package work.
Broad Eligibility
Educational institutions, local government entities, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations that have been in existence for at least three years. The program is for single-state AmeriCorps activity in Michigan. MCSC states that all grantees must provide cash and/or in-kind match; years 1–3 require 24%.
Atlas Analysis
Formal Atlas Opportunity and N9+ scoring remain deferred while the record is on Verification Hold. MCSC confirms Planning Grant applications are due September 30, 2026 in Grant Gateway; the current public page does not publish a closing clock time or time zone, and that absence is not itself a verification blocker. Eligible applicants include educational institutions, local governments, state agencies, and nonprofits in existence at least three years. MCSC requires cash and/or in-kind match, including 24% for years 1-3, so applicant advancement is subject to Marc approval or a verified applicable waiver. The current Planning Grant budget attachments also establish detailed budget controls, including planning-only costs, a required minimum $10,000 MCSC-identified consultant line, a $1,500 program-support-system line, and equipment limited to 10% of requested CNCS funds. This remains a planning/capacity-development opportunity rather than a clinical-device procurement grant, and Dr. Miltie, LLC is not a published eligible prime applicant.
Verification Hold
The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) is accepting 2026–27 Michigan’s AmeriCorps Planning Grant applications. MCSC’s current funding page states that Planning Grant applications are due September 30, 2026 in Grant Gateway. The current official public materials reviewed by Atlas do not state an exact closing time or controlling time zone, so this opportunity is preserved in draft and is not yet cleared for publication, scoring, applicant outreach, or package execution.
Purpose
Planning Grants allow eligible organizations to develop an AmeriCorps program design and prepare an implementation-grant application. Michigan’s official Planning Grant materials identify AmeriCorps State and National service streams including education, environment, economic mobility, health, disaster services, veterans and military families, and public safety.
Eligibility and Match
Eligible applicants include educational institutions, local government entities, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations that have existed for at least three years. MCSC states that all grantees must provide cash and/or in-kind match; years 1–3 require 24%.
Funding and Budget Controls
Michigan EGrAMS lists MACFP-26, Michigan AmeriCorps Fund Planning Grant – 2026, with $405,886 available. The applicant-level award ceiling is not established in the public materials reviewed. Planning Grant budget instructions require at least $10,000 for planning-grant consultation with an MCSC-identified consultant and $1,500 for the required Program Support System. Equipment is defined as tangible, non-expendable property with a useful life over one year and a unit acquisition cost of at least $5,000; equipment purchases are limited to 10% of total CNCS funds requested. Equipment intended for future AmeriCorps members or a later implementation period should not be included in the planning-grant budget.
Atlas Status
Do not publish, score, begin new applicant outreach, or build an applicant package until the exact September 30, 2026 closing time and controlling time zone are authoritatively verified, along with any remaining live Grant Gateway submission controls.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.michigan.govAtlas last verified this record September 20, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
