Upcoming / Funding Watch — FY27 application package not yet released
MI-MDE-SECTION-30C-MILITARY-VETERANS-FY27
Michigan FY27 Future Proud Michigan Educator Military Veterans Grant — Funding Watch
FundingFY27 total funding and per-applicant award ceiling are not yet published. Historical FY26 award amounts and older statutory appropriations are not treated as FY27 limits.
DeadlineApplications are anticipated to be open November 2, 2026 through December 7, 2026. MDE has not yet published final FY27 application instructions, an exact closing clock time, or a controlling time zone.
Last verifiedSeptember 20, 2026
Required next actionMonitor the official MDE Military Veterans Grant page in late October and retrieve the FY27 application instructions when posted. Before publication, scoring, applicant CRM work, outreach, or package production, verify the final application window and exact deadline time/time zone, FY27 funding and award limits, complete required fields/uploads/certifications, district financial commitments and phase-down requirements, amendments, and submission mechanics.
Broad Eligibility
Michigan local education agencies, including traditional public school districts and public school academies, may apply on behalf of one or more eligible veterans. Individual veterans cannot apply directly. Current participant rules require a bachelor's degree, enrollment in student teaching at a Michigan-approved educator preparation provider, and veteran status under MCL 35.61.
Atlas Analysis
Formal scoring is deferred. MDE anticipates FY27 applications from November 2 through December 7, 2026 but has not yet posted the controlling FY27 application instructions or final funding and award limits. The current program page supports paid student teaching, qualifying subject-area examination costs, implementation support staff, mentor stipends, and certain salary-support structures, and requires districts to phase down grant-supported salary so that 100% is paid from non-grant funding by September 30, 2027. This is a school workforce program; no N9+ technology-procurement role or direct Dr. Miltie prime-applicant pathway is established by the current official materials.
Upcoming Funding Watch
The Michigan Department of Education states that applications for the FY27 Future Proud Michigan Educator: Military Veterans Grant are anticipated to open November 2, 2026 and remain open through December 7, 2026. MDE has not yet released the controlling FY27 application instructions or a closing clock time and time zone.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are Michigan local education agencies, including traditional public school districts and public school academies, applying on behalf of one or more qualifying veterans. Individual veterans cannot apply directly. Current participant requirements include a bachelor’s degree, enrollment in student teaching through a Michigan-approved educator preparation provider, and qualifying veteran status under MCL 35.61.
Current Program Controls
MDE’s current program page describes support for paid student teaching, qualifying subject-area examination costs, implementation support staff, mentor stipends, and certain salary-support structures. Districts applying for the program pledge to phase down grant-supported salary so that 100% of the participating member’s salary is paid from non-grant funding by September 30, 2027.
Verification Hold
FY27 total funding, per-applicant award limits, final application fields and uploads, certifications, exact submission mechanics, amendment history, and the final deadline clock time and time zone are not yet published. Historical FY26 awards and older statutory appropriations are not treated as FY27 limits. Formal Atlas Opportunity and N9+ fit scoring, publication, applicant-specific CRM work, package production, direct-vendor classification, and outreach are deferred until the FY27 application package is released and fully verified.
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 ↗
