Open — rolling applicationsAtlas Opportunity Score 64/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Michigan's federally funded Child and Adult Care Food Program is currently open on a rolling basis for eligible child-care, school, afterschool, shelter and adult day-care settings seeking reimbursement for nutritious meals and snacks.
Required next actionContact MDE-CACFP@Michigan.gov with the number of locations and nonprofit/for-profit status, confirm sponsor eligibility and any prequalification waiver, complete required registration and training prerequisites, then submit the current NexSys Child Nutrition Coordinated Application.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 12, 2026
The Michigan Department of Education Section 25f program provides formula-based payments to eligible strict discipline academies and narrowly defined qualified public school academies. The current MDE grant page lists an application period from October 1, 2025 through December 1, 2026 through NexSys. MDE does not publish a closing clock time or time zone on the […]
Required next actionEligible strict discipline academies or qualified public school academies should confirm Section 25e compliance and annual Section 24 application status, then complete the NexSys application. Do not initiate Dr. Miltie/N9+ outreach for this opportunity.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) is accepting applications for its Fall 2026 grant cycle. The program supports environmental education and outdoor education projects led by formal and non-formal educators. Funding MAEOE states that grants may be awarded up to $1,000. The public grant page does not publish a total […]
Required next actionCurrent MAEOE-member educators should review the Fall 2026 planning document and scoring rubric, confirm the project budget fits the $1,000 ceiling, and submit through the official Google Form before October 15, 2026. Confirm project-specific cost questions with MAEOE before committing funds.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 58/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), Office of the Great Lakes, is accepting applications for the Wheels To Water Pilot Program, part of the From Students to Stewards initiative. The program provides noncompetitive reimbursement grants to Michigan K-12 schools and school districts for transportation to experiential field trips at […]
Required next actionKeep source status under review because awards are rolling and the program may close when funds are depleted. No N9+, QC Healthcare, or other Dr. Miltie clinical-service outreach is warranted because allowable costs are limited to transportation-related field-trip expenses.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 58/100
21 days leftVerified October 5, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Delta Dental Foundation, an affiliate of Delta Dental of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, is accepting requests for in-kind oral-health materials for qualifying organizations, programs and applicants. Available materials can include oral-health brochures and other educational resources, toothbrushes, floss, toothpaste and related supplies. Deadline and Fulfillment The current cycle opened July 1, 2026 […]
Required next actionMichigan-serving applicants with a documented oral-health, nutrition, or health component should confirm the materials and quantities needed for the program, submit only one request for the current cycle, and apply by October 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT for November fulfillment.
Active — recurring academic-year mini-grant; outreach held pending exact current deadline mechanicsAtlas Opportunity Score 58/100
Verified September 16, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Midland Area Youth Action Council offers educator mini-grants for classroom projects that motivate and challenge students attending school in Midland County. The current Foundation page states that requests are reviewed most months during the academic year and are due by day 10 of the applicable review month. No closing clock time or […]
Required next actionConfirm the specific current review month and exact day-10 closing mechanics in the online application; verify classroom eligibility, required uploads, and school approvals before outreach or package work.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 56/100
Verified September 13, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Dickinson Area Community Foundation (DACF) offers Community Impact Grants throughout the year to eligible nonprofit organizations, agencies, and non-taxable entities. The official application cover sheet permits requests of up to $500. DACF describes its broader grantmaking service area as Dickinson County and surrounding Michigan and Wisconsin communities. Deadline and Submission This is […]
Required next actionFor a qualifying small Dickinson-area community project, complete the official one-page Community Impact Grant application, obtain the required board chairperson and executive director signatures, confirm the project has not received a Community Impact Grant within the preceding 12 months, and submit by email or mail.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 56/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Meemic Foundation for the Future of Education is accepting entries for its 3rd Quarter 2026 Tools4Schools opportunity. The Foundation will provide 60 Michigan schools with $500 each, for an aggregate stated prize value of $30,000, to enhance students’ academic experiences. Deadline and Submission Entries must be submitted by September 30, 2026 at […]
Required next actionEligible Michigan educational staff who are Meemic Foundation Club members may submit one nomination through the official portal before the deadline. No Dr. Miltie/N9+/QC outreach is warranted because there is no defensible direct fit.
Active — recurring academic-year mini-grant; outreach held pending exact current deadline mechanicsAtlas Opportunity Score 55/100
Verified September 16, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Midland Area Youth Action Council offers Invested Adult Mini-Grants to groups of adults supporting youth in Midland County. The Foundation identifies advisors to student clubs and leaders of groups such as booster clubs and parent-teacher organizations as appropriate applicants. The current page states that requests are reviewed most months during the academic […]
Required next actionConfirm the current review month and exact day-10 closing mechanics in the online application; verify association with an educational entity or 501(c)(3), required uploads, and any school/nonprofit approvals before outreach.
Active — recurring academic-year mini-grant; outreach held pending exact current deadline mechanicsAtlas Opportunity Score 55/100
Verified September 16, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Midland Area Youth Action Council offers Youth Philanthropist Mini-Grants to young people who want to make positive change in their communities. The current Foundation page states that requests are reviewed most months during the academic year and are due by day 10 of the applicable review month. No closing clock time or […]
Required next actionConfirm the current review month and exact day-10 closing mechanics in the online application; verify K-12 student eligibility, beneficiary entity, required uploads, and any approvals before outreach.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 50/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Oceana Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council is accepting applications for its 2026 Teacher Mini-Grants, a classroom-enrichment program for educators in Oceana County, Michigan. The Youth Advisory Council provides more than $30,000 per year across youth-impact grantmaking, while this specific mini-grant program allows individual teachers and counselors to request up to $250. Deadline […]
Required next actionEligible Oceana County public/private school teachers and counselors may submit one curriculum-aligned enrichment request through GOapply. No Dr. Miltie/N9+/QC outreach is warranted.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 40/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Meemic Foundation for the Future of Education is accepting entries for its September 2026 PopIn2Win classroom enhancement opportunity. The Foundation will select 100 winners, each receiving a $50 Teachers Pay Teachers online gift card for classroom resources, for an aggregate stated prize value of $5,000. Deadline and Submission Entries must be submitted […]
Required next actionEligible Michigan Foundation Club members may submit one nomination through the official portal before the deadline. No Dr. Miltie/N9+/QC pursuit or outreach is warranted.
Verification Hold
Verified September 20, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Lapeer County Community Foundation (LCCF) accepts recurring community grant applications for future projects serving Lapeer County, Michigan. The Foundation expressly supports unrestricted grantmaking in education, health care, human services, arts and culture, environment, recreation, and other community needs. Deadline and Application Process Applications are accepted six times each year, on the 15th […]
Required next actionVerification hold. The current Lapeer County Community Foundation grants page and linked grantmaking materials verify recurring deadlines on the 15th of each even-numbered month, GoApply submission, Lapeer County service-area eligibility, future-project restrictions, and the general match/funding preferences. The October 15, 2026 deadline has a published 5:00 PM cutoff in the linked policy, but no time zone is published; do not infer one. Before publication, scoring, applicant outreach, or package execution, verify the live GoApply opportunity for current required fields/uploads, any current applicant request limit, and project-specific technology/equipment/vendor treatment.
Verification Hold
Verified September 20, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF) is accepting applications for its 2026 Community Grantmaking Program. The program focuses on increasing equity in education and decreasing racial and economic inequities throughout Washtenaw County. Funding Eligible organizations may request up to $20,000. Program Priorities AAACF identifies three current priority areas: educational programming for people […]
Required next actionVerification Hold. AAACF's current 2026 Community Grantmaking page verifies the open September 25, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EST deadline, requests up to $20,000, and the published education-equity, youth-literacy, and holistic-youth-mentoring priorities. The controlling Information Session Slides and application details are located inside AAACF's account-gated Application Portal Eligibility Quiz and are not publicly reviewable in this workflow. Before publication, formal scoring, applicant outreach, CRM/package execution, or direct-vendor classification, verify the live portal's current applicant eligibility controls, required fields and uploads, certifications, match/cost-share treatment, eligible and ineligible costs, budget rules, and material restrictions. Customer-facing production also remains fail-closed while the shared central email processor has current one-origin/multiple-copy duplicate-send evidence; do not create or promote a production queue origin until processor safety is independently verified.
Verification Hold
Verified September 18, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area (CFHZ) is accepting applications under its 2026-2028 Proactive Grant priority, Increasing Access to Mental Health Services. The priority is designed to expand access to professional mental-health services and reduce barriers to care in the greater Holland/Zeeland area. Deadline and Submission The published application deadline is October […]
Required next actionVerification hold. Community Foundation Holland/Zeeland's current official page confirms an October 19, 2026 application deadline for Increasing Access to Mental Health Services but does not publish a closing clock time or time zone. Keep unpublished and do not begin new outreach or package advancement until an authoritative source confirms the exact deadline time/time zone and current requirements.
Verification Hold - Mandatory Match / Live Portal Review
Verified September 20, 2026
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.
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.
Verification Hold
Verified September 18, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Michigan State Medical Society Foundation, in partnership with Molina Healthcare of Michigan, is accepting Fall 2026 applications for the Provider Shortage Scholarship. The program is designed to support students in eligible Michigan healthcare training programs who demonstrate financial need, academic promise, and commitment to community-based care, particularly in underserved or provider-shortage areas. […]
Required next actionVerification hold. MSMS's current official scholarship announcement confirms applications are due October 15, 2026 but does not publish a closing clock time or time zone. Keep unpublished until an authoritative source confirms the exact deadline time/time zone. This is an individual scholarship rather than an organizational grant/procurement opportunity, so no applicant-organization outreach is appropriate.
Verification Hold
Verified September 19, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) administers Northeast Michigan Youth Advisory Council (NEMYAC) grants for youth-related programs and projects serving Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, and Presque Isle Counties. The permanently endowed youth funds allow NEMYAC to award approximately $50,000 each year. Funding and Deadline Applicants may request up to $2,500 per application cycle. […]
Required next actionVerification hold. CFNEM's current NEMYAC guidelines verify the October 15, 2026 deadline, up to $2,500 per application cycle, approximately $50,000 awarded annually, eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits plus schools and government agencies serving youth in Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, or Presque Isle Counties, future-project restrictions, the presentation requirement, grant agreement/reporting, and the published budget example. The public guidelines do not publish a closing clock time or time zone, and the applicant portal requires account access. Before publication, scoring, applicant outreach, or package execution, verify the live portal's current required fields/uploads, any form-specific certifications, and match/cost-share treatment; capture any deadline clock time/time zone only if the controlling portal publishes it and do not infer one.
Verification Hold — Official Deadline Conflict
Verified September 18, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF) Fall 2026 grant cycle is open for projects supporting Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. Approximately $100,000 is available across the cycle, including $50,000 from the Community Impact Fund. Applicants may request up to $10,000 per project and may submit multiple projects. Deadline and Submission Applications opened September 1, 2026 […]
Required next actionVerification hold. Keweenaw Community Foundation's current grants page states the Fall 2026 cycle closes October 15, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. EST, while the live application has been recorded as 11:30 p.m. ET/EST. Because the official/live sources conflict on the exact closing time, keep unpublished and do not begin new outreach or package advancement until KCF resolves the discrepancy. Use the earlier 11:00 p.m. EST only as a conservative planning cutoff, not as a verified controlling deadline.
Open for prior Intent filers only — new applicant entry closed
Verified September 23, 2026
Michigan MiLEAP has $135 million available for competitive 2026-27 Out-of-School Time grants. Applications are due September 23, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. EDT through GEMS.
Required next actionDo not begin new ORIGINAL outreach. MiLEAP now states that the Intent to Apply window has closed, and the 2026-27 application requires the Intent step to obtain grant-application access. Preserve support only for organizations that already completed the Intent to Apply and have application access. For those existing applicants, complete and submit the GEMS application by September 23, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET; no late applications are accepted. Do not create a replacement applicant or infer eligibility to bypass the closed Intent gate.
