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Out-of-School Time Grants
Out-of-School Time Grants
Out-of-School Time (OST) Grants Information
2024-2025 FY Grant
Out-of-School Time Grants provide support for in-person before-school, after-school, before-and-after-school, and/or summer programming to children and youth in any of grades K-12. Grants are awarded through a competitive application process under Michigan Public Act (P.A.) 120 of 2024, Section 32n.
The 2024-2025 Out-of-School Time (OST) Grant opportunity has closed.
Allowable Use of Grant Funds 2024-25
Licensing Resources
Out-of-School Time Programs Information
Current Programs:
Step by Step Guide to Licensing
Program Quality
- Licensing Rules for Child Care Centers
- Camp Licensing
- Michigan Out of School Time (MOST) Standards of Quality
Additional Resources
- Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Michigan’s Top 10 Strategic Education Plan
- Michigan Youth Development Associate
- Certificate and Credential Program (MI-YDA)
Statewide Technical Assistance Partners
Regional Technical Assistance Partners
- The Youth Development Resource Center (YDRC) (Detroit Area)
- The ELO Network (Expanded Learning Opportunities) (Grand Rapids Area)
- KYD Network (Kalamazoo Youth Development Network) (Kalamazoo & Calhoun Counties)
After-school Websites
- Afterschool Alliance
- American Institutes for Research
- EduPaths Out-of-School Time Courses
- Michigan Afterschool Partnership
- National Institute on Out-of-School Time
- National Afterschool Association
- SEDL Afterschool Training Toolkit
- You For Youth (Y4Y) Online Professional Development
Contact Information
Deondra Ramsey, OST Grants Manager
Willie Buford, OST Grants Education Consultant
Julie Catherino, OST Grants Education Consultant
Juan Ruiz, OST Grants Education Consultant
To contact Michigan's Out-of-School Time Grants team, please email us at MiLEAP-OST@Michigan.gov.