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

• Child Care Center Exemptions
• Day Camp Resource Guide

Out-of-School Time Programs Information

Current Programs:

• 2024-2025 New Grant Sub-Awardees

Step by Step Guide to Licensing

• Resource Guide to Child Care Licensure in Michigan

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

• The Forum for Youth Investment (formerly David P. Weikart Center)
• Michigan After-School Partnership

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

Juan Ruiz, OST Grants Education Consultant

Willie Buford, OST Grants Education Consultant

To contact Michigan's Out-of-School Time Grants team, please email us at MiLEAP-OST@Michigan.gov.