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The Reading Excellence and Advancing District (READ) Innovation Grant

Section 35n of the FY 2025 State School Aid Act provides $10,000,000 to the MDE to administer the competitive READ Innovation grant. The MDE will work with the literacy commission to establish the structure of the competition, select finalists, and select $500,000 winners.

The Section 35n grant was not included in the FY 2026 or FY 2027 State School Aid Act.

Grant Application

The Section 35n READ Innovation Grant closed on July 11, 2025.

Grant Resources

MDE Grant Contact

Please direct all inquiries to MDE-EarlyLiteracy@michigan.gov.