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Early Education

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Early Education

The Early Education division strives to ensure that all young children meet their developmental milestones and enter kindergarten with the tools and ability to succeed in school.

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MiLEAP Seeks Multiple Fiscal Agents

Section 32P(5)

Section 32P(5) of the School Aid Act, Public Act 25 of 2026, provides that “there is allocated for 2026-2027 an amount not to exceed $4,000,000.00 for an intermediate district to partner with the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential and community-based organizations to raise awareness about the availability of services through early learning partnerships and to develop systems to identify and reach out to families”.

If any ISD or consortium of ISDs are interested in serving as fiscal agent, they should contact MiLEAP at MiLEAP-GSRP@michigan.gov by October 14, 2026.

 

Section 32P(3)

The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), Office of Early Education is seeking an Intermediate School District (ISD) to serve as the fiscal agent for the Public Act 25 of 2026 Home Visiting (Section 32p3) grant. Public Act 25 of 2026 states that MiLEAP shall award funding to an ISD as the fiscal agent for 2026–2027, in an amount not to exceed $3,900,000.00, for evidence-based, family-centered, data-driven family support services, including, but not limited to, home visiting programs that comply with the requirements of PA 291 of 2012, MCL 400.791 to 400.798 (MCL – Section 400.791 – Michigan Legislature).

ISDs or consortia of ISDs interested in serving as the fiscal agent should contact MiLEAP at MiLEAP-birth-5@michigan.gov by October 14, 2026.

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