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Sixty by 30 Student Success Grants

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Sixty by 30 Student Success Grants

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Grant cycles for the 2025 grant opportunities include College Success, Barrier Removal—Direct to Student, and Barrier Removal—Growing Institutional Capacity. Please sign-up for e-mail updates to stay informed on relevant grant information.

This guide contains an overview of six categories of new competitive grants that became available in 2024 to grow student success at Michigan’s community and Tribal colleges and universities, representing over $45 million in funding.

Our goal is to provide enough information here to empower eligible applicants to begin serious planning efforts for whatever opportunities are right for their campus.

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Quick Start

Self-assessment, planning, elevation of student voice. Helping colleges hone their strategy for student success.

College Success

Three levels of grants that help colleges scale student success reforms and increase graduation rates.

Barrier Removal - Direct to Students

Emergency grants and other direct aid to students to eliminate financial barriers to completion.

Barrier Removal - Growing Institutional Capacity

Developing supportive policies and practices for students struggling to meet basic needs.

Reconnect Community Action Grants

Growing community support and partnership for post-secondary learning pathways.

Reconnect Enroll with Momentum Grants

Increasing college enrollment of current and potential Reconnect applicants through strategies that resolve identified barriers to starting or renewing postsecondary journeys and persisting to completion.

Grant Criteria

Each grant application lists its own evaluation criteria. Across all opportunities, proposals will be evaluated based on:

  • Commitment to centering the interests and experiences of learners.
  • Commitment to the courageous examination of the impacts of institutional policies and practices on the experiences and outcomes of students.
  • Commitment to approaching students from an asset-based perspective and to being tenacious in the work of removing institutional barriers to student success.
  • Commitment to rigorously evaluating impact and sharing learning.
  • Demonstration of awareness of evidence-based best practices, research, and other networks/resources available.

Support Office Hours

Office hours will resume when the next grant cycle is announced. Please email to schedule a meeting about an awarded grant.

Support Email: MiLEAP-Sixtyby30-Grants@michigan.gov.

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