State Of Michigan

The State of Michigan, operating through its Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, is a U.S. state government entity that serves as a federal grant recipient (100% of recent awards) administering early intervention services, child care development programs, and special education support systems funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education. As a state lead agency, Michigan does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles; all federal funding flows through formula grants, block grants, and project grants administered directly by the department with oversight in Lansing, Michigan.

Michigan's recent federal grant footprint concentrates in two customer agencies. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families funds eight awards totaling approximately $1.01 billion in combined obligated dollars, anchored by three major recurring Child Care and Development Fund awards: a $737.746 million Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) awarded October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028; a $180.442 million Child Care and Development Fund State Matching formula grant (CFDA 93.596) awarded October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027; and a $93.037 million Child Care and Development Fund Mandatory and Matching formula grant (CFDA 93.596) awarded October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The department also holds a supplemental block grant for American Relief Act 2025 funding and a Preschool Development Birth Through Five Project Grant. The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) funds four awards totaling approximately $29.0 million, all under the Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families program (CFDA 84.181), supporting statewide early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities aged birth through three years and their families. Recent OSERS awards include a $14.5 million formula grant effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, a $14.407 million grant dated July 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, and supplemental awards of $13.916 million and $461,436 both dated July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. Michigan also holds a Head Start State Collaboration Project grant from the Office of Head Start.

Award volume has declined from seven in 2024 to two in 2026, though the shift reflects consolidation into larger multi-year block and formula grants rather than erosion of total funding. Nine awards reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure across the Child Care and Development Fund suite and early intervention grants. Michigan sub-awards portions of child care and special education funding to local educational service agencies, universities, health departments, nonprofits, and private vendors including Michigan Early Childhood Investment Corporation, Wayne State University, Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District, and others, positioning the department as a pass-through administrator rather than a direct-service provider in most programs.