MCAN: Reconnect Now Grants: Pathway 2: Leveraging Employers and Professional Networks to Advance Michigan Reconnect Participation and College Enrollment
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://micollegeaccess.org/grants/category/reconnect-now-grants)._
- Eligible applicants
- Workforce and Industry associations, Michigan Works!, and businesses
Overview
Our Goal
Increase the percentage of Michigan residents with postsecondary certificates or degrees to 60 percent by the year 2030.
Reconnect Now Grants
MCAN recognizes the importance of institutions of higher education and workforce partners in moving Michigan closer to our goal of Sixty by 30. Michigan Reconnect is a transformative initiative designed to empower adult learners by providing them with a pathway to tuition-free degrees and certificates, positioning them for better-paying, in-demand careers. By removing financial barriers and fostering college enrollment, Michigan Reconnect not only helps adult learners achieve their educational and professional aspirations, it also directly contributes to Michigan’s economic vitality. A more educated workforce drives innovation, attracts investment, and enhances the state’s competitiveness in a rapidly changing global economy. MCAN invites institutions of higher education and our workforce partners interested in promoting Michigan Reconnect — ensuring more adult learners are aware of and take advantage of this program and further advancing Michigan’s efforts to create a skilled, resilient workforce for the future — to apply for this grant opportunity.
Focus
This pathway aims to drive awareness, application, and enrollment in Michigan Reconnect by leveraging partnerships with employers, Michigan Works! sites, and workforce and industry associations.
Grant Amount
Up to: $5,000. Grants do not require matching funding and are not intended to be renewable or long-term funding sources.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
- Eligible applicants:
- Workforce and Industry associations, Michigan Works!, and businesses.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Michigan College Access Network's IRS filings)
Montcalm Community College
Sidney, MI · 2025
$18K
Taylor, MI · 2025
$15K
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon, MI · 2025
$8,000
West Shore Community College (V)
Scottville, MI · 2025
$8,000
St Clair County Community College
Port Huron, MI · 2025
$8,000
15 grants in Michigan College Access Network's 2025 filings reference “Reconnect Now Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Michigan College Access Network actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 75
- Total given
- $1.06M
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $5,500–$166K
- By dollars: Michigan >99%, Connecticut <1%. Top recipient cities: Detroit, MI; Flint, MI; Muskegon, MI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 55% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI
College advising grant
$166K
Genesee Intermediate School District · Flint, MI
Lcan implementation grant
$80K
Community Foundation for Oceana County · Pentwater, MI
Lcan continuous improvement grant, summer melt grant, innovative program grant
$39K
Bay City Public Schools · Bay City, MI
College planning course grant, cbmi mini grant, align grant, activate grant
$36K
Central Michigan University · Mount Pleasant, MI
Innovative program grant
$20K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Workforce development
- Education
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