$10M given to MI schools for FAFSA completion incentives
The funds were given as part of the Universal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Challenge, an initiative designed to increase FAFSA completion rates among graduating seniors in the state, connect them with more financial aid, and increase college and career training enrollment.
Participating districts will use the funds to integrate FAFSA completion into their high school graduation requirements with a straightforward opt-out provision for qualifying students.
Completing the FAFSA is the first step for students to access state and federal scholarships and loans. MiLEAP organizers hope that by increasing FAFSA completion rates, higher education will become more affordable in the state.
Funding went to the following schools:
District Name
Award Amount
Ann Arbor Public Schools
$1,126,444.77
Atherton Community Schools
$47,629.80
Au Gres-Sims School District
$29,371.71
Bad Axe Public Schools
$55,568.10
Bark River-Harris School District
$39,691.50
Bay City Academy
$31,753.20
Bear Lake Schools
$12,701.28
Belding Area School District
$112,723.86
Bentley Community School District
$51,598.95
Birch Run Area Schools
$134,157.27
Buckley Community Schools
$25,402.56
Byron Center Public Schools
$282,603.48
Camden-Frontier School
$26,990.22
Carson City-Crystal Area Schools
$58,743.42
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District
$22,227.24
Casman Alternative Academy
$7,938.30
Charlton Heston Academy
$50,805.12
Chesaning Union Schools
$78,589.17
Clio Area School District
$175,436.43
Coleman Community Schools
$31,753.20
Croswell-Lexington Community Schools
$110,342.37
Da Vinci Schools
$62,712.57
Dearborn City School District
$1,293,149.07
East Jackson Community Schools
$71,444.70
Evart Public Schools
$61,124.91
Frankenmuth School District
$94,465.77
Grand Traverse Academy
$33,340.86
Grass Lake Community Schools
$74,620.02
Hamtramck, School District of the City of
$208,777.29
Hanover-Horton School District
$60,331.08
Harbor Beach Community Schools
$40,485.33
Hartland Consolidated Schools
$357,223.50
Hudsonville Public School District
$435,018.84
Inland Lakes Schools
$40,485.33
International Academy of Flint
$45,248.31
Iron Mountain Public Schools
$84,145.98
Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County
$59,537.25
Jackson Preparatory & Early College
$50,805.12
Kensington Woods Schools
$15,082.77
Kentwood Public Schools
$562,031.64
Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)
$282,603.48
Lenawee ISD
$4,762.98
Lincoln Consolidated School District
$276,252.84
Madison Academy
$43,660.65
Marlette Community Schools
$31,753.20
Mason County Eastern Schools
$27,784.05
Merrill Community Schools
$41,279.16
Michigan Center School District
$103,197.90
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy
$27,784.05
Midland Public Schools
$474,710.34
Napoleon Community Schools
$96,847.26
New Lothrop Area Public Schools
$71,444.70
Northwest Community Schools
$217,509.42
Oakridge Public Schools
$90,496.62
Orchard View Schools
$126,218.97
Pickford Public Schools
$30,959.37
Reading Community Schools
$37,310.01
Rudyard Area Schools
$31,753.20
Saginaw Township Community Schools
$287,366.46
Springport Public Schools
$48,423.63
St. Charles Community Schools
$61,918.74
Summerfield Schools
$30,165.54
Tekonsha Community Schools
$19,845.75
The New Standard Academy
$19,845.75
Trillium Academy
$30,165.54
Ubly Community Schools
$34,134.69
Unionville-Sebewaing Area S.D.
$38,103.84
University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)
$109,548.54
University Preparatory Art & Design
$96,053.43
University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)
$80,970.66
Vandercook Lake Public Schools
$35,722.35
Voyageur Academy
$97,641.09
West Bloomfield School District
$415,966.92
Western School District
$168,291.96
Ypsilanti Community Schools
$246,881.13
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