MV Update
May 27th, 2025
December 17th, 2025
Important
MV Reimbursement Updates
- 🎉We are starting to load MV allocations into eCivis🎉
- We anticipate that reimbursements will begin after the holiday break
- Remember that in addition to LEA allocations for Education items, Welfare items, and Excess Transportation we have centralized funds that you can request for before / after care, academic mentorship, and student fees
- Business office staff will be submitting the reimbursements in the new system
HUD Funding Update
- HUD has withdrawn the current harmful NOFO and intends to revise it, we are unsure of what revisions will be (read article)
- Litigation continues Friday, 12/19th at - the hearing will be streamed at 10am - Remote Hearing: Public Access Instructions
Upcoming Events & PD
- GRPL Ask a Doctor series - click for info and dates
- Jan. 14th - Allegan AESA MV Consortium / Liaison meeting, 10am - 12pm
- Virtual Sessions from the MDE LGBTQ+ Students Project
Liaison List
What should I be doing now?
- Students who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence are MV eligible
- Check with UHY to see if they have supports during the winter break (AYA, The Bridge, etc.)
- Remind students and families of when school will begin in January
- Consider adding 211 or links to other resources in your away messages
- If possible, take time for yourself 🎁
Resources
- Article - Bringing comfort to students impacted by immigration crackdown
- Article - 'Food Insecurity' and Other Words that Sanitize Poverty
- Fair Housing Source of Income Protections sheet
Updated – An Undocumented Student’s Guide to College (and FAFSA) in Michigan
- Presentation – Supporting Students Separated from Parents Due to Deportation
- NEW from MDE A Resource for Local Education Agencies and Schools Supporting Students Separated from Parents or Legal Guardians Due to Deportation Proceedings
FAQ of the Day
Are there efforts to align the McKinney-Vento Act definition of homeless with HUD's definition?
- Yes
- The Homeless Children and Youth Act would align the definitions
- Read more about this legislation here