Walton Family Foundation Planning and Start Up Grant Cycles*

Applicant groups who are planning a charter school in or near the city of Detroit may be eligible for planning and/or start-up grants from the Walton Family Foundation. Eligible groups will meet these criteria:

• Demonstrate strong potential for delivering excellent academic results for K-12 students, as measured by standardized achievement tests;
• Serve significant low-income student populations;
• Not represent a for-profit entity;
• Have an endorsement from a Foundation member or one of our state-based grant partners (MAPSA and/or Walton);
• And, draw a majority of its students from one of WFF's targeted districts (for Michigan the targeted district is Detroit Public Schools).

If you meet all of the above criteria, visit the WFF K-12 Education Reform web page for details on the Start Up grants.  After reviewing information on each grant, MAPSA recommends securing a meeting with the Director of New School Development for an introduction to Walton Grant submissions. Completed applications as well as any questions you should have can be submitted to MAPSA at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The upcoming deadline for submitting START UP grant applications is August 13, 2012.