Grants
Grant Funding for Compliance Planning
Every trial court funding unit in Michigan is required to submit a plan for compliance with the approved standards for indigent defense, along with a cost analysis, to the MIDC. The full text of the approved standards can be found on the MIDC’s website.
- View the total funding approved for compliance plans by the MIDC for fiscal year 2019 here [.pdf document].
- View the total funding approved for compliance plans by the MIDC for fiscal year 2020 here [.pdf document].
- View the total funding approved for compliance plans by the MIDC for fiscal year 2021 here [.pdf document].
- View the total funding approved for compliance plans by the MIDC for fiscal year 2022 here [.pdf document].
- View the total funding approved for compliance plans by the MIDC for fiscal year 2023 here [.pdf document].
- NEW: View the total funding approved as of October 2023 for compliance plans by the MIDC for fiscal year 2024 here [.pdf document].
To assist local systems, the MIDC has published a Grant Manual (revised February 2024, revisions in red) [.pdf document].
To support compliance with the MIDC Standards and grant contracts, the Commission approved a Compliance Resolution Process (June 2021).
Compliance and Financial Reporting:
NOTICE: All trial court funding units must use the MIDC’s Grant Management System (EGrAMS) for reporting: https://www.egrams-mi.com/midc/user/home.aspx
- The required reporting includes a list of attorneys accepting assignments and payments, a financial status report, and a quarterly program report. All reporting is submitted through EGrAMS. We recorded a tutorial to assist with reporting, watch it here [link to YouTube] and follow along with the step-by-step handout [.pdf] from the training session.
- New to EGrAMS? Watch a recorded webinar to set up your profile [link to YouTube] or follow the slides from the presentation in handout form [.pdf document].
- NEW: We have Compliance Reporting Instructions [.pdf document revised January 2024] and and a recorded tutorial [link to YouTube] to go over what’s new for FY24.
- Helpful tips: MIDC staff has prepared a summary of key changes to quarterly reporting for FY24 so that systems can make necessary adjustments to their data collection processes for the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2023.
- We also have sample invoices attorneys can use for tracking time as well as instructions for how to use these files.
- Codes for Compliance Data for DCS/WebDCS (revised February 2023)
- Please review the MIDC’s Grant Manual for details about compliance and reporting.
- Link to tutorial to complete the Unexpended Balance of Funds document required annually by October 31.
- Contact your Regional Manager with any questions or concerns.
FOR MANAGED ASSIGNED COUNSEL ADMINISTRATORS: a sample detailed invoice for services is here [.pdf].
FOR COURTS: We have Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about MIDC Standard 5.
FY 2025 Compliance Planning:
The MIDC will accept compliance plans and cost analyses from all trial court funding units in Michigan to address all approved Standards for FY25 beginning April 1, 2024.
For convenience in plan drafting, the FY25 compliance application is available in Word and .pdf.
Please note: All applications must be submitted in EGrAMS.
NEW: These slides offer a step-by-step tutorial for entering the plan and cost analysis.
MIDC Staff has prepared Resources for Calculating Caseloads
Contact your Regional Manager for additional information.
Statutory Authority
The Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Act describes the distribution and receipt of grant funds in MCL §780.993. The relevant provisions are as follows. If the MIDC determines that funding in excess of the indigent criminal defense system’s local share is necessary in order to bring its system into compliance with the minimum standards established by the MIDC, that excess funding shall be paid by this State. The legislature shall appropriate to the MIDC the additional funds necessary for a system to meet and maintain those minimum standards, which shall be provided to indigent criminal defense systems through grants. An indigent criminal defense system shall not be required to provide funds in excess of its local share. The MIDC shall provide grants to indigent criminal defense systems to assist in bringing the systems into compliance with minimum standards established by the MIDC. The state of Michigan shall appropriate funds to the MIDC for grants to the local units of government for the reasonable costs associated with data required to be collected under this act that is over and above the local unit of government’s data costs for other purposes. Within 180 days after receiving funds from the MIDC, an indigent criminal defense system shall comply with the terms of the grant in bringing its system into compliance with the minimum standards established by the MIDC for effective assistance of counsel. The MIDC may apply for and obtain grants from any source to carry out the purposes of this act. All funds received by MIDC, from any source, are state funds and shall be appropriated as provided by law. Every indigent criminal defense system shall comply with an approved plan under this act. A system’s duty of compliance with the terms of the plan is contingent upon receipt of a grant in the amount contained in the plan and cost analysis approved by the MIDC. See MCL §780.997.