Michigan 4-H Youth Development


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4-H Youth Development Michigan State University 160 Agriculture Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1039 USA Phone: 517-432-7575 Fax: 517-355-6748 Email: msue4h@msu.edu Disclaimer & Indicia

Michigan 4-H Youth Participation Fee Information

Beginning with the 2006-7 program year, the Michigan State University Extension 4-H Youth Development program has asked youth participants to pay an annual $10 participation fee to support the development, implementation and maintenance of new or updated 4-H programs.

The 4-H Participation Fee Grant Program
A new opportunity for Michigan 4-H Staff:
4-H Participation Fee Grant Program Request for Proposals
4-H Participation Fee Grant Program Application Form (MS Word format)

Frequently Asked Questions About the Michigan 4-H Youth Participation Fee:

Following are links to 4-H Youth Participation Fee supporting documents:

Document	Adobe Acrobat PDF format (Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view or print. If you don't have the Acrobat Reader, you can download it from Adobe at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.)	Microsoft Word Format
The 4-H Fee FAQ answers many basic questions about the fee, including why the fee is needed and how it will be used.	4-HFeeFAQ.pdf Updated 9/12/07
The Club Leader Flier gives these volunteers the information they need to understand the new fee and what their role is in collecting it.	club_leader_flier.pdf Updated 9/12/07
The Parent Flier helps families understand the need for a fee and provides examples of how the money will be used.	parent_flier.pdf Updated 9/12/07
The 4-H Member & Volunteer Information Form version 1 (a.k.a. "Enrollment Form v. 1") has been modified to include a mechanism for recording receipt of the fee.		4-HMember&VolunteerInformationForm-v1.doc Updated 8/10/07
The 4-H Member & Volunteer Information Form version 2 (a.k.a. "Enrollment Form v. 2") is for counties who wish to use free/reduced lunch eligibility as their criteria for determining fee waivers.		4-HMember&VolunteerInformationForm-v2.doc Updated 8/10/07
The Club Form is an easy way for clubs to track and report their fee collection. The Club Form Instructions sheet walks club leaders through filling out the form.	club_form.pdf club_form_instructions.pdf Updated 9/12/07	club_form_form.doc club_form_form_sample.doc Instructions.doc Updated 9/12/07
The County Form is for counties to use when sending the state portion of the fee to the state 4-H office.	county_form.pdf Updated 9/12/07 2007_county_form.pdf Added 9/12/07	county_form.doc Added 9/12/07 2007_county_form.doc Added 9/12/07
Spending Guidelines (distributed at 4-H Spring Conference 2007)	spending_guidelines.pdf Added 9/12/07
County Fee Usage Form (distributed as draft at 4-H Spring Conference 2007) is for counties to use when reporting how they are using fee dollars.	county_fee_usage_form.pdf Added 9/12/07
4-H Participation Fee Grant Program RFP (Request for Proposals) 4-H Participation Fee Grant Program application form for 4-H staff		2007ParticipationFeeGrantGuidelines.doc Added 11/14/07

Watch this site for more information as it becomes available.

Questions?

Please contact your 4-H educator at your county Michigan State University Extension office. For a complete listing of county offices, go to http://www.msue.msu.edu and click on “Offices/Staff” under INFORMATION.