Financial Services and General Government

The following requests are listed in alphabetical order. You can find the Senator's financial certification letter for the Financial Services and General Government requests here.

Advanced Materials and Critical Minerals Business Acceleration Program

Recipient Name: Michigan Technological University
Project Purpose: This funding will create an accelerator to support research and jobs related to advanced materials and critical minerals used in the automotive and defense industries.
Project Location: Houghton, MI
Requested Amount: $250,000

Building Mid-Michigan Economic Resilience and Innovation

Recipient Name: Central Michigan University
Project Purpose: This funding will support small business development programming in Mid-Michigan communities.
Project Location: Midland, MI
Requested Amount: $579,000

Capac Catalyst

Recipient Name: Village of Capac
Project Purpose: This funding will support the creation of an innovation center for small business development, entrepreneurial start-up support, and workforce development.
Project Location: Capac, MI
Requested Amount: $271,000

Center for Business Innovation, Incubation, and Development (BIID): A Mid-Michigan Support Ecosystem for Small Businesses

Recipient Name: City of Alma
Project Purpose: This funding will go toward the creation of a small business hub to support entrepreneurs in key sectors of the Mid-Michigan economy.
Project Location: Alma, MI
Requested Amount: $2,000,000

Northern Michigan University Security Operations Center (SOC)

Recipient Name: Northern Michigan University
Project Purpose: This funding will create a Security Operations Center to serve as a community-based cybersecurity resource for small businesses and entrepreneurs in the Upper Peninsula.
Project Location: Marquette, MI Requested Amount: $1,145,000

Preservation and Digitization of Early Michigan Public Television

Recipient Name: Michigan State University
Project Purpose: This funding will support the digitization and accessibility of early Michigan public television for research and educational purposes.
Project Location: East Lansing, MI
Requested Amount: $1,000,000

Van Buren Township Small Businesses Get on the MAP (Master, Advance and Prosper) Program

Recipient Name: The Charter Township of Van Buren
Project Purpose: This funding will support instruction for small businesses regarding business planning, micro-lending, access to capital, and workforce development.
Project Location: Van Buren Township, MI
Requested Amount: $60,000