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Financial Services and General Government


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