The following requests are listed in alphabetical order. You can find the Senator's financial certification letter for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies requests here.
Astronomy Exhibit at St. Clair County Community College
Recipient Name: St. Clair County Community College
Project Purpose: This funding will support the acquisition of equipment for St. Clair County Community College’s sciences curriculum.
Project Location: Port Huron, MI
Requested Amount: $500,000
Aviation Maintenance Technology Program Turbine-Powered Helicopter
Recipient Name: Lansing Community College
Project Purpose: To support student instruction, this funding will support the acquisition of a turbine-powered helicopter as part as part of Lansing Community College’s Aviation Maintenance Technology Program.
Project Location: Lansing, MI
Requested Amount: $800,000
Bay Mills Health Center
Recipient Name: Bay Mills Indian Community
Project Purpose: This funding will support the construction of a long-term care and rehabilitation center.
Project Location: Brimley, MI
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Behavioral Health Crisis Stabilization Unit Services
Recipient Name: Kent County
Project Purpose: This funding will support the creation of a facility to treat individuals experiencing acute episodes of mental illness.
Project Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Requested Amount: $500,000
Blue Dot Center for Talent, Technology, and Transformation
Recipient Name: Grand Valley State University
Project Purpose: This funding will support a collaboration with area employers and economic development entities to establish a technology workforce for West Michigan.
Project Location: 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401
Requested Amount: $2,500,000
Building Institutional Capacity
Recipient Name: Macomb Community College
Project Purpose: This funding will support financial assistance for students and the hiring of a case manager for veterans and adult learners at MCC.
Project Location: Warren, MI
Requested Amount: $1,389,374
Capital Region Aviation Careers Institute
Recipient Name: Eaton Regional Education Service Agency
Project Purpose: This funding will prepare students from local K-12 schools for careers in the aviation industry.
Project Location: Charlotte, MI
Requested Amount: $339,133
CMHA-CEI Crisis Stabilization Center Project
Recipient Name: Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties
Project Location: Lansing, MI
Project Purpose: This funding will support the creation of a center to treat individuals experiencing acute episodes of mental illness.
Requested Amount: $1,971,092
Cradle Dearborn
Recipient Name: City of Dearborn
Project Purpose: This funding will provide education, supplies, and other resources regarding prenatal health and newborn care to support expectant and new mothers in Dearborn.
Project Location: Dearborn, MI
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Crisis Stabilization Unit
Recipient Name: Genesee Health System
Project Purpose: This funding will support the creation of a facility to treat individuals experiencing acute episodes of mental illness.
Project Location: Flint, MI
Requested Amount: $500,000
Cybercrimes Investigations and Training Center
Recipient Name: Michigan State University
Project Purpose: This funding will provide multi-day trainings for law enforcement agencies regarding cybercrime, investigative methods, and resources for victims.
Project Location: East Lansing, MI
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Delta College Semiconductor Curriculum
Recipient Name: Delta College
Project Purpose: This funding will support the development of curriculum and apprenticeship programming relating to semiconductor production and research.
Project Location: University Center, MI
Requested Amount: $283,060
Digital Dome Learning Center at St. Clair County Community College
Recipient Name: St. Clair County Community College
Project Purpose: This funding will support the creation of a digital learning space as part of St. Clair County Community College’s sciences curriculum.
Project Location: Port Huron, MI
Requested Amount: $500,000
Empowering Aging Adults for Aging in Place in West Michigan
Recipient Name: Grand Valley State University
Project Purpose: This funding will support aging in place (AIP) programming in West Michigan via multiple health programs at Grand Valley State University.
Project Location: Allendale, MI
Requested Amount: $575,000
FireKeepers Clinic
Recipient Name: Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi
Project Purpose: This funding will create a health clinic to include medical exam rooms, physical therapy services, behavioral health counseling, and a pharmacy.
Project Location: Fulton, MI
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Inline Oxygen Fire Breaks
Recipient Name: LARA Bureau of Fire Services
Project Purpose: This funding will support the distribution of fire prevention equipment for Michigan residents.
Project Location: Lansing, MI
Requested Amount: $240,000
Interprofessional Simulation Center Advanced Training Program
Recipient Name: Grand Valley State University
Project Purpose: This funding will support various life support training courses for students and professionals in West Michigan.
Project Location: Allendale, MI
Requested Amount: $188,167
KBOCC Nursing Education Facility
Recipient Name: Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
Project Purpose: This funding will support the construction of a nursing school at Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College.
Project Location: Baraga, MI
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Michigan Patriot Care Services
Recipient Name: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
Project Purpose: This funding will support training resources for healthcare employees and the full use of veterans’ GI Bill benefits.
Project Location: Lansing, MI
Requested Amount: $1,800,000
Muskegon County Talent Development Design Lab
Recipient Name: Muskegon Area Intermediate School District
Project Purpose: This funding will support a Design Lab for students in grades six through ten to teach career and technical education skills.
Project Location: Muskegon, MI
Requested Amount: $750,000
Nursing and Allied Health Simulation Program
Recipient Name: Jackson College
Project Purpose: This funding will provide simulation technology and equipment to support the training of healthcare students.
Project Location: Jackson, MI
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Police & Fire Leadership Training
Recipient Name: Eastern Michigan University
Project Purpose: This funding will support the expansion of EMU’s Police Staff & Command Program in order to provide management training to more police officers.
Project Location: Ypsilanti, MI
Requested Amount: $300,000
Preparation of Healthcare Students Using Sim Lab Equipment
Recipient Name: Oakland Community College
Project Purpose: This funding will provide simulation technology and equipment to support the training of healthcare students.
Project Location: Southfield, MI
Requested Amount: $332,004
Project-Based STEM Programming
Recipient Name: Kent Intermediate School District
Project Purpose: This funding will support STEM education for students in area K-12 schools. Project Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Requested Amount: $500,000
Public Health Building Expansion
Recipient Name: Michigan State University
Project Purpose: This funding will support the construction of a building to house public health research and education in Flint, Michigan.
Project Location: East Lansing, MI
Requested Amount: $1,100,000
Safer Stronger Seniors – West Bloomfield Parks & Recreation
Recipient Name: West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission
Project Purpose: This funding will support programs and resources for older adults to live independently and participate fully in their community.
Project Location: West Bloomfield Township, MI
Requested Amount: $42,500
Saginaw County Health Department
Recipient Name: Saginaw County
Project Purpose: This funding will support the construction of a new Saginaw County Health Department Public Health facility.
Project Location: Saginaw, MI
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Sanilac County Health Department and Family Resource Center
Recipient Name: Sanilac County Health Department
Project Purpose: This funding will support the establishment of a family resource center, early childhood programing, and essential health services at the Sanilac County Health Department.
Project Location: Sandusky, MI
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Sister Friends Detroit – Maternal and Infant Mortality
Recipient Name: Detroit Health Department
Project Purpose: This funding will support the training and certification of doulas and provide both mothers and fathers with training and education during the perinatal and postpartum periods.
Project Location: Detroit, MI
Requested Amount: $900,000
Sound Off Education
Recipient Name: LARA Bureau of Fire Services
Project Purpose: This funding will support fire safety education for elementary school students throughout Michigan.
Project Location: Lansing, MI
Requested Amount: $210,000
Southeast Michigan Student Success Center
Recipient Name: Henry Ford College
Project Purpose: This funding will support career programming and training needs in southeast Michigan.
Project Location: Dearborn, MI
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Straits Area EMS Equipment Acquisition
Recipient Name: Straits Area EMS Authority
Project Purpose: This funding will support the purchase of an Advanced Life Support ambulance.
Project Location: St. Ignace, MI
Requested Amount: $275,000
Student Success and Safety Initiative
Recipient Name: North Central Michigan College
Project Purpose: This funding will support technology improvements including cybersecurity enhancements, devices for nursing students, and digital textbook access to support student success.
Project Location: Petoskey, MI
Requested Amount: $100,000
Survival Flight Fleet Upgrade
Recipient Name: University of Michigan
Project Purpose: This funding will provide equipment and helicopters for Michigan’s Survival Flight program that provides rapid transport of critically ill patients.
Project Location: Howell, MI
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Welch Center for Health and Public Safety
Recipient Name: Monroe County Community College
Project Purpose: This funding will support the renovation of and an addition to the existing Welch Health Education Building.
Project Location: Monroe, MI
Requested Amount: $2,500,000