Member Designated Projects FY27

Community Directed Projects*

Project Name: Albion Senior Housing Initiative 
Project Sponsor:  City of Albion
Location:  112 West Cass St., Albion, MI 49224
Requested Amount:  $3,500,000
Description:  The funding would be used to support site preparation, infrastructure development, and foundational construction for Phases I and II of a new senior housing campus, including 50–75 independent living units and a 25-bed assisted living facility, with infrastructure capacity to support future expansion.
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Project Name:   Brandywine CTE Skilled Trades Campus Project
Project Sponsor:  Brandywine Public Schools
Location:  1830 S. Third St, Niles, MI 49120
Requested Amount:  $3,300,000
Description:  The funding would be used to help complete the construction of the new skilled trades campus. Once finished the facility will house Machine Tool/Welding, Construction/Carpentry, and Auto/Diesel Tech programs. These programs are available to students across all districts in Berrien County. The project also includes a dedicated space for industry to utilize for work based learning activities and company specific trainings, and program material storage.
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Project Name:  Utility Extension Support Project
Project Sponsor:  City of Buchanan
Location:  302 Redbud Trail, Buchanan, MI 49107
Requested Amount:  $ 2,500,000
Description:  The funding would be used to extend water and sanitary sewer service from the City of Buchanan to the Bertrand Crossing Industrial Park located in Bertrand Charter Township.
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Project Name:  Police Equipment and Upgrades Project
Project Sponsor:  Calhoun County
Location:  315 West Green Street, Marshall, MI 49068
Requested Amount:  $3,390,000
Description:  The funding would be used to upgrade law enforcement equipment and improve detention center entrance security. 
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Project Name:   Calhoun County Rural Road Infrastructure Project
Project Sponsor:  Calhoun County Government
Location:  315 West Green Street, Marshall, MI 49068
Requested Amount:  $6,400,000
Description:  The funding would be used to address significant deterioration of rural road infrastructure in Lee, Clarence, and Sheridan Townships.
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Project Name:  Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades Project
Project Sponsor:  Coldwater Board of Public Utilities
Location:  1 Grand St., Coldwater, MI 49036
Requested Amount:  $1,000,000
Description:  The funding would be used to upgrade the screening and process controls in the headworks building at the exiting wastewater treatment plant, add Lander Covers to the secondary clarifiers to reduce algae buildup and to replace 3 activated sludge pumps that are working beyond their useful life.
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Project Name:  Insight Hospital & Medical Center Coldwater Psychiatric Unit Renovation Project
Project Sponsor:  Community Health Center of Branch County
Location:  274 E. Chicago St, Coldwater, MI 49036
Requested Amount:  $4,250,000
Description:  The funding would be used to renovate and modernize the inpatient behavioral health unit. Restoring the unit to its full licensed capacity of sixteen (16) inpatient psychiatric beds.
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Project Name:   Dowagiac Senior Services Expansion Project
Project Sponsor:  City of Dowagiac
Location:  241 S Front Street, Dowagiac, MI 49047
Requested Amount:  $2,000,000
Description:  The funding would be used to support the acquisition and redevelopment of a vacant 14,000-square-foot former supermarket property in downtown Dowagiac, converting it into an expanded senior services center that will increase access to congregate meals, wellness programming, and social engagement opportunities for older adults in rural Cass County.
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Project Name:   Sanitary Sewer Extension Project
Project Sponsor:  Erie Township
Location:  2065 Erie Road, Erie, MI 48133
Requested Amount:  $5,000,000
Description:  The funding would be used to provide supplemental funding for a local sewer extension project in Erie Township that would ultimately service Erie Mason Consolidated School District.
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Project Name:   New Police Facility Project
Project Sponsor:  Village of Grand Beach
Location:  48200 Perkins Blvd, Grand Beach, MI 49117
Requested Amount:  $ 2,250,000
Description:  The funding would be used to construct a new police facility to jointly serve adjacent Villages in Berrien County. 
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Project Name:   Upgraded Computer Services Project
Project Sponsor:  Hillsdale Community Health Center
Location:  168 South Howell Street, Hillsdale, Michigan 49242
Requested Amount:  $952,368
Description:  The funding would be used to update computer services to strengthen Hillsdale Hospital’s cybersecurity, improve reliability and response times for the medical records systems, and provide a stable foundation for future digital support improvements.
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Project Name:  Jackson County Radio Project
Project Sponsor:  Jackson County Central Dispatch
Location: 1715 Lansing Ave, Jackson, Michigan 49202
Requested Amount:  $1,799,957
Description:  The funding would be used to encrypt the radio system in Jackson County and purchase portable radios for law enforcement and Public Security Officers in Jackson County.
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Project Name:  Chanter Road Booking Center Project
Project Sponsor:  Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Location:  212 W Wesley Street, Jackson, MI 49201
Requested Amount:  $5,000,000
Description:  The funding would be used to remodel the A Barracks at the Chanter Road Jail and convert it into a booking and intake center which would include a dorm area and observation cells.
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Project Name:   Madison Township Regional Public Safety Training Center Project
Project Sponsor:  Madison Township Police Department
Location:  4008 S. Adrian Highway, Adrian, Michigan 49221
Requested Amount:  $775,000
Description:  The funding would be used to construct a two-story live fire training structure and purchase training equipment to support realistic emergency response training for firefighters, police officers, and other first responders.
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Project Name:   Fire Station Project
Project Sponsor:  Mendon Township
Location:  136 W Main St. Mendon, MI 49072
Requested Amount:  $ 1,087,500
Description:  The funding would be used to construct a new Fire Station which will serve the Township, the greater St. Joseph County area, and southern Kalamazoo County area.
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Project Name:   Battlefield Parkway Project
Project Sponsor:  City of Monroe
Location: 120 East First Street, Monroe, Michigan, 48161
Requested Amount:  $3,000,000
Description:  The funding would be used to realign Detroit Avenue from a straight north and south road, eastward toward I-75 and reconnecting into East Elm Avenue.
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Project Name:   Water System Improvements Project
Project Sponsor:  Village of Schoolcraft
Location:  442 N Grand St, Schoolcraft, MI 49087
Requested Amount:  $ 1,800,000
Description:  The funding would be used to replace 172 lead water services to households throughout the Village to meet the requirements of the State of Michigan’s Lead and Copper Rule.
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Project Name:   Spring Arbor Wastewater Equalization Project
Project Sponsor:  Spring Arbor Township
Location:  107 E. Main St, Spring Arbor, Michigan, 49283
Requested Amount:  $2,736,000
Description:  The funding would be used to update and expand crucial equalization equipment which controls the wastewater flow and maximizes use of existing infrastructure.
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Project Name:   Wastewater System Improvements Project
Project Sponsor:  Village of Springport
Location:  137 E Main Street Springport, MI 49284
Requested Amount:  $3,750,000
Description:  The funding would be used to replace two aging wastewater lift stations, upgrade electrical service from 240 VAC to 480 VAC, and modernize the wastewater treatment lagoon aeration system by replacing outdated surface aerators with energy-efficient diffused aeration equipment.
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Project Name:   Water Infrastructure Improvements Project
Project Sponsor:  White Pigeon
Location:  103 South Kalamazoo St. White Pigeon, MI 49099
Requested Amount:  $2,800,000
Description:  The funding would be used to install a new drinking water well, new well house, a water-main that directly feeds into the distribution system and into the water tower, and fencing around the perimeter of the well field and water tower.
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