Appropriations Requests for

• Cosponsoring legislators' names (if applicable):
  Edward McBroom
• Physical address of legislatively directed spending item recipient and the intended location of the project or activity:
  1401 Presque Isle Ave, Marquette, MI 49855
• The recipient's employer identification number:
  386029206
• Requested amount of the legislatively directed spending item:
  $3,500,000.00
• What is the purpose and how does the legislatively directed spending item provide a public benefit that is an appropriate use of taxpayer money?
  Enlarge Northern Michigan University Band Room Currently, NMU band room does not allow the entire band to practice in one room, requiring half the band to stand in the hallway during rehearsals and have one director in the hallway watch the other in the room. Northern is the only teacher education school in the UP with a Music Education program and is vital to providing music teachers to schools across the region. This financial assistance will give NMU the resources to enlarge the room.
• Has the legislatively directed spending item previously received or been awarded any of the following types of funding in the past 5 years?
• If so, how?
• Estimated time frame for completion of the legislatively directed spending item project:
  Through October of 2028
• Has the nonprofit corporation continuously operated in this state for the preceding 36 months?
  Yes
• Has the nonprofit corporation had a physical office in this state for not less than the preceding 12 consecutive months?
  Yes
• Does the nonprofit corporation have a board of directors?
  Yes
• List all of the officers and active members on the board of directors:
  Stephen E. Young Melissa A. Holmquist Venus J. Brown Lisa I. Fittante Brigitte R. LaPointe-Dunham Steven W. Lindberg Gregory J. Seppanen Greg M. Toutant

Certification By Sponsoring Legislator