The university submitted the two requests in October through the state of Michigan’s capital outlay process, which offers funds for development projects at state agencies like public universities. Any requests made have to be approved by the state Legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before moving forward.
The university’s Board of Regents will likely approve the funding requests during its Thursday, Dec. 5 meeting in Ann Arbor. The state funding would come from the fiscal year 2026 budget.
The Ann Arbor campus is seeking $150 million for funding the expansion and renovations to its School of Public Health located near the medical campus, according to university documents.
The Dearborn campus is requesting $40 million to renovate its computer and information science building to update infrastructure, as well as building a small addition to aid the program, documents show.
While the Flint campus did not submit a funding request for the 2026 fiscal year, it saw its $30-million request last year get approved to support the college of innovation and technology’s new project.
“Over the years, the State of Michigan has made significant and strategic investments in all three University of Michigan campuses through its capital outlay program,” wrote Geoffrey Chatas, the university’s chief financial officer, in the action item for the regents meeting. “This support has been crucial to our efforts in providing an exemplary learning, teaching, and research environment, and we ook forward to future opportunities to partner with the State of Michigan.”
The regents meeting is 3:30 p.m., Dec. 5 at the Ruthven Administration Building on the Ann Arbor campus. You can watch the livestream at umich.edu/watch.
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