Appropriations Requests for : Michigan Primary Care Association's Health Center Careers Training Program

1. Cosponsoring legislators:

No Cosponsors

Recipient Information

2. Intended legislatively directed spending item recipient:

Michigan Primary Care Association's Health Center Careers Training Program

3. Physical address of legislatively directed spending item recipient and the intended location of the project or activity:

7215 Westshire Dr., Lansing, MI 48917; statewide

4. The recipient's employer identification number:

38-2294018

Funding Details

5. Requested amount of the legislatively directed spending item:

$2,000,000.00

6. What is the purpose and how does the legislatively directed spending item provide a public benefit that is an appropriate use of taxpayer money?

The HCCTP has enabled rural, urban, and tribal health centers to grow local talent and provide economic opportunities within the low-income, and underserved communities where they operate. MPCA is actively exploring new opportunities to build on the program’s success by innovating apprentice-style training within Michigan’s health centers.  Reinvesting in the Michigan Health Center Careers Training Program (HCCTP) to sustain and expand on the-job training and registered apprenticeship programs that surmount barriers to entering health professions and rapidly grow the workforce needed to meet healthcare needs in Michigan’s low-income and medically underserved communities is critical.  Permanent funding ($2 million per year) for the HCCTP program to enable Michigan Health Centers to sustain their newly established training programs for entry-level health careers and grow innovative training program models is critical for providing health care in many communities across the state.  

7. Has the legislatively directed spending item previously received or been awarded any of the following types of funding in the past 5 years?

✓ Yes: Federal Funding

✓ Yes: State Funding

Amount received: $11,250,000.00

8. Estimated time frame for completion of the legislatively directed spending item project:

No definitive end date

Additional Information For Nonprofit Corporations

9. Is the recipient a nonprofit corporation?

Yes

4. Officers and active members on the board of directors:

Dr. Lucy DeWildt, Julie Tatko, Nancy Spencer, Mike Weessies, George Olson, Dr. Brenda Coughlin, Jennifer White, Bill Wypyski, Velma Hendershott, Linda Atkins, Karen Wood, Joslyn Pettway, Hon Benjamin Bolser, Dr. Felix Valbuena, Valerie Blondin, Phillip Bergquist

Certification By Sponsoring Legislator

• "I certify that my immediate family members, legislative staff members, and I have no direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the requested legislatively directed spending item."
• "I certify that the intended recipient of this legislatively directed spending item is not a for-profit entity."
• "I certify that the information in this form is true to the best of my knowledge."

Senator Sylvia A Santana