- Dates
- 1996-05-17 – 1996-09
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcaregovernancefundraisingcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On May 17, 1996, state officials presented the Beaver Island Rural Health Center with a reported $75,000 grant after an advocacy and documentation effort by the Center and island supporters. The article says a comparable amount was possible the following year.
The September township report says the grant had increased to $85,000 for facility upgrading, with $10,000 in matching funds from the Endowment Fund, while a millage was still needed for general operations.
Evidence limits
This is the Board president’s contemporary account, not a state award file or audited expenditure record.
Sources
- Phil Lange reports a $75,000 check presented on May 17 by state officials after the Center submitted financial and community-support materials; a similar amount was possible the following year. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the grant report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-07_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the grant had increased to $85,000 for facility upgrading, with $10,000 in matching funds from the Endowment Fund, while a separate millage remained necessary for general operations. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Medical Center grant update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Michigan presents Beaver Island Rural Health Center with a $75,000 state grant in May 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rural-health-center-state-grant-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1996, “New State Grant to Health Center.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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