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EPIC IN THE NEWS

State funding bolsters MSU’s academic, research and outreach initiatives

DATE:  October 16, 2025

Michigan State University is receiving $333.7 million in base operations funding as part of the state of Michigan’s 2025-26 fiscal year education budget signed into law Oct. 7 by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The appropriation is a 2.1% increase over last year’s investment from the state.

The state has continued to invest in several academic, research and outreach initiatives unique to MSU.

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EPIC works with state and district partners to create a targeted research agenda to learn which reform strategies are most effective, where, when and for whom.

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