GovWin SLED Recon December 16, 2022

Health & Human Services:

• (Maine) Gov. Mills Awards UMaine $475,000 to Increase Placement of MSW Graduates in Rural Communities
• (New York) D.A. to Fund Mental Health Care for People Arrested in Manhattan

SLED IT:

• 8 More States Receive First Broadband Planning Grants from NTIA
• NTIA Delivers $67M to States in Broadband Planning Grants

Higher Education:

• (California) UC Berkeley and Justice Dept. Reach Agreement on Online Content Accessibility
• Colleges’ Expenses Rose 5.2% in FY22, the Biggest Increase since 2001
• University of Texas, Google Team Up On Career Training for Students
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to offer HR apprenticeships
• Colleges Seek Growth from Grad Programs. Will That Market Ever Run Dry?

Transportation / Public Utilities:

• (Pennsylvania) Philadelphia Transit System to Use AI Video Platform for Gun Detection
• (Alabama) Transit-Oriented Planning Grants Begin to Change CitiesEnvironment & Natural Resources:
• California Cuts Payments to Homeowners for Solar Panels Feeding Energy Back to the Grid
• California and the Midwest Face ‘High Risk’ of Electricity Shortages in Next Five Years

Coronavirus:

• Omicron BQ, XBB Subvariants are a Serious Threat to Boosters and Knock out Antibody Treatments, Study Finds

Community Development:

• (Washington) Inslee’s $70B Budget Proposal Focuses on Homelessness, Housing
• (California) Los Angeles Homelessness Tempered by Pandemic Protections

Justice & Public Safety:

• Real ID Enforcement Delayed Again After Pandemic-Era Backlogs
• Georgia County to Use License Plate Readers to Aid Investigations

Cybersecurity:

• Raytheon Lands $34M Georgia Cybersecurity Contract
• (Texas) Dallas is Latest City to Market Cybersecurity App to Residents

K-12 Education:

• For a Struggling Pennsylvania District, Reading Paves the Path to Improvement
• Global K-12 Online Tutoring Market During $97.66 Billion 2023-2027
• The Locus of K–12 Coverage During the Pandemic, and After
• Chronic Absenteeism Among K-12 Students Across Kansas Climbs to 24.5%
• Oklahoma Law Impacts K-12 research in OU Libraries, Mirrors Bills Targeting Academic Databases Nationwide