SLED GovWin Recon August 1, 2024

Health & Human Services:

• Massachusetts State Budget Allocations $10.4M for Pediatric Palliative Care
• Georgia Planning $1M in Grants for Military Mental Health Services
• San Diego County Receives $12.4 Million Grant for Homeless Behavioral Health Care (California)

K-12 Education:

• 2 Lancaster County Schools Receive State Funding to Grow Special Educator Workforce (Pennsylvania)
• Northern Michigan Schools to Receive Grant Funds for Environmentally Friendly Buses

Justice & Public Safety:

• Legislative Delegation Delivers $600K for 911 Upgrades. Funding will Enhance Public Safety in Robbinsville (New Jersey)
• Massachusetts Gave $3 Million in Grants to Outfit Police With Body Cams. Here's Where.
• Reynolds, Bird Announce $5.5 Million in Victim Services Funding After Federal Cuts (Iowa)
• Paterson Getting $2M More for Dangerous Lead Paint Removal (New Jersey)

SLED Information Technology:

• Virginia to Receive $1.48 Billion for Broadband Expansion
• New Mexico Gets Fed’s Approval on $675M in Broadband Projects
• Port of Long Beach ‘Supply Chain Information Highway’ Gets $7.9M Grant (California)

Higher Education:

• Kennesaw State Professor Awarded $3.5 Million Spencer Foundation Grant (Georgia)
• Rural Kansas Students, Communities to Receive New STEM Resources for Career, Economic Development
• Northern Essex Community College Prepares for ‘Free’ College After Gov. Signs $57.8B Budget (Massachusetts)
• Michigan State University to Receive $32M in State Funding for Academic, Research and Community Programming

Cybersecurity:

• Massachusetts Will Spend $1.2B to Modernize State IT Systems Over Next Five Years
• Columbus Fights Online Attack; State to Spend $7M on Issue (Ohio)

Economic Development/Regulations:

• Developers Land $2.7 Million State Grant to Support Craig Workforce Apartments (Colorado)
• Eastern North Carolina Receives Over $1.3 Million for Infrastructure and Economic Development Projects
• Childcare Facility Expansion Project Receives $4.2 Million in State Funds (New York)

Community Development:

• Greenfield Receives Almost $1 Million in Federal Funding (Massachusetts)
• Gardner Receives $925K From the State (Massachusetts)

Natural Resources/Environment:

• SMUD’s $10 Million State Grant Advances Long-Duration Battery Storage Technology in Sacramento (California)
• Chesapeake Region Awarded $700 Million in Federal Climate Funding (Maryland)
• Connecticut Leaders Announce $14.5 Million for Open Space Protection
• Montana Receives $50 Million Grant for Climate Resiliency
• University of Hawaii Sea Grant, Partners Awarded $68.5M to Advance Climate Resilience

Transportation:

• Sen. Britt Advances $80 Million in Funding for Alabama Infrastructure Projects
• RIPTA Awarded $7.4 Million Bus Grant for Rehabilitation of 102-Year-Old Maintenance and Office Building on Melrose Street (Rhode Island)
• Kentucky Funding $750K Bridge Replacement
• Sun Metro to Receive $30M in Federal Funding to Replace Buses (Texas)