SLED GovWin Recon August 2, 2022

Cybersecurity:

• NC State to Lead Multi-Institution Software Supply Chain Security Grant from NSF

Artificial Intelligence:

• NSF Awards $6 Million for UMaine-led Effort to Establish New Lab to Study AI in Advanced Manufacturing

Information Technology:

• State Awards $30M in Grants to Expand Internet Access in 11 N.C. Counties

Health & Human Services:

• Abortion Rights Counter-Attack to Roe Decision Has Begun
• Federal Office Focused on Climate Change and Health Has Zero Funding

K-12 Education:

• Achievement Gap in Standardized Testing Was Growing. COVID Added Fuel to the Fire.

Higher Education:

• Student Loan Pause Set to Lift in September. Should Borrowers Repay or Wait for Forgiveness?

Transportation / Public Utilities:

• Cleveland Department of Public Utilities Fleet is Going Electric (a Little Bit), Charging Stations on Deck
• Connecticut Faces School Bus Drivers Shortage; Drivers Needed at ‘Every Location in the State’
• State Officials Collaborate to Build ‘Lake Michigan Electric Vehicle Circuit Tour’
• (New York) Capital Region’s Nearly $400M in Transportation Improvements Promoted in Troy

Justice / Public Safety / Homeland Security:

• Increase in Emergency Response Time Caused by Insufficient Staffing, Traffic Congestion

Community Development:

• UC Berkeley Can Begin Construction of $312 Million Housing Development at Historic People’s Park, Judge Rules

Legislation:

• How the Climate Deal Would Help Farmers Aid the Environment
• Massachusetts Assures Tax Relief After Stimulus Checks Fail

Natural Resources & Environment:

• Firefighters Partially Surround Deadly McKinney Fire in Northern California
• (Vermont) 5 New Geologic Maps Released to Help State Manage Natural Resources

Economic Development & Regulation:

• Washington State Wins Federal Good Jobs Challenge Grant to Support Career Connected Training for Thousands of Students