SLED GovWin Recon August 29, 2024

Health & Human Services:

• South Carolina Spending $30M to Tackle Nursing Shortage Predicted to Be Nation’s 7th Worst
• Gov. Sanders, Arkansas Department of Human Services Announce $15 Million in Grants
• Sen. Britt Secures $2 Million Grant for Atmore Community Hospital (Alabama)
• West Virginia Secures $1.25 Million Grant to Combat Substance Misuse and Enhance Mental Health Services

K-12 Education:

• Manhattan School District 114 Secures $1 Million in State Funding This Week (Illinois)
• $24 Million State Grant to Improve School Safety in Indiana

Justice & Public Safety:

• New Mexico Grants Eddy County Funds for Corrections Officers’ Recruitment
• New York Governor Empowers Domestic Violence Survivors With $5M Grants Read More: Governor Hochul Allocates $5M To Aid Domestic Violence Survivors

SLED Information Technology:

• Mississippi Approves $21.6M in State Broadband Funding
• Humboldt County In Line to Nab $35.3 Million in State Grants to Expand Broadband Internet Access (California)

Higher Education:

• Kansas State University Receives $7M in Funding for New Bio Manufacturing Facility
• NSU Awarded Over $19M in Grant Funding for FY2024 (Oklahoma)

Cybersecurity:

• Maryland Commits $1.8M to Strengthen Cybersecurity Workforce Through Advanced Training

Economic Development/Regulations:

• Commerce Boosts Child Care with More Than $7 Million for 64 Early Learning Centers (Washington)
• Iowa Economic Development Authority Awards Nearly $1.7 Million in Arts and Culture Grants
• Governor Lamont Allocates $5 Million in State Funding to Provide Grants to Small Businesses Impacted by Record Flooding in Western Connecticut
• Cuyahoga County Gets $45 Million from State to Revitalize Land, Spur Economic Growth Around 7 Properties (Ohio)

Community Development:

• Healdsburg’s Saggio Hills Affordable Housing Project Receives $21.1 Million State Grant (California)
• Oregon Plan Offers $30,000 to Help Migrants Buy Homes
• Vermont to Receive $2.1m in Community Development Block Grants

Natural Resources/Environment:

• Washington State Doles Out $14 Million of CCA Revenue to Orgs, Tribes
• New York Announces $265 Million for Water Infrastructure Projects
• Rehoboth Awarded $87,500 State Grant for Water Quality Improvements (Massachusetts)

Transportation:

• Middle Georgia Regional Airport Gets $4 Million in State Funding
• Texas DOT Distributes $156M for Public Transit Efforts Statewide
• Port of Everett receives $4.3M Port Electrification Grant from Washington State Department of Transportation