Health & Human Services:

• Quinnipiac Course Connects Future Physicians with Adaptive Fitness and Disability Inclusion (Connecticut)
• After Record Child Welfare Fatalities, Washington Watchdog Group Calls for Increased Oversight, Accountability

K-12 Education:

• Governor Whitmer Celebrates Districts Leading on Science of Reading (Michigan)
• Idaho Education Leaders Could Implement New Funding Model for Public Schools, Pending Approval from the State Legislature
• Fargo Board of Education Approves Key Resolutions and Prepares for New Academic Year (North Dakota)

Justice & Public Safety:

• Governor Abbott Announces Federal Assistance for Ross Fire in North Texas
• Several Vermont Volunteer Fire Departments Receive Financial Boost

SLED Information Technology:

• South Dakota to get $52.6 Million in Meta Settlement
• Texas Names New Internal CIO to Lead AI Efforts for State’s Tech Agency

Higher Education:

• Princeton to Lead Major Federally Funded Institute to Unlock Quantum Computing Challenges (New Jersey)
• NSF Invests $290 Million In Eight University-Led Quantum Leap Institutes
• Boston University Promises Free Tuition for Low-Income Families in New Aid Expansion (Massachusetts)

Cybersecurity:

• Tompkins County Municipalities Secure $135K in State Grants to Upgrade Water Cybersecurity (New York)
• URI Cybersecurity Program secures $4.8 Million in NSF Funding (Rhode Island)

Economic Development/Regulations:

• Commerce awards $1 Million to Encourage Innovative Business and Manufacturing Expansion
• MDARD Announces Grants Focused on Economic Development, Small Business Infrastructure (Michigan)
• Two Dodge County Communities Receive $2 Million for Infrastructure Improvements (Wisconsin)
• Governor Hochul Announces $3.5 Billion in Regional Economic Impact from FIFA World Cup 2026™ (New York)

Community Development:

• Chautauqua County Awarded $250,000 to Advance Housing Development in Pro-Housing Communities (New York)
• Governor Newsom awards $11.3 million to 13 Prohousing Communities to Build More Affordable Housing (California)

Natural Resources/Environment:

• Governor Ivey Announces More Than $52 Million in GoMESA Funded Projects for 2026 (Alabama)
• Massachusetts Town secures over $140K in State Funds for Marsh Migration, Beach Resilience

Transportation:

• Over $31M awarded for Transportation Projects that Improve Air Quality in Wisconsin
• More Than $7 million Awarded for Lackawanna County Transportation Projects (Pennsylvania)
• Kansas awards $37.2M in Transportation Alternatives Program Grants