SLED Recon December 5, 2024

Health & Human Services:

• New Jersey Awards $9 Million to Expand Mental Health Services in all 21 Counties
• Bridgeport Public Schools to Receive $1.2 million in Services to Improve Mental Health (Connecticut)
• Long Beach Awarded $8M for Services for Nonviolent Offenders (California)

K-12 Education:

• California Rolls Out Career Path Grants to Schools, Nearly a Year Late
• State Approves $20 Million in Grant Funding for School Safety and Mental Health Supports (Pennsylvania)
• Marin Schools Secure $1.2M Grant for Career Education (California)
• Tioga County, PA to Receive over $430K in School Safety, Mental Health Grants

Justice & Public Safety:

• Kalamazoo Gets $1.25M to Use for Reducing Gun Violence (Michigan)
• Brick Receives $943K in Opioid Settlement Funding (New Jersey)

SLED Information Technology:

• Challenger Learning Center gets $100,000 Grant from Alabama Power Foundation
• DSU Receiving Bio-Engineering Grant from NIH (Delaware)

Higher Education:

• USDA invests $5 million to Support Tribal Students at 15 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities (South Dakota)
• NC Community Colleges Receive Enrollment Growth Funding (North Carolina)

Cybersecurity:

• Moore Puts $1.8 Million toward Making Maryland the 'Cyber Capital' of the Nation

Economic Development/Regulations:

• Montana Department of Commerce Allocates Funding to Boost Tourism
• Narberth Ambulance gets State Grant (Pennsylvania)
• Additional $2.1 Million Awarded to Florida’s Military-Supporting Infrastructure

Community Development:

• Scioto County Receives Community Development Funding (Ohio)
• State of Ohio Investing Nearly $2 million to Support Businesses, Bolster Communities
• State Providing Funds for Oldenburg Senior Housing (Indiana)

Natural Resources/Environment:

• Great Salt Lake Receives $50 million from the Bureau of Reclamation (Utah)
• Hampton Roads Cities get State Grants to Expand Parks, Protect Land from Development (Virginia)
• Board of Public Works Approves $3.6 Million for Park Improvements and Land Conservation in Baltimore City and Carroll, Garrett, and Howard Counties (Maryland)
• Port of Galilee and State Marine Facilities Awarded Over $15M to Strengthen Climate Resilience (Rhode Island)

Transportation:

• Vermont Awards $1.3 Million in Grants to Boost Mobility and Cut Emissions
• Alliance Airport Receives Grant (Nebraska)