SLED Recon December 9, 2025

Health & Human Services:

• Gov. Hochul Launches Design Phase For $450m Upstate University Hospital Annex (New York)

• UNR Med Advances Rural Health Initiatives (Nevada)

• MDDHS To Invest $37.5 Million In Opioid Settlement Funds to Further Expand Recovery Housing Across Michigan

• Gov. Pritzker Signs Landmark Bill to Protect and Expand Vaccine Access for Illinoisans

K-12 Education

• 10 Districts to Receive $392 Million in Grants for School Construction and Renovation (North Carolina)

• Funding Ends for School Mental Health Projects after a ‘Roller Coaster’ Year

• $19 Million Grant Will Help Close Educator Shortage Gap (Maryland)

• University Of Indianapolis Expands K-12 Impact with Perry Township Schools Partnership (Indiana)

Justice & Public Safety:

• New State Grant Program to Hand Out $10m for Violence Prevention Work across Wisconsin

• Columbia Police Awarded $1.3m Grant to Boost Crime-Fighting Technology, Officer Safety (Tennessee)

• Broken Arrow Police Receive $250k Federal Grant to Hire Two New Officers (Oklahoma)

• Ohio Approves $40m Fund to Support First Responders With Job-Related PTSD

Sled Information Technology:

• New York Department of State Announces Opening of $8 Million Local Government Efficiency Program

• Southeastern Awarded $500,000 Grant from State Regents for AI Programs

Higher Education:

• Colorado Commission on Higher Education Approves $1 Million In 28 Open Education Grants to Reduce Textbook Costs

• Apsu’s Eriksson College of Education Receives $1.025m Grow Your Own Grant (Tennessee)

Cybersecurity

• Senate Bill would Reaffirm State, Local Cyber Grant Program

• PNW’s College of Technology Receives Over $3 Million in Federal Grants to Support Cybersecurity Education, Workplace Development (Indiana)

Economic Development/Regulations:

• Governor Stein Announces 15 Grants to Rural Communities to Attract 316 New Jobs and More Than $104 Million Of Investment (North Carolina)

• ARC Awards Over $12.6 Million to 80 Projects Designed to Strengthen Local Economies

• USDA Rural Development Invests $3.6 Million to Support Small Business Projects and Improve Emergency Services in Rural Iowa

• Arkansas Awards $2 Million to Boost 12 Accelerator Programs for Startup Growth

Community Development:

• City Recommends Allocating $15 Million Toward 528 New Affordable homes (California)

• Commerce Allocates Over $8 Million Of Federal Funding For Affordable Housing (Montana)

Natural Resources/Environment:

• Local Natural Resources Assistance Councils Announce Nearly $3 Million in Grants (Ohio)

• Governor Ron Desantis Awards $112 Million for Water Quality And Supply Projects Statewide (Florida)

• Department of Natural Resources Now Accepting Water Safety and Security Act Project Grant Applications (Missouri)

• Long Island Sound Projects Get $12m in Grants Amid Epa Changes That Risk 59,000 Acres of Ct Wetlands (Connecticut)

Transportation: 

• Snohomish County Public Works Receives $1.1 Million in Grants for Roundabout Installation, I-5 Overcrossing Study (Washington State)

• SCAG Awarded $1.6 Million in Grants for Traffic Safety Programs (California)

• MDOT Announces Transportation Grants to Urban Areas in Rural Counties for Road Repair (Michigan)

• Connect Transit Proceeds with Scaled-Down Downtown Transfer Center Plans Following Federal Grant (Illinois)