SLED Recon January 9, 2025

Health & Human Services:

• The Biden-Harris Administration Awards 14 States and Washington, D.C. with CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Planning Grants for Expanding Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services (Alaska, Delaware. Hawaii, Louisiana)
• Arkansas Nets $17M Federal Grant to Improve Maternal Health Access, Outcomes
• Winnebago County Health Department Awarded $118K Grant to ‘Reverse Historic Disparities’ in Mental Health (Illinois)
• EMS Providers Get a Shot in the Arm from State Funding (Minnesota)

K-12 Education:

• Nearly $20M in Funding will Support 35 After-School Programs in Connecticut
• Nebraska Distributes $10 Million to Boost School Security and Safety
• $1.1 Million Grant Awarded to Columbiana Exempted Village School (Ohio)

Justice & Public Safety:

• Snohomish County Law Enforcement Agencies Awarded $500,000 by DOJ (Washington)
• Niceville Gets $396,000 from State for Fire Station, Storage Facility (Florida)

SLED Information Technology:

• Niagara University Funding to Expand Internet Access (New York)
• Smartphone Broadband Funding Approved; Consumer Cost Latency are Concerns (Pennsylvania)

Higher Education:

• State Announces $1.6 Million in Grants to Help Parent-Students Afford Higher Education (Pennsylvania)
• Dalton State College Awarded Young Adult Highway Safety Program Grant (Georgia)
• Trinidad State College to Share $5.75 Million Grant to Strengthen Career Pathways in Advanced Manufacturing (Colorado)

Cybersecurity:

• Maryland Expands Cybersecurity Training with New Grant

Economic Development/Regulations:

• County Approves $5M in Funding for JCB to Improve Kelly Parkway (New York)
• FloridaCommerce Offers up $167M for Extended Small-Business Incentive Program
• EDA Approves $4 Million Grant to Expand Showboat Family Entertainment Hub in Atlantic City (New Jersey)
• $100M Announced for Rochester's Inner Loop North Transformation Project (New York)

Community Development:

• Michigan Gets Another Round of Funding to Make Home Healthy and Safe
• Cheyenne Children's Museum Awarded $290K from Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation
• Chelsea Main Street Park Project Moves Forward With $1 Million State Grant (Michigan)
• State Awards $14 Million in Grants for Building, Expanding Child Care Centers (Iowa)

Natural Resources/Environment:

• Village Awarded $2.34 Million DEC Grant for Dam Safety Repair and Rehabilitation (New York)
• Water Development Authority Approves $25.9M for Economic Enhancements in West Virginia
• Fish and Wildlife Service: $25M for Coastal Wetlands Restoration (Maine, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia)

Transportation:

• Georgia Department of Public Health Awarded $2,778,558 to Support Injury Prevention Efforts
• Schumer: $25 Million Dollars to Olean NY Infrastructure (New York)
• Governor Hochul Announces $101.8 Million Available for Rail and Port Infrastructure Projects Statewide (New York)
• State Representatives Announce Over $50 Million in Funding for Washington Agencies