SLED Recon July 11, 2025

Health & Human Services:

• State Health Department Funds Preventive Health Screenings for Floridians

• The Next Generation of Mental Health providers: UVM gets $1.2M Grant to Train Students (Vermont)

• WA Will Backfill $11M in Federal Cuts to Planned Parenthood, says Ferguson (Washington State)

• What Experts Think of the $50 billion Rural Health Fund in Trump’s Big Bill

• Southwest Nebraska Medical Center Announces Plans to Close, Blames Uncertainty Over Funding

• What Massive Cuts in the Federal Spending Plan Mean for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia

• YCAP IN ACTION: State Shelter Funding Offers Hope for Yamhill County (Oregon)

K-12 Education:

• States Face Uncertainty as an Estimated $6.2 Billion in K–12 Funding Remains Unreleased: Here’s the Fiscal Impact by State

• Budget Snapshot: K-12 Education Funding in Governor Lamont's Proposed Budget, FYs 2026 and 2027 (Connecticut)

Justice & Public Safety:

• $35 Million to Law Enforcement Partners to Keep Communities Safe from Impaired Driving (California)

• Harris Celebrates $10M Investment into UCO Forensic Science Institute (Oklahoma)

• FEMA Is Holding Up $2.4 Billion in Grants to Fight Terrorism, States Say

• Pa. Bill Aims to Strengthen volunteer Firefighter Staffing through Job Training Credits (Pennsylvania)

• Westminster Fire Department Receives New Thermal Imaging Cameras (Massachusetts)

• FEMA Grant Helps N.Y. FD Reopen Firehouse Closed for Nearly 30 years (New York)

Sled Information Technology:

• 2 Bowling Green Companies Awarded Funding for Technology Development (Kentucky)
• Chapel Hill Public Library Receives Federal Grant to Increase Accessible Signage (North Carolina)

• State Grant Means Tazewell County's Election Technology ss Getting an Upgrade(Illinois)

Higher Education:

• NSF Awards Central Piedmont $474,038 to Train AI Workers for Charlotte Market (North Carolina)

• Community Colleges Get Reprieve as $20M in Funding Restored (New Jersey)

• University Of Arizona Loses $59 Million in Federal Funding

• George Washington University Hints at Layoffs Amid Federal Policy Upheaval (D.C.)

Cybersecurity

• Per New Law, All New York Agencies Required to Take Cyber Awareness Training

Economic Development/Regulations:

• Governor Youngkin Announces More Than $6.8 Million in Virginia Growth and Opportunity Grants

• New Funding to be Available for East Side Businesses, Homeowners in Springfield (Illinois)

• Governor Stein Announces $7.3 Million Will Help Small Business Recovery in Western North Carolina

• State Agriculture Commissioner Announces $1 Million Available for Farm and Food Organizations to Upgrade Equipment (New York)

Community Development:

• County Celebrates $5.8 Million Grant Awarded to Local Transitional Housing Project(California)

• Illinois Libraries Awarded $20 Million In Grant Funding

• El Paso County Awards Over $1 Million From Grant Fund Facing Uncertain Future (Colorado)

• State Funding for Shelton Housing Development Allows Region To ‘Reclaim Its Heritage’(Connecticut)

• Jax Loses $147M Federal Grant to Complete Emerald Trail (Florida)

Natural Resources/Environment:

• Adams County Receives Two Geothermal Energy Grants(Colorado)

• Climate Resilience Projects Throughout Maryland Funded with $1.275 Million (Maryland)

• State Awards $7M To Kittitas County to Improve Outdoor Recreation, Wildlife Habitat (Washington State)

• 6 Northern MN Clean Energy Projects Awarded State Dollars (Minnesota)

• New Hampshire Budget Guts Renewable Energy Fund, Cuts Project Funding in Half

Transportation: 

• Salisbury Airport Receives $450k in State Grant Funding (Maryland)

• Trumbull County Secures $621K in Grants for Road Projects (Ohio)

• State Awards $1 Million in Transportation Grants to Mendocino County (California)

• Caltrans Awards More Than $26 Million in Sustainable Planning Transportation Grants (California)

• New Jersey Awards $44M in Local Bridges Fund Grants