SLED Recon July 18, 2025

Health & Human Services:

• Virginia Hospitals Receive $8.5 Million in Grants for Violence Intervention Programming

• Ut Tyler Secures $1.5 Million Grant to Enhance Youth Mental Health Services in East Texas

• City Of Gary Announces New Behavioral Health Division, Grant Awards (Illinois)

• State, Local Public Health Officials Grapple with Fallout from Funding, Job Cuts

• Maryland Taps Affordable Care Act Fund to Help Pay for Abortion Care

K-12 Education:

• 24 States Sue Trump Admin to Unfreeze More Than $6 Billion In Education Grants

• Freehold Township Schools Get State Grant for Improving Student Literacy (New Jersey)

• Blanchester Local Schools Awarded Over $1.2 Million In State Literacy Grants (Ohio)

Justice & Public Safety:

• Gov. Ivey Announces Over $77k In Grants to Law Enforcement Agencies in South and East Alabama

• North Las Vegas City Council Approves $622k In Grants For Police Programs (Nevada)

• $24 Million In Grants Awarded by BSCC To Support California Tribes and Safety Programs

• Over $35m From CHP Aims to Fight Impaired Driving (California)

Sled Information Technology:

• Governor Pritzker Awards Multiple Tech Incubator Enhancement Grants (Illinois)

• NJIT Awarded State Grant to Bridge Technology Divide In New Jersey

Higher Education:

• Eastern New Mexico University Social Work Program Secures Nearly $2 Million Grant

• $2.7 Million In Grants Awarded to Atu SSS Programs (Arkansas)

• Neumann Receives $1.3 Million Department of Education Grant (Delaware)

• Federal Grant Cuts Pull Almost $60 Million From UA (Arizona)

Cybersecurity

• Good News, Bad News for State and Local Cyber Grant Funding, Says NASCIO Director

Economic Development/Regulations:

• Governor Stein Announces More Than $11 Million for Western North Carolina Support

• $33m Investment to Fuel 225 Small Businesses Across Minnesota

• In Potter County, Governor Shapiro Announces New Tourism Investment (Pennsylvania)

• Maryland Awards $4.6m Heritage Grants to Projects Supporting Local Economic Growth

Community Development:

• San Diego Foundation, Sandag Announce $14 Million In State Funding To Create Nearly 1,000 Affordable Housing Units Across San Diego County (California)

• Spokane Faces $3 Million Loss in Federal Funding for Community Programs (Washington State)

• Pennsylvania Lawmakers Hope to Pass $50m Repair Program to Keep Residents Housed

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

Natural Resources/Environment:

• Governor Lamont Announces State Grants to Protect 2,270 Acres of Open Space and Create Six New Community Green Spaces (Connecticut)

• TDEC’s Office of Outdoor Recreation Announces $22 Million In Parks and Recreation Grants (Tennessee)

• Maryland Opens Grants Gateway to Solicit Proposals to Help Fund Programs and Projects Focused on Watershed Restoration, Climate Resilience, Boating Access, And Education

• New York State Pollution Prevention Institute Selects 14 Awardees For 2025-2026 Community Grants Program

Transportation: 

• Alabama Awards $3.7 Million For Road Projects Under Rebuild Alabama Act

• State Dot Gives Stamford $1.43 Million To Replace Old Long Ridge Road Bridge (Connecticut)

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