SLED Recon May 1, 2025

Health & Human Services:

• SNMH Provides Community Health Improvement Grant to Bright Futures for Youth (California) 

• State Pours $25M into Scholarship Program for Counselors, Social Workers (Massachusetts) 

• Mesa County Co-response Program Receives $300,000 in State Funding (Colorado) 

K-12 Education:

• Alabama House Approves Record $12.2 Billion Education Budget Package 

• Valley View Set to Receive $12K Library Grant from State (Illinois) 

• NH 50th for State Public Education Funding; Lack of Professional Respect (New Hampshire) 

• After Governor’s Veto, Senate approves Smaller Education Funding Boost (Alaska) 

Justice & Public Safety:

• Reading Fire Department Awarded $11,703 in State Fire Safety Grants (Massachusetts) 

• Operation Lifesaver Boosts Rail Safety with $219K Grants (Pennsylvania)

SLED Information Technology:

• NJBPU Awards $40 Million in Broadband Grants Across New Jersey 

• More than $700 Million in Oklahoma Broadband Grants Open Up for Application 

Higher Education:

• $2 Million Grant Funds Scholarships, Supports STEM Education for Over 50 App State Students (North Carolina) 

• Cuesta Awarded State Grant for Nursing Program Expansion (California) 

Cybersecurity:

• Upshur County Commission approves Fiber Support, Court Security and Cybersecurity Grant Applications (West Virginia) 

Economic Development/Regulations:

• Carbondale Awarded $2 Million Grant for Downtown Plaza (Illinois) 

• West Chicago awarded $2 Million Grant to Boost Downtown Revitalization (Illinois) 

• Indian River State College Awarded $4 Million Through Florida Job Growth Grant Fund 

• Grant Fuels Growth Across Western Maryland Counties 

Community Development:

• Red Bud, IL to Receive Nearly $2.5M to Fund Infrastructure Development (Illinois) 

• $55M in Grants Available to Help Small Businesses in WNC (North Carolina) 

• Commerce Awards Over $1.5 Million to Help Fund Downtown Revitalization Projects (Kansas) 

Natural Resources/Environment:

• State awards $15M for Local Tree-planting Projects (New York) 

• State Board approves Three Conservation Grants for Land Acquisition on Big Island (Hawaii) 

• Dozens of Local Neighborhoods awarded Improvement Grant (Indiana) 

• Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation Awarded $5 Million Grant for Regional Tourism (Virginia) 

Transportation:

• State of California Awards $500 Million in Funding for 1,000 Zero-Emission School Buses Including School Districts in Mariposa, Madera, Merced, and Tuolumne Counties 

• Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport Awarded $8.25M in Federal Improvement Grants