SLED Recon May 15, 2025

Health & Human Services:

• Gov. Newsom Releases $3.3B for Statewide Metal Health Projects (California)
• Montana Lawmakers Approve $124M to revamp Behavioral Health System
• NIH Grant Supports Wayne State University Research on Protecting Vision in people with Diabetes (Michigan)

K-12 Education:

• Resolution Proposes $63K in State Funding for Wilmington Police Projects (Delaware)
• Leverett Town Meeting Approves 14% Increase in Regional School Funding and Funds for Track and Field Reconstruction at the High School (Massachusetts)

Justice & Public Safety:

• Wash. Legislature Approves $100M in Public Safety Grans Aiming to Boost Recruitment (Washington)
• USC Program Aims to Teach Police Leadership Skills, with Help from State Funding (South Carolina)
• Arkansas Attorney General Announces 100,000 Human Trafficking Grant

SLED Information Technology:

• Broadband Dollars to benefit Johnston (South Carolina)

Higher Education:

• Alvernia University Receives $450K Grant through PAsmart (Pennsylvania)
• PBSC Offering Tuition Free Workforce Training Through Open Door Grant Program (Florida)
• UT Institute for Public Service Received $2M for Local Planning Agency (Tennessee)

Cybersecurity:

• Trump Administration Cancels $16 Million WA Digital Equity Grant (Washington)

Economic Development/Regulations:

• ICYMI: $30 Million Boost to Philly Navy Yard Promises Jobs, Growth, and a Brighter Future (Pennsylvania)
• Downtown Buchanan Infrastructure Project Gets $1 Million Boost (Michigan)
• Milford Corporate Center Sees Third Round of State Funds (Delaware)

Community Development:

• State Funding to Support Building Revitalization (Michigan)
• Final State Budget Includes $80 Million to Expand Senator Ryan’s Housing Plan for Buffalo and Upstate New York
• Fenton, Genesee County Parks Each Receive $1M in State Grants for Improvements (Michigan)
• McConnell Announces HUD is Allocating $1.5 Million to State Recovery Housing Program (Kentucky)

Natural Resources/Environment:

• Mayfield to Open Bids on $15M Mine Reclamation Project for Industrial Park (Michigan)
• $800 K Awarded for Dam Removal, Coastal Wetlands Restoration Projects in Mass. Here’s the List (Massachusetts)

Transportation:

• Hammond’s Airport to Receive $84,000 in Funds from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Louisiana)
• California Invests $1B in Tech Upgrades, Storm Resiliency, Safety
• $400 Million in Local Transportation Grants Available Through IDOT (Illinois)
• Ozaukee County Municipalities to Receive Nearly $1.3 Million in State Transportation Funding this Quarter (Wisconsin)