SLED Recon September 26, 2024

Health & Human Services:

• Missouri Health Centers Receive Nearly $6 Million in Federal Funding
• Biden-Harris Administration Advances Women’s Health Through Affordable Care Act Grants in 14 States, D.C. (Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania)
• Board Approves State Funding to Improve the Health of African-American Babies (California)

K-12 Education:

• Senators, Silver Cross Announce $1.5M In Health Care Education Funding for Moraine Valley (Illinois)
• St. Joseph County Schools Receive School Safety Grant (Indiana)
• Michigan Lawmakers Advance $126M Budget for School Safety, Mental Health

Justice & Public Safety:

• Ocean Pines Police Secures $61K in State Grants (Maryland)

• Birmingham, Bloomfield Township Fire Departments Awarded State, Federal Funding (Michigan)
• Community Policing: Maine Police Departments Receive $2 Million in Federal Grants from DOJ

SLED Information Technology:

• Sen. Fischer Announces Advancement of Nearly Half Billion in NE Broadband Funding (Nebraska)
• LIFT Funding Available for North Dakota Innovators
• Marin Gets Grants for Expanded Broadband Service (California)

Higher Education:

• Astronomy Project Co-Led by Ohio State Receives $4.3 million
• Chico State to Ease Financial Burden for Aspiring Teachers with $8.5 Million U.S. Department of Education Grant (California)
• SOU Receives Third $1 Million State Grant for Solar Arrays (Oregon)

Cybersecurity:

• URI Receives $795,000 Boost for High Performance Computing and Cybersecurity (Rhode Island)
• NIST Awards $3 Million for Community-Based Cybersecurity Workforce Development (Kentucky, Texas, Maryland)

Economic Development/Regulations:

• West Haven Receives $250K Downtown Planning Grant from State (Connecticut)
• City of Crisfield Awarded State Funding in Effort to Boost Downtown Business (Maryland)
• Local Counties Benefit from State Dollars for Brownfield Remediation Projects (Ohio)
• Lakeland Receives Grant to Study Ways to Spur Economic Growth of Memorial Blvd (Florida)

Community Development:

• Illinois Rental Assistance Program Restarted, with $75M Available for Renters and Landlords
• Grant Funding Expansion of Newtown Battlefield State Park Near Elmira (New York)
• $15.8 Million State Award Fuels Affordable Housing and Community Upgrades in San Bernardino (California)

Natural Resources/Environment:

• California Consulting Releases Coastal/Waterways Grant Opportunities (California)
• Oregon State Park Near Bend Receives Federal Grant for Improvements
• Swing States Receive Major Boost from Clean Energy Funding (Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Nevada)
• Over $103M allocated across Oregon to Address Wildfires, Public Health

Transportation:

• DeSoto Police Jury Earmarks Millions in State, Local Funds for Road Work (Louisiana)
• Hydrofoil Ferry? Kitsap Transit’s Vision to Replace Diesel Ferries Gets State Funding (Washington)
• State & Federal Funds Distributed in NE For Infrastructure (Nebraska)