SLED Recon October 17, 2024

Health & Human Services:

• HBCU Secures $500K Grant to Combat Opioid Crisis Through Social Work Training (Maryland)
• The University of Pennsylvania Prevention Research Center was Awarded a $6.5 Million Grant for Community-Based Prevention and Public Health Research
• MDHHS Awarded $1.3 Million from U.S. Department of Justice to Continue Juvenile Justice Reform Effort (Michigan)

K-12 Education:

• Tidewater Consortium Secures $9 Million Teacher Quality Partnership Grant from USDOE (Virginia)
• MNPS Awarded Nearly $15 Million Federal Magnet Schools Grant (Tennessee)
• Jackson Awarded $52 Million for Traditional Middle School (North Carolina)
• Farm-to-School Program for Broome, Tioga Counties gets $100,000 in State Funding (New York)

Justice & Public Safety:

• Gov. Justice Awards Over $16 Million in Victims of Crime Act grants to 82 agencies (West Virginia)
• Macomb Elder Justice Alliance Awarded a $750K Department of Justice Grant (Michigan)

SLED Information Technology:

• $800,000 Awarded to 18 Districts for Coding & Mobile App Development (North Carolina)
• Three FSU-Affiliated Startups Awarded $110,000 for Innovative, Cutting-Edge Ideas at FSU Discovery Challenge (Florida)

Higher Education:

• College of Education Awarded $9.1 Million in Grant Funding From July to September, 2024 (North Carolina)
• Stark State College Gets $2.23 million Grant (Ohio)

Cybersecurity:

• Texas Tech Cybersecurity Program Awarded $2.5 Million by D.O.D for Research (Texas)

Economic Development/Regulations:

• Governor DeWine Announces More Than $52 Million for Demolition and Brownfield Remediation Projects (Ohio)
• Village of Mill Shoals Awarded $509,000 Through State’s Economic Development Program (Illinois)
• Southern Colorado to Receive Millions in Federal Grants and Loans for Economic Development and Water Infrastructure

Community Development:

• Iowa Awards Nearly $200,000 in Grants to Strengthen Rural Communities Across the State
• California Awards Victorville Multi-Million Dollar Grant to Tackle Homeless Situation
• Allegany County delivers Over $50,000 to Youth Sports and Development Programs (New York)

Natural Resources/Environment:

• NY Allocates $665 Million for Water Infrastructure (New York)
• State Officials Allocate Over $30 Million for Major Projects to Protect Chesapeake Bay (Maryland)
• $57 Million Given to Combat Lead Exposure in Washington State
• City Gets $1.6M Grant to Reduce Flooding, Sewer Overflows (Massachusetts)

Transportation:

• Santa Barbara County Receives Proposed $4.7M State Grant to Create Electric Charging Stations (California)
• ODOT Announced $23 million Boost for Urban Transit (Ohio)