GAO Questions DOGE’s $110.3 Billion Savings Claims
A new GAO audit says DOGE’s $110.3 billion total includes savings estimates that were unsupported, inconsistently calculated or tied to earlier agency actions.
Grants
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Alabama awards more than $144 million in rural health grants across every county
Alabama awarded 138 rural-health grants totaling more than $144 million. Projects target transportation, telehealth, mental health, equipment, technology and workforce access, but most services still require implementation.
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Austin creatives can apply for more than $23 million in city grants by Aug. 18
Austin artists, arts nonprofits, musicians, promoters, venues and heritage organizations have until Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, at 6:59 p.m. to apply for one of four FY27 ACME grant programs.
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Wisconsin healthcare workforce grant applications face Aug. 17 deadline
Wisconsin organizations seeking rural healthcare workforce grants must submit complete applications and all required exhibits by 3 p.m. Central time Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.
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Riverside opens applications for $50,000 youth climate fund
Riverside residents ages 15 to 24 can apply from August 17 through September 25 for youth-led climate projects carried out within the city.
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Fort Deposit’s $102,000 industrial-site grant moves economic-development work forward
Fort Deposit is using a $102,000 Alabama SEEDS grant and a $25,500 private match to assess its 52-acre industrial park. The expected late-2026 assessment is intended to give prospective companies clearer information about the site, not announce a confirmed tenant or construction project.
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Utah’s rural health workforce grant deadline passed; awards remain pending
Utah’s RISE 2.5 application deadline passed Tuesday for a program offering up to $20 million in first-year workforce funding, but no intermediary grantees or facility-level awards had been announced as of Wednesday.
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North Dakota’s $199 million rural-health program reaches its implementation phase
North Dakota organizations face rural-health grant deadlines from Aug. 9 through Aug. 19 as the state begins deploying nearly $199 million in federal funds.
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Hardin Police Radios Bought With Coal Board Grant; Full Interoperability Still Unclear
Hardin received $113,457.80 in Montana Coal Board support for 15 Motorola radios, but records reviewed through August 4, 2026, do not document whether every unit has been programmed, tested and placed into routine interoperable service.
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Mississippi opens applications for more than $15 million in outdoor-stewardship grants
Mississippi communities and qualified nonprofits can seek more than $15 million for parks, trails, habitat and public-water access by the expected Sept. 18 deadline.
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Lexington’s $3 Million Opioid-Grant Application Deadline Is Friday
Eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits with a physical presence in Fayette County have until 2 p.m. Eastern Friday to apply through Lexington’s IonWave system.
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Ohio Approves $2 Million for Lima’s McClain and Breese Road Improvements
The Ohio Controlling Board approved a $2 million FY2026 Roadwork Development Grant on June 8, 2026, for Lima’s McClain and Breese corridor from Commerce to I-75. The project has a conceptual estimate of $4,240,581, but final construction timing, cost and traffic effects remain unresolved.
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Henderson County Eligible for Renew NC Infrastructure Grants as Applications Open
Henderson County is eligible to compete for part of North Carolina’s first $55 million round of Renew NC infrastructure grants, but no local application or award was located in the records reviewed.
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Lebanon Township seeks NJDOT grants for Spruce Run and Hickory Run road resurfacing
Lebanon Township authorized two NJDOT Municipal Aid applications for proposed resurfacing projects on Spruce Run Road and Hickory Run Road. The action creates a potential funding path but does not document state awards, project limits or a construction schedule.
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Crockett Advances in 2026 Downtown Revitalization Grant Competition, With Award Decision Pending
Crockett’s 2026 downtown grant application scored 81.537 and advanced to the Project Application stage. The city has not yet received a final state award, which TDA anticipates announcing in November.
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New Mexico’s $38 million community-project program is now distributing money across all 33 counties
More than 230 projects in every New Mexico county are receiving GRO awards, while the state prepares a public dashboard to track spending and results.
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Nebraska schools can apply for more than $2.2 million to improve rural meal programs
Eligible rural and frontier Nebraska schools can seek up to $100,000 for approved kitchen equipment, but applications are due August 31 or earlier if funds run out.
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Newport Borough Resubmits $87,000 Street-Sign Grant Request After Missing PennDOT’s 2026 Awards
Newport Borough Council reauthorized an $87,000 PennDOT ARLE grant application for street signs on June 3, 2026. An earlier $83,000 request was still pending in October 2025, while Newport Borough was absent from PennDOT’s February list of 51 approved projects in 44 municipalities. The records do not establish a formal rejection or award of the newer request.
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Pennsylvania school districts have five days to seek a share of $100 million facilities grant program
Pennsylvania public school districts and area career and technical schools have until August 7 to apply for facility grants of up to $5 million per eligible project.
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Burdett-area travel may benefit from $20.255 million Pawnee County road grant
A $20.255 million federal BUILD grant, plus a $2 million Kansas investment, will support planned road improvements in Pawnee and Stafford counties. The work is outside Burdett city limits but could affect regional agricultural freight, commuting and emergency access.
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Marion prepares $350,000 state grant application for homeowner repairs
Marion and the Affordable Housing Corporation are collecting homeowner input for a proposed Indiana OCRA application that could provide up to $25,000 per eligible household if approved.
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Sewanee Summer Music Festival offered expanded access in 2026 with free tickets, shuttle service and choir participation
The completed 2026 Sewanee Summer Music Festival offered free concert admission, a no-cost plateau shuttle and free instruction for community singers in Sewanee and across the South Cumberland Plateau.