Responding to studies showing poor indoor air quality negatively affects academic performance and attendance, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making up to $32 million available to improve the air in public schools nationwide. The grants will support projects that address indoor air quality and energy efficiency activities over five years, including educational campaigns and research initiatives. […]

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is starting a pilot program in January for state employees to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) for copywriting, coding and updating documents. Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Jan. 9 that the state is partnering with OpenAI, an AI research and deployment firm that offers a platform for generating content, images and code based […]

In the United States, there are over 6,000 hospitals, approximately 1 million hospital beds and thousands of small clinics. The physical healthcare infrastructure includes buildings, research labs, costly mechanical systems, leading-edge technology and medical equipment of all types. America’s hospital infrastructure is designed and expected to function under a daunting array of circumstances, including providing […]

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is set to host a crucial webinar, focusing on the upcoming Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants. This initiative is part of USDA’s efforts to address the challenges faced by rural communities, such as remoteness and low population density, through the use of advanced telecommunications technology. […]

The state of Texas will receive $26.2 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to replace 75 diesel-burning school buses with zero- or low-emission models across seven school districts. The funding comes from the Clean School Bus Program (CSB), a $5 billion five-year initiative to replace polluting school buses and deliver cleaner air to communities. […]

Three Texas electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure projects will receive a combined $100 million to add to the state’s capacity of public EV charging stations. The federal network boost is part of $623 million infrastructure investment to support a federal goal of supplying 500,000 chargers to the public by 2030.   The grants are sourced by the […]