AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoURI Ocean Tech: University of Rhode Island held a ribbon-cutting for its new Ocean Robotics Laboratory at the Narragansett Bay Campus, featuring a large indoor testing tank for ROVs and autonomous underwater vehicles—part of a broader $300M Bay Campus modernization. State Housing Tech & Policy: Gov. Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Executive Office of Housing launched the $5.2M Housing 2030 Municipal Neighborhood Revitalization Program, using 2024 bond funds to help municipalities acquire blighted properties and prep mixed-use, affordable housing redevelopment. Water Risk Watch: Rhode Island issued its first statewide Drought Watch since 2002, citing precipitation deficits plus historically low groundwater and stream flows as summer demand ramps up. Federal Grants Governance: Rhode Island readers get a national policy signal as House and Senate Democrats warn OMB’s proposed grants rewrite could shift federal funding decisions toward political appointees, raising delays and uncertainty for research and health programs. Blue-Economy Tech Contract: NOAA awarded a major technology upgrade and maintenance contract for the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow, aimed at modernizing shipboard systems to keep East Coast fisheries research cutting-edge. Local STEM/Workforce: At ISTE Live 26, Rhode Island’s education commissioner urged districts to “protect what works” amid tighter budgets—focusing on literacy, curriculum updates, and smarter spending rather than chasing new tech.
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