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LocalGov Drupal on AWS serves as a digital transformation resource for local governments

AWS Public Sector Blog

Government organizations face challenges that include tight budgets and rapidly evolving citizen demands. In the UK, 44 local government bodies—called councils—use an open approach to share expertise and pool resources to transform their web publishing platforms using LocalGov Drupal.

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Unhoused individuals gain shelter, prove their identity using AWS-powered solution Kiip

AWS Public Sector Blog

Social Security cards, birth certificates, and proof of disability are crucial for accessing services and applying for housing. If this individual remained in custody, they could have lost their bed in the shelter, requiring a restart of their journey towards being permanently housed. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector team.

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Why Federal Grants Are Critical to State and Local Cyberdefenses

State Tech Magazine

As supplemental federal COVID-19 funding runs out and inflation makes it increasingly more expensive for state and local governments to borrow money, department budgets will remain tight.

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Congress finally approves spending budget, nearly six months late

GCN

The vote in the House and Senate averts a shutdown and brings funding certainty. But several programs significant to state and local governments saw cuts.

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Local Governments Prioritizing Housing Stability Led Cities and Towns from Pandemic Front Lines to Strong and Equitable Recovery

NLC (National League of Cities)

The American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA’s) $65 billion in direct federal grants to all of America’s 19,000-plus cities, towns, and villages provided both necessary budget relief and made local governments a principal part of the nation’s solution to reversing pandemic-related declines in housing stability.

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Using the cloud to integrate homelessness data with whole-person care services

AWS Public Sector Blog

In San Diego County, California, for every 10 homeless people who found housing in the last year, 13 more people became homeless. In communities across the country, organizations, philanthropists, and government are working hard to make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring. Clarity Human Services runs on AWS. The 2022 U.S.

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Local Government Support for Privately Owned Affordable Housing

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. According to 2019 census data, over a million North Carolina households are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ?