The Highway Safety Improvement Program awarded $345,150 to upgrade Santa Clarita’s pedestrian facilities, such as ramps and crosswalk signals at the intersections of Soledad Canyon Road and Crossglade Avenue, and Railroad Avenue and Drayton Street.  Through the same program, the city was also awarded $174,240 to construct a raised median at the I-5/Lyons Avenue interchange.  Over $9.2 million was received from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to fund projects including the widening and bicycle trail gap closure of McBean Parkway over the Santa Clara River; the Intelligent Transportation Management System Traffic Signal Synchronization Program; construction of a traffic calming round-a-bout at Main Street and Newhall Avenue; and the Citywide Way-Finding Program for pedestrians and bicyclists. California also granted Santa Clarita $244,983 to install bikeways at Hillsborough Parkway, Grandview Parkway, and Centre Pointe Parkway, and $141,723 to improve bike lanes throughout the industrial center.  Additionally, the city was awarded $400,000 by CalTrans through their Highway Bridge Program to help fund their on-going Bridge Maintenance Program.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department DNA Backlog Program offers an opportunity for states and units of local government, with crime laboratories conducting DNA analysis, to handle, screen, and analyze backlogged forensic DNA casework samples. The DNA Backlog Program also improves DNA laboratory infrastructure and analysis capacity, allowing forensic DNA samples to be processed efficiently and cost effectively. These improvements are critical to preventing future DNA backlogs and to helping the criminal justice stem use the full potential of DNA technology.

JP Morgan Chase Foundation Grant ($10,000) integrates the arts into children's educational opportunities. The grant provided for geometry and art workshops with the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District.

Texas Commission on the Arts ($7,500) for marketing projects, including membership drives, television commercials, and social media upgrades.

National Endowment for the Arts ($10,000) to bring the internationally renowned environmental artist, Chris Jordan, to IMAS for presentations to the general public and to students accompanying his exhibit, "Running the Numbers."

The City of McAllen, Texas, received $1,940,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Rio Grande Valley Border Interoperability Regional Project (RGVBIRP). This project is designed to improve emergency and public safety communications between federal agencies, local first responders, and law enforcement departments. The RGVBIRP is a demonstration of the ability of public safety authorities in the U.S. and Mexico to communicate via a secure connection, in real‐time, during emergency situations such as natural disasters, national threats, or when in pursuit of criminal activities along and across the U.S.‐Mexico border.