{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Mighty Municipalities","title":"Ep.12 Using AI Safely In Your Small Town","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e5b7a4b7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2081,"description":"Topics:\nMIT AI Risk Initiative - Recent AI Data Incidents:12/2025: ChatGPT misuse by a contractor leads to data exposure in Housing Program 1/2026: Moltbook database revealed private conversations 3/2026: Meta exposes collected data to unauthorized employees Steps You Can Take:Train Your Employees on the Risks of AICreate an approved software listCreate a Usage PolicyCreate an Incident Response PlanGrants:7/7 - National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Communities Grant - $15k-$100k – Historic Site identification and Registration on National Register of Historic Places 7/8 - HRSA - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - up to $750k for fours years to opiod treatment programs 7/9: NEA - GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS – Art Education and ‘Design & Our Town’ projects Challenge America Program - $10k General Grants – $10k-$100k 7/13 - Consumer Protection – Pool Safety Program - $50k-$400k around poll safety and enforcement 7/13: GA Municipalities – GA Releaf grant - $15k to urban tree plantings 7/29: DOJ – COPS Hiring Program - up to $125k over three years, 25% match, Law enforcement hiring  7/31: NY Municipalities – Grants for Climate Action  - $35k-$2m for climate change mitigation (flood control, renewal energy)  \nFind Us:\nMark Partin is Chief of Staff for the City of Sumter (https://sumtersc,gov).  Subscribe and Find more of Mark's Local Government Leadership Thoughts at https://localleadershipinsights.substack.com/\nKarl McCollester spent 20 year in strategic technology consulting for small municipalities in the Carolinas and George.  He is the CEO of GovPossible.\nGovPossible (https://govpossible.com) is a Public Benefit Corporation that provides software to help small municipalities manage their operations including finance, budget, licensing, permitting, planning, codes enforcement, cemetery, meetings, and website. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AaYhREBvoPrRWOV3_J6-wb8xLT8xMc73mPQgvOUya8A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYTQ4/NTQzMWYxY2NkY2Jm/ODg0ODE1N2ZjM2Qw/MWM3My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}