Sentences with phrase «community award based»

Kathy was the primary mover for the City of Palo Alto's 2011 application which earned them a Gold Bicycle Friendly Community award based on their numerous efforts to improve bicycling, including many innovative facilities, and their remarkable - for a US City - mode share of 8.75 %.

Not exact matches

The 2015 Rix Award for Engaged Corporate Citizenship will be presented to Global BC, in recognition of the company's ongoing commitment to building healthy, vibrant communities through community - based news coverage and engaging programming about issues that affect British Columbians and our business community.

SCAA Sustainability Award This is given annually by SCAA's Sustainability Council, and went this year to Thanksgiving Coffee Company for their project «Responding to Climate Change: Building Community - Based Reliance.»

This year's contest awarded more than $ 150,000 in cash and prizes, including $ 1,500 to Marysville, Ohio - based Community Market for its «Fuel Up with the World Famous Idaho ® Potatoes» display.

Award winners are selected based on their initiative, leadership and involvement in projects that embody the spirit of genuine partnership and benefit the overall community.

Presented annually by the National Sports Foundation, the Gold Medal is awarded based on the quality of service, improvements made during the previous five years, extent of future planning, participant involvement, and acceptance by the community.

The ACF Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) awarded the TEI contract to provide technical assistance, leadership, and support to promote excellence in community - based research and evaluation of MIECHV initiatives that serve American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) children and families through the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program.

The Birth Awards is a community effort to raise awareness for evidence based birth and breastfeeding practices.

The award recognizes excellence in school nursing leadership; the winner is selected based on criteria including: clinical practice leadership, administrative leadership, professional development, professional advocacy activity, community involvement and research.

Michigan: Custody is awarded based on the best interests of the child, based on the following factors: moral character and prudence of the parents; physical, emotional, mental, religious and social needs of the child; capability and desire of each parent to meet the child's emotional, educational, and other needs; preference of the child, if the child is of sufficient age and maturity; the love and affection and other emotional ties existing between the child and each parent; the length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment and the desirability of maintaining continuity; the desire and ability of each parent to allow an open and loving frequent relationship between the child and other parent; the child's adjustment to his / her home, school, and community; the mental and physical health of all parties; permanence of the family unit of the proposed custodial home; any evidence of domestic violence; and other factors.

The former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, (UPSA), Prof Joshua Alabi has called for community - based participation in the award of government scholarships, so as to help target and support the education of brilliant but needy students in deprived farming communities.

Grant amounts will be based on Federal Emergency Management Agency assessed damage levels as well as applications for new infrastructure and other mitigation, and will be awarded once a community's plan is approved by the state.

More than two dozen contracts will be awarded to community - based organizations and legal providers to serve as ActionNYC's implementing partners.

The board charged with awarding potentially lucrative casino licenses to casino developers last month awarded three permits to projects based in the Sullivan County, Schenectady and in the Finger Lakes community of Tyre, in Seneca County.

Senate Democrats earlier this year pushed for a community schools grant program that would provide wraparound social services and empower the education commissioner to award competitive grants to eligible school districts that use existing buildings for community - based hubs.

In 2010 the clean - up won the Albany Guardian Society Great Ideas in Aging Community Based Program Award.

Grant amounts will be based on FEMA assessed damage levels as well as applications for new infrastructure and other mitigation, and will be awarded once the community's plan is complete and submitted to the state for approval.

The scholarship is based on volunteer and community service and was presented at AASBA's annual awards dinner.

But the Procurement Policy Board, an obscure agency if ever there was one, has decreed that the competitive bidding rules «shall not apply to contract awards made from line item appropriations and / or discretionary funds to community - based not - for - profit organizations or other public service organizations identified by elected city officials other than the mayor and the controller.»

Representatives from both the scientific and legal communities expressed outrage that patent rights to genes could be awarded on the basis of work that provided no insight into how the gene might function.

The Society awarded $ 120,000 in grants to science research teachers to purchase much - needed equipment and $ 55,000 to 13 innovative organizations supporting community - based science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects through our STEM Action & Research Grant Program.

NIGMS «is seeking feedback from the research community on the idea of giving all its roughly 3300 investigators the option of applying to swap their project grants for a single, long - term award based largely on their track record,» Kaiser wrote.

Brézin, who co-chaired a committee last year that organized a 6 - month national debate about the future of French science, says he and many others in the research community «were never opposed to the principle» of awards based on merit.

As an initial step towards building science of science policy communities among National Science Foundation Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) grantees and between these grantees and other science policy researchers, analysts and policy makers in related academic, governmental, scientific and professional organizations, we have organized a one - and - a-half day workshop of awardees under SciSIP's first and second rounds of awards, augmented by a limited number of representatives from NSF, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and other Washington - based science policy networks.

To further encourage and promote Ireland's participation in the international research community and to increase the number of ERC and H2020 awards secured by Ireland - based PIs.

We have several community based conservation projects across the mountain range of the South Gobi, such as Snow Leopard Enterprises, an award - winning handicraft project; livestock insurance programs to offset predation losses; predator - proof corrals to limit losses of livestock; and eco-camps for children, to raise awareness for nature and conservation.

Virginia About Blog Dreamscape Designers is an award - winning landscape design - build company based in Virginia Beach and serving residential communities throughout Hampton Roads.

Then one comes along that's based on an Edgar Award - winning concept (a big deal in the mystery - lit community).

The Woodland Hills, Calif. - based foundation will award $ 12 million to 18 community - based programs in California.

The William Penn Foundation, a Philadelphia - based philanthropy, has awarded a three - year grant of nearly $ 300,000 to Foundations, Inc., a Moorestown, N.J. - based nonprofit organization that provides after - school and skill - building programs for youths in the Philadelphia community.

Let me get the wheels turning a little with a few possibilities: I can imagine, for example, an award given to the team of students who designed a creative and effective solution to a community - based problem.

The category, renamed for this year's awards, recognises companies that are either working with a community organisation to improve the sustainability of its balance sheet in the long term, giving enhanced financial stability; or helping a community organisation to continue to identify priorities based on client needs.

At AVG we're all about protecting our community of users, and we help schools with discounts of up to 50 % on our award winning protection software — backed up with expert technical support from the AVG (AU / NZ) team based in Melbourne.

The program, created by a 1990 Commission with substantial business community involvement, provides cash awards to teachers based on standardized test results.

The Alumni Council selects an Alumni Council Award recipient annually based on nominations from the HGSE alumni community.

The 3M Foundation, a St. Paul, Minn. - based technology company, has awarded the Washington - based National 4 - H Council, a national youth volunteer and community involvement organization, with a $ 500,000 grant to support curriculum that teaches youths about alternative energies and related careers.

But because this money is awarded on a first - come, first - served basis to districts with approved projects and matching funds, critics say, it provides an unfair advantage to LEAs in wealthier communities or with dedicated facilities staff who are able to navigate the system.

Discovery Education is the global leader in standards - based digital content for K - 12, transforming teaching and learning with award - winning digital textbooks, multimedia content that supports the implementation of the Common Core, professional development, assessment tools and the largest professional learning community of its kind.

Allocations CFPA Champions of Change Committee of Practitioners Compliance and Monitoring Complaint Policy Conferences & Training Presentations ESEA Flexibility Waiver Evidence - Based Programs Federal Award Notifications Parent and Family Engagement Private Schools Title I, Part A Basic Title I, Part C Migrant Title I, Part D Neglected and Delinquent Title II, Part A, Supporting Effective Instruction Title III, English Learners (EL) Title IV, 21st Century Community Learning Centers Title V, Rural Education Achievement Program Title IX, Part A Homeless Children and Youth

Discovery Education, is the global leader in standards - based digital content for K - 12, transforming teaching and learning with award - winning digital textbooks, multimedia content, professional development and the largest professional learning community of its kind that empowers educators and increases students» academic achievement.

Discovery Education is the global leader in standards - based digital content and professional development for K - 12, transforming teaching and learning with award - winning digital textbooks, multimedia content that supports the implementation of Common Core, professional development, assessment tools, and the largest professional learning community of its kind.

ASCD honored Quest today at a community - based award ceremony for students, parents, and community members at Jesse Jones Nature Center.

Competency Based Education: Does your community want to award students with degree credit for specific skills and learning outcomes?

May 26 Planning Grants To Expand College Access Services Awarded Grants decided to facilitate the initial process to develop community - based college access programs

The Golden Dot awards are based on Green Dot's Core Values: an unwavering belief in all students» potential; personal responsibility; a passion for excellence, respect for others and the communities we serve; and demonstrating how all stakeholders are critical in the education process.

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December 8 Central Florida College Access Network Awarded $ 10,000 Planning Grant Grant designed to facilitate the process for developing community - based college access programs

During my time as a Meade Fellow, I sat down with John Schlitt, President of the School - Based Health Initiative, and attended the Coalition for Community Schools Awards, where school districts from around the country were recognized for their approach to incorporating health and related services into their school communities.

From 1990 to 2000, the Lila Wallace - Reader's Digest Writers» Awards program provided financial support to free accomplished writers from other responsibilities so they could devote time to creating new works and partnering with community - based organizations to foster wider appreciation for literature.

Discovery Education is the global leader in standards - based digital content and professional development for K — 12, transforming teaching and learning with award - winning digital textbooks, multimedia content that supports the implementation of the Common Core initiative, professional development, assessment tools, and the largest professional learning community of its kind.