Sentences with phrase «federal grants process»

• Also on Thursday, Mervis wrote a ScienceInsider story about a bill introduced by Representative James Lankford (R - OK) that would revise federal grant processes in ways that could cause trouble in science.

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The process of granting loans to businesses is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ensure fairness and guarantee nondiscrimination and disclosure of all aspects of the process.

«It's not a fast process,» says Michael Patterson, CEO of Graphene Frontiers in Philadelphia, an advanced materials and nanotechnology company that has won 10 grants from local, state and federal agencies totaling nearly $ 1.3 million.

As part of that process, the federal court has granted TWE's motion to dismiss charges brought against it by SMWE...

Justice B.O. Quadri of the Federal High Court siiting in Abuja on Tuesday granted the request seeking to serve court processes on Nnamdi Kanu and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) through substituted service.

«If the Commission believes that the privacy protections granted by the IRS undermine accountability in the electoral process, then it should lobby Congress to make changes, but the Commission's charge does not pertain to reevaluation of those federal laws and policies,» the filing says.

Picente told the federal leaders that not only are the thresholds required to qualify for FEMA money unrealistic, but even when the funding is granted, the process of obtaining it is a «bureaucratic nightmare.»

«If we are to use that authority arbitrarily or to withhold these certifications where we should be granting them, what then can happen... is there is an opportunity for the federal government to just take that process over from us and then we no longer have that authority,» Snyder said at a roundtable discussion on climate change Monday sponsored by the state Assembly.

INEC had suspended the recall process against Melaye after it was served with an order granted by Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja which directed the commission to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the suit that Melaye filed to challenge his recall process.

Dellaert says the RFP application process is far less cumbersome than some federal grant applications, which require technical proposals 15 to 60 pages long.

«CIHR embarked on the reform of its open funding programs and peer review process to improve the sustainability of our health research system, the transparency and fairness of our granting processes, and the quality and impact of the research supported by federal investments,» he wrote.

In 1999, when Congress passed the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act (also known as Public Law 106 - 107), the government had some 600 domestic grant programs — as noted in the law itself — and nearly as many processes for applying for and managing grants, each with its own forms and terminology.

-- At the conclusion of the rulemaking period under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall promulgate a rule governing a public, competitive grants process through which retail power providers may apply for Federal support under this section.

The proposed guidance required that unless prohibited by Federal statute for competitive grants and cooperative agreements, Federal awarding agencies must design and execute a merit review process for applications.

OMB's role in the budget process does not end when Congress passes and the President signs the annual appropriations bills (or, in more recent years, the continuing resolutions to provide funding for a limited period of time after the fiscal year until the appropriations bills are agreed upon).195 OMB is intimately involved in budget execution — the way federal agencies carry out their work under the budgetary authority they have been granted.196 OMB affects budget execution through two different levers: the formal specification lever, through which it «apportions» and otherwise defines how agencies spend the funds Congress has appropriated, and the informal monitoring lever, through which it oversees agencies» implementation of their programs.

Other strategies that could stimulate women to stay in science are a) various forms of flexibility with federal - grant funding designed to accommodate women with young children keeping these women in the game; b) increasing the value of teaching, service, and administrative experience in the tenure / promotion evaluation process; c) providing on - campus childcare centres; d) supporting requests from partners for shared tenure lines that enable couples to better balance work and personal / caretaking roles; e) stopping the tenure clock for one year per child due to childbearing demands; f) providing fully - paid leave for giving birth for tenure track women for one semester; g) providing equal opportunity for women and men to lead committees and research groups.

That's a daunting challenge for any test maker, but it's further complicated by widespread fears of soaring failure rates and their political consequences, as well as by Arne Duncan's stipulation (in the federal grants that underwrite the assessment - development process) that the states belonging to each consortium must reach consensus on those passing scores (in government jargon, «common achievement standards»).

The intense debate around teacher evaluation has been fueled in recent years by the federal government's efforts to spur the creation of more sophisticated evaluation systems at the state level, in large part through incentives embedded in the Race to the Top grant competition and No Child Left Behind waiver process.

Last time, I finished a discussion about federal and state grants with a promise to discuss the narrative writing process for prospective grant seekers.

There is often a rigorous application process for securing federal pass - through grants that come to you from your state education department.

And the federal rules that should have added teeth to the process, such as peer review and the withholding of grant funds for nonperformance, were wobbly at best.

That means the state legislature has authorized the program, union contracts have been modified to allow it, data systems have been updated to support it, and a state disbursement process is prepared to allocate funds as soon as the federal grant arrives.

A long - awaited inspection of the federal Reading First program found today that federal education officials may have steered the grant - application process for the $ 1 billion - a-year initiative to ensure that particular reading programs and instructional approaches were widely used by participating schools, and that others were essentially shut out.

And the present decade opened with the Race to the Top, the brainchild of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, based on the bold hypothesis that sizable grants of federal dollars, disbursed via a competitive process, can induce states to jump through reform policy hoops that they likely would not otherwise have attempted.

The Bush plan also streamlines the grant process by consolidating 60 different federal programs under five flexible programs.

During this reauthorization process, NSBA has worked closely with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to advocate for a modernized education law that affirms the importance of local governance, protects federal investments in Title I grants for disadvantaged students, and prevents the diversion of public tax dollars for private use.

During the reauthorization process, there was a collective effort by NSBA and local school board members to advocate before Members of Congress for a modernized education law that underscores the importance of local governance, protects federal investments in Title I grants for disadvantaged students, and prevents the diversion of public tax dollars for private use.

«As Congress now moves forward with the remaining work of the FY14 appropriations process, we urge the Appropriations Committees to write funding bills that prioritize federal education programs that are crucial to helping our most disadvantaged students, specifically Title I and grants for students with disabilities.

In particular, the federal Race to the Top grant program requires that states receiving grants incorporate student assessment data into their educator evaluation process.

On the issue of assessments, federal regulations should support the authority granted, through ESSA, to local school board members, as locally elected officials, to participate in the process of determining the type of assessments that are administered at the local level.

These leaders need time and funding to make that happen, and the federal start - up grants support charters through that process.

A total of 34 states modified their state laws and policies to bolster their chances of winning a federal grant award during the application process.

Included in this work is project management of the timetracking and cost allocation process used to bill staff time to CCSA Advocates and our federal grant.

The new bill would provide grants so that states may use federal funds to train teachers on using data to inform classroom practice, require states to tie K — 12 data with early childhood and post-secondary data, and involve educators in the research and peer review process by putting two educators on the National Board for Education Sciences.

For almost two years, federal officials have argued that the state's existing charter authorization process is out of compliance with the Public Charter School Grant Program - which will provide almost $ 300 million to the state through 2015.

This impact study found that the disbursement of federal Title I School Improvement Grants in the process designed by ESE have consistently positive effects on student academic achievement.

Fort Wayne Community Schools has addressed school funding challenges with a three - tiered approach 1) adopting district structures and processes that focus spending on activities that support student achievement, 2) participating in lobbying and other activities at the state level to improve funding and strengthen academic programs and 3) obtaining federal grants to help fill resource gaps.

Such a point also shines light on the fact that EdTrust and other centrist Democrat reformers backing the plan have been silent about the Obama administration's sloppy and shoddy process for granting waivers, especially as President Barack Obama struggles to keep office; it is hard for waiver gambit supporters to complain about Florida's implementation of one of the alternatives to AYP they support without pointing out how the Obama administration's own mishandling of the effort allowed for such antics in the first place (or giving movement conservatives more reasons to oppose a strong federal role in reforming American public education).

The program ended when Congress failed to appropriate funds for its continuation in the 2015 federal spending bill.14 In some sectors, there is increased debate about whether federal funds for education are best allocated through formulas or competitive processes, with opponents of competitive grants citing a desire to reduce federal influence in favor of state and locally - driven education policies.

In addition to formula allocations, at times the federal government makes discretionary awards through competitive grant processes.

At the state policy level, 46 states have adopted leadership standards for principals, and many have begun aligning them to all components of a school leader's career continuum.125 In addition, recently more than half of states, through a mix of state and federal initiatives, have passed laws to strengthen the evaluation process for principals.3 AAnd under the federal Race to the Top grant, states such as Louisiana and Rhode Island implemented new requirements for principal preparation programs.

The State Board of Education (SBE) met this week in Sacramento, and members heard an update on California's charter renewal process and Public Charter Schools Grant Program, and the federal compliance requirements set by the U.S. Department of Education.

He has been instrumental in aligning technology with re-engineered federal processes including but not limited to the following initiatives: Federal Base and Locality Pay, Employee Benefits and Employment Costs, Transit Grants, and Civil Rights Manafederal processes including but not limited to the following initiatives: Federal Base and Locality Pay, Employee Benefits and Employment Costs, Transit Grants, and Civil Rights ManaFederal Base and Locality Pay, Employee Benefits and Employment Costs, Transit Grants, and Civil Rights Management.

Consequently, recipients of Federal highway and transit grants developed the institutional capacity to manage and execute the planning process.

The Pilot application process includes the submission of an application package by a motor carrier to DOT, DOT verification of the information in the package, completion of safety and security vetting of the carrier and drivers by DOT and the Department of Homeland Security, completion of a Pre-Authorization Safety Audit (PASA) of the carrier (including its drivers included in the Pilot) and publication of the results in both the FMCSA and Federal Registers, and as appropriate granting the carrier operating authority by DOT.

eMCATS is a Business Process Management (BPM) tool developed in conjunction with Mexican Long - Haul Pilot Program and provides FMCSA internal stakeholders with an improved application tracking process by allowing enhanced traceability and visibility into all steps of the process from receiving the application package, verification of the application, safety and security vetting, PASA procedures, posting of information in the FMCSA and Federal Registers and granting the operating authority for long - haul transporProcess Management (BPM) tool developed in conjunction with Mexican Long - Haul Pilot Program and provides FMCSA internal stakeholders with an improved application tracking process by allowing enhanced traceability and visibility into all steps of the process from receiving the application package, verification of the application, safety and security vetting, PASA procedures, posting of information in the FMCSA and Federal Registers and granting the operating authority for long - haul transporprocess by allowing enhanced traceability and visibility into all steps of the process from receiving the application package, verification of the application, safety and security vetting, PASA procedures, posting of information in the FMCSA and Federal Registers and granting the operating authority for long - haul transporprocess from receiving the application package, verification of the application, safety and security vetting, PASA procedures, posting of information in the FMCSA and Federal Registers and granting the operating authority for long - haul transportation.

The Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, shall select each recipient of a grant under this section through a competitive process based on the assessment of the Secretary relating to --

While SAFRA does not change the process for applying for federal grants, it does increase the amount of money awarded through the ever - popular Pell Grant program, which provides financial aid to low - income undergraduate students.

Their services focus on Title IV programs, including Pell Grant processing, campus based program processing, and Federal Direct Loan processing.

With private student loans and federal student loans and even grants, there is a lot to process.