Sentences with phrase «while federal government programs»

While federal government programs seek to strengthen families by providing educational classes and mental and physical health treatment for convicted felons, many states have adopted statutes that permit a prompt termination of parental rights for incarcerated felons.

Not exact matches

While some observers see the plan as yet another way in which the provinces are pressuring the federal government to expand CPP, Ontario's opposition Progressive Conservatives have already condemned the program as a «job - killing payroll tax.»

Some banks weren't able to lend for a while because of TARP,» Geshwiler says, referring to the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the federal government's program for bailing out banks hit hard in the financial Program, the federal government's program for bailing out banks hit hard in the financial program for bailing out banks hit hard in the financial crisis.

The projected elimination of the federal government deficit — currently exceeding $ 30 billion — relies on the assumption of annual GDP growth of 5.6 % while program spending is held to an average annual growth rate of 2 %.

This program only applies to federal loans, and only if the borrower has made 120 monthly payments while working for the government or a qualified non-profit.

The Federal Reserve will presumably keep its bond - buying program going a while longer after the disruption to the economy caused by the government shutdown, and is not likely to raise interest rates until at least 2015.

-- Member of Parliament David Yurdiga «The federal government thinks that it is acceptable to run a $ 30 billion deficit and spending billions on foreign aid and international climate change projects, as well as on newcomer settlement programs all the while cutting over $ 100 million from the three northern territories over the course of the next five years.

While federal and provincial governments will continue to play an important role investing in infrastructure, they simply do not have the resources to meet the demand — pegged at somewhere in the neighbourhood of $ 500 - billion — without a large increase in tax revenues or drastic cuts to social programs.

He heard government leaders talk about balancing the budget by cutting back on the food stamp program, even while they rescued a struggling aircraft corporation with massive federal aid.

On a recent chilly afternoon, students in the dining room were enjoying her fragrant apple crisp made from government - issued apples while Robinson mashed overripe federal lunch program bananas for quick breads.

While the federal government doesn't directly fund the program, Schumer has remained involved.

Trump's first budget for the federal government is a blueprint that would make deep cuts in the Environmental Protection Agency and other domestic programs while significantly increasing spending on the military.

While Medicaid in most states is exclusively a state - federal program, in New York State the federal government contributes 51 percent and the state 36 percent, leaving counties liable for the rest.

The Cuomo Administration had justified the loan from the state's clean water revolving loan program, which is overseen by the federal government, saying it would help keep the Hudson River clean while the bridge was rebuilt, and after its completion.

The report described an environment where the federal government and other major employers found it «increasingly in their own best interests to offer some combination of benefits programs that can assist employees in meeting their personal needs and obligations while still becoming or remaining a productive member of the workforce.»

While politicians are still working on the final wording of the amendment, «[t] he agreement spells out that the federal government will also continue its funding of several key programs that have boosted research budgets in recent years, such as the Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation — which funds nonuniversity research organizations like the Helmholtz Association and the Max Planck Society — and the Excellence Initiative, which allows universities to compete for extra funding for special projects and the title of «elite university.»»

A top priority, she recommends, is that all health care programs funded by the federal government be required to provide coverage of care — including sex reassignment surgery — while transgender patients make the physical transition to the sex matching their gender identity.

Australia has created an adaptation program to «help Australians better understand climate change, manage risks, and take advantage of potential opportunities;» In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand; in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate change.

But as long as states and / or the federal government increase demands on teachers while canceling some of these very programs, the problem rural and remote schools face in attracting and retaining quality teachers is just not likely to fade.

The federal Stafford Teacher Loan Forgiveness program sounds like a great idea: teach for five years while you make monthly payments right - sized for your income, and the government will forgive $ 5,000 of what you owe.

They should avoid prescription and both reward and produce rigorous evidence, thus increasing the share of education dollars spent on evidence - based programs while at the same time fulfilling the federal government's unique responsibility for producing and disseminating high - quality evidence on the best ways to improve American schools.

While the federal government spends nearly $ 12 billion a year on special education programs, only about $ 10 million has traditionally been set aside for gifted education.

Medical residencies are considered so vital to the training of physicians that the federal government supports these residency programs with more than $ 11 billion annually (from Medicare and Medicaid), while states contribute another $ 3.78 billion.

And as if all of this wasn't insulting enough to the hard working families of Connecticut, TFA recruits generally qualify for the various federal loan forbearance programs meaning that while getting full teacher salaries their student loans are being paid for by the United States Government.

After mentioning NCTQ's plans for a nation - wide review of teacher preparation programs, McKee suggested that in order to improve teacher effectiveness the federal government should provide funding for high - performing teacher preparation programs, issue state teacher preparation report cards, and research best practices, while states should strengthen their oversight practices, and require rigorous licensing tests that do not act as a rubber stamp for all teacher candidates.

While DeVos acknowledged that not every state will choose to implement programs that give parents the most choices, she noted that the federal government will encourage such programs, and she emphasized the value of federalism, regardless of what states choose to do in the realm of education policy.

The federal government allows recent graduates to defer payments (including interest) for a year or more, while only some private student loan programs will have that option.

While some private lenders accept federal and private loan consolidation, if you merge both federal and private loans, you won't be able to apply for government debt relief programs.

While the Federal and Provincial governments have student loan programs to assist students while attending school that do not require payments until sometime after schooling ends for some individuals the amount of student loans and other debts become unmanageWhile the Federal and Provincial governments have student loan programs to assist students while attending school that do not require payments until sometime after schooling ends for some individuals the amount of student loans and other debts become unmanagewhile attending school that do not require payments until sometime after schooling ends for some individuals the amount of student loans and other debts become unmanageable.

This program only applies to federal loans, and only if the borrower has made 120 monthly payments while working for the government or a qualified non-profit.

While the Stafford Loan program can certainly be beneficial if loans figure in to your college funding plan, with it comes a fair amount of rules and the federal government's idea of «simplicity» — yikes!

While it is easy to say that savings from the direct lending program went towards the Pell Grant program, other sources often point out that the government was profiting from the federal student loan program, a fact that is often criticized.

But while federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has expressed openness to discussing pension changes when he meets with his colleagues the following month, officials in Ms. Wynne's government seem pessimistic about Ottawa's willingness to significantly increase the amount paid into the program.

Under this program, borrowers who have made 120 qualifying monthly payments while working full - time for a federal, state, or local government organization or a tax - exempt non-profit are eligible for forgiveness of the outstanding balance on their loans.

The federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program may forgive your remaining federal student loan balance after you make 120 qualified payments while working full time at an eligible employer, which may include government and nonprofit clinics and hospitals.

So while the Program adds some new institutions, it also embeds them within a coordinated policy framework of Acre, other states in the region, and the federal government including The Sustainable Amazon Plan, the Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon, the National Plan of Climate Change, and The Amazon Fund.

While the United States does not have a comprehensive national plan for mitigating climate change or addressing GHG emissions, federal and state governments have developed a number of regulatory programs designed to limit the climate impacts of energy generation and consumption.

Some American Civil Liberties Union offices also lost employer certification for the program, while others received various answers from the federal government.

While we focus on helping companies avoid disruptive and expensive environmental litigation and government enforcement actions through the development of environmental compliance programs, we are fully prepared to represent the interests of our clients in federal and state courts across the nation should the need arise.

We keep ourselves up to date on these programs so that we can make sure you are taken care of as far as possible while the federal government considers your claim.

Therefore, we Canadian civil society organizations, who work for public welfare, call on our federal government to revive the powers of the Bank of Canada to provide funding to all levels of government in Canada, largely with interest - free loans, as was done between 1938 and 1974 with very low inflation, enabling our nation to break out of the Great Depression, to shoulder extraordinary responsibilities during World War II, and to prosper while building our infrastructure and highly valued social programs during some thirty post-war years.

Legalize and Regulate Marijuana WHEREAS, despite almost a century of prohibition, millions of Canadians today regularly consume marijuana and other cannabis products; WHEREAS the failed prohibition of marijuana has exhausted countless billions of dollars spent on ineffective or incomplete enforcement and has resulted in unnecessarily dangerous and expensive congestion in our judicial system; WHEREAS various marijuana decriminalization or legalization policy prescriptions have been recommended by the 1969 - 72 Commission of Enquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs, the 2002 Canadian Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, and the 2002 House of Commons Special Committee on the Non-Medical Use of Drugs; WHEREAS the legal status quo for the criminal regulation of marijuana continues to endanger Canadians by generating significant resources for gang - related violent criminal activity and weapons smuggling — a reality which could be very easily confronted by the regulation and legitimization of Canada's marijuana industry; BE IT RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will legalize marijuana and ensure the regulation and taxation of its production, distribution, and use, while enacting strict penalties for illegal trafficking, illegal importation and exportation, and impaired driving; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will invest significant resources in prevention and education programs designed to promote awareness of the health risks and consequences of marijuana use and dependency, especially amongst youth; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will extend amnesty to all Canadians previously convicted of simple and minimal marijuana possession, and ensure the elimination of all criminal records related thereto; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will work with the provinces and local governments of Canada on a coordinated regulatory approach to marijuana which maintains significant federal responsibility for marijuana control while respecting provincial health jurisdiction and particular regional concerns and practices.

While states pay into CHIP and can keep the program going for a limited time, most of the funding comes from the federal government.

While the federal government funds CHIP, the program is administered by the states.

You purchase flood insurance through an insurance agent, and the NFIP has a Write Your Own Program where big companies like Allstate and Farmers «receive an expense allowance for policies written and claims processed while the federal government retains responsibility for underwriting losses.»

Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient - related information.Developed and managed budget and revenue expectations while actively seeking ways to eliminate or reduce expenses.Organized and led weekly personnel meetings with team members.Established and maintained positive relationships with government regulators, residents, families, other area health care providers, physicians and community at large.Minimized staff turnover through appropriate selection, orientation, training, staff education and development.Diligently monitored the QA (Quality Assurance) program to improve performance and maintain high standards of care.Regularly evaluated employee performance, provided feedback and assisted, coached and disciplined staff as needed.Jumped in to fill gaps for on call rotation when necessary.Provided thorough supervision for day - to - day operations of facility in accordance with set policies and guidelines.Actively maintained up - to - date knowledge of applicable state and Federal laws and regulations.Ensured the accuracy of public information and materials.Cooperated with other health related agencies and organizations in community activities.Served as liaison between management, clinical staff and the community.Administered, directed and coordinated the activities of the agency.Created annual goals, objectives and budget and made recommendations to reduce costs.Evaluated patient care procedural changes for effectiveness.

A spokesperson for the Victorian State Government told the ABC earlier this month that «While the Victorian Government continues to fund Bupup Wilam through its kindergarten program, the Federal Government is responsible for funding childcare.»

While the Federal Government's 2015 - 16 Budget contained no major announcements on Indigenous issues it is far from benign in its support for Indigenous programs.

Federal governments of both political persuasions had been keen to put their stamp on mental health and promote themselves as champions of the sector in the past decade that, while commendable, had seen a succession of short - term programs with little connection to existing services.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), MIECHV's federal funding agency, is surveying local MIECHV programs about customer satisfaction while participating in MIECHV as part of a quality improvement initiative in the federal government.