Sentences with phrase «administer federal programs»

Generally, the staff in these positions administer federal programs that distribute federal funding to school districts and ensure that districts comply with federal rules.

A unitary accountability system enables the state to fairly and transparently monitor program compliance and inform the public about performance; make difficult decisions about withholding funds, intervening with local boards, and taking over schools and districts; and uniformly and thoroughly administer federal programs.

The bill would change federal policy and allow Tribes to administer federal programs that provide free, healthy meals to children in schools, while simultaneously helping to alleviate some of the hurdles Tribes face in trying to access hunger and nutrition services.

The final awards were announced here last week for the 18 - month period that ends June 30 by the schools and libraries division of the Universal Service Administrative Co., which is administering the federal program.

Henshall says the EPA will administer a federal program for states that fail to implement such training.

Not exact matches

Two programs administered by the federal government and financed out of general tax revenues comprise the first pillar: Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS).

Most safety net programs are currently administered at the state or federal level, rather than the local level — meaning that states have a greater capacity to cover independent contractors through government safety net programs.

This allows a student to earn money to help pay education expenses through a part - time job administered by schools participating in the Federal Work - study Program.

For its part, the federal government, from the earliest census in 1790 to the creation of New Deal social welfare programs, has long relied on aggregate as well as individual data to distribute resources and administer benefits.

This new benefit system is a joint federal - provincial / territorial program, administered by the federal government.

All welfare - type programs are administered by the States today (social security being the exception) and are funded with a mix of State and Federal dollars.

QAI is a USDA - accredited certifying agency, approved to provide certification to the national organic standards, under a federal regulation created by the USDA and administered by the National Organic Program.

The report received a cautious endorsement from the Department of Agriculture, which administers the federal school lunch program.

Non-discrimination Statement: In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Promulgated by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), the agency which administers the state's federal school lunch program, the «Texas School Nutrition Policy» regulates the time and place in which competitive foods and beverages may be sold and also sets nutrition standards for those items.

ARCH Respite Network: A great resource all around, ARCH administers a federal grant program for respite care.

But given that the National School Lunch Program already IS the ultimate nanny state program — a daily, free or reduced price hand - out of food, administered by the federal government — why is merely improving the food served so controversial on theProgram already IS the ultimate nanny state program — a daily, free or reduced price hand - out of food, administered by the federal government — why is merely improving the food served so controversial on theprogram — a daily, free or reduced price hand - out of food, administered by the federal government — why is merely improving the food served so controversial on the right?

The federal government plays a vital role in the success of these programs: providing reimbursements for each meal served, ensuring equal access to free and reduced price meals for students in need and administering national nutrition standards.

Mead Johnson can also help parents locate other sources of assistance, like programs administered through individual states and the federal government.

Finally, many programs are administered at the federal level.

Debt held by government accounts or intragovernmental debt, such as non-marketable Treasury securities held in accounts administered by the federal government that are owed to program beneficiaries, such as the Social Security Trust Fund.

Some of the contours of the inquiry were made clear in a federal grand jury subpoena served on the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, which has played a central role in administering the governor's program, known as the Buffalo Billion.

Major federal programs administered by DSS include Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as «Food Stamps»), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, among others.

A longer one, though, could imperil many of the services that we provide to our citizens, as we administer a wide array of federal programs and rely on them for reimbursement of program costs.

The federal funding will support 172 providers administering 226 programs that provide counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy and -LSB-...]

Fuentes» abrupt departure from the office, which helps direct and administer federal entitlement funds under the Community Development Block Grant program, came as a surprise to most observers.

Funding comes from the Recreation Trails Program, which is provided by the Federal Highway Administration and administered by State Parks.

The Department of Mental Health also manages the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program for Erie County, and administers Federal and State Grants promoting Service Enhancements for Mentally Ill Children, Drug Free Outpatient Services, Juvenile Delinquent Diversion Services, and McKinney Homeless Mentally Ill Supported Housing funded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD).

Medicaid is a program that receives some federal funding, but it's administered by the individual...

Under the provisions of the 1980 law, Gottfried says, hospitals that might administer the drug can obtain it only from a federal growing program which is now defunct, or from police drug busts.

Poverty and more specific generational poverty can only be effectively addressed through strategic community partnerships, between the city, Onondaga County, who administers all social service programs and our state and federal governments.

The state's 57 counties (and New York City) administer hundreds of federal and state programs, he noted, «all on a reimbursement basis, where the local taxpayer bears 100 percent of the cost up front.»

Federal funding was made available to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), which administers the Highway Safety Improvement Program.

What's more, a 2005 federal transportation bill allocated an additional 612 million for a new national Safe Routes to School program, requiring all states to hire a coordinator to administer funds to communities for new bike lanes, pathways, sidewalks, and education and promotion campaigns in elementary and middle schools.

Ryan also helped administer the AAMFT Minority Fellowship Program ensuring program compliance with federal grant requirProgram ensuring program compliance with federal grant requirprogram compliance with federal grant requirements.

Loan means a Federal loan or loan guarantee received or administered by a non-Federal entity, except as used in the definition of § 200.80 Program income.

April 8, 2013 • For agencies administering the low - income housing program, mandated federal budget cuts are forcing cutbacks on several fronts.

Jointly administered by the state departments of education and human services, the GoodStarts program provides $ 7 million in state and federal aid for programs aimed at 3 - and 4 - year - olds that offer educational, social, health, nutritional, and child - care services and highlight parental involvement.

And so, the idea here is that this pilot program was designed to encourage some districts to model out a new approach to administering federal aid.

The way Wisconsin administers its pioneering Learnfare program is unconstitutional, six families are arguing in a federal lawsuit.

A significant portion of respondents (71 percent) backs a voluntary national testing program that the federal government would administer to fourth - and eighth - grade students to measure the performance of U.S. public schools.

Fifty percent of the programs funding comes from a 21st Century Community Center grant, a federal program administered through the Vermont Department of Education, and the other half comes from the school budget, donations, other grants and community partnerships.

VDOE assists schools and school divisions in administering programs authorized by the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended.

Funds for this project were provided by a grant from the federal Teacher Quality Program of the No Child Left Behind Act administered by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.

Gentzel calls for the elimination of overly prescriptive requirements, urging Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to «grant autonomy and relief for school districts to successfully administer school meal programs by enacting policy to make implementation feasible within available federal resources.»

«Assuring that school districts — which house school food authorities - have sufficient capacity to efficiently and effectively administer federal school lunch and breakfast programs is vital to the success of those programs and to our students,» said Thomas J. Gentzel, executive director, National School Boards Association.

The money is coming from the largest source of federal funding for state, local, and tribal public safety activities and is one of several programs administered by the Department of Justice that support law enforcement operations and improve officer safety.

The federal government plays a vital role in the success of these programs: providing reimbursements for each meal served, ensuring equal access to free and reduced price meals for students in need and administering national nutrition standards.

Relay does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, disability or any other criterion specified by federal, state or local laws, in the administration of its admissions, employment and educational policies or scholarship, loan, and other school - administered programs.

ISDs typically levy taxes for special education and vocational education programs that they administer, and receive federal and state funding for them as well.