Sentences with phrase «agencies expand their efforts»

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With funds continuing to be raised for the B Strong Initiative, we are preparing once again to expand our efforts, and to include new partner agencies in disaster - impacted regions worldwide.

In an effort to restart the securitization market, on November 25, the Fed announced the Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF).14 In December, the FOMC announced that it would begin to significantly expand its balance sheet through purchases of long - term assets including agency debt, agency mortgage - backed securities and long - term treasuries — the Large Scale Asset Purchase or LSAP program.

Malliotakis» plan calls for action in several categories, including expanded legal efforts to compel hospitalization via use of «Kendra's Law,» review expiring orders of protection, scrutinize mentally ill inmates before release, expand mental health courts and psychiatric capacity of hospitals, support relevant non-profit agencies and greatly expand the number of supportive housing units.

Rodríguez also referenced efforts to expand legal services to protect tenants, noting that $ 2 million in Council funding has bolstered agencies such as Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation, Manhattan Legal Services and Legal Aid Society.

In a collaborative effort with another state agency, HCR has partnered with Empire State Development (ESD) to help retain and expand Amsterdam Printing and save 365 jobs by investing $ 900,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and $ 5.6 million in equity.

Poughkeepsie, NY... As part of continuing efforts to offer shared services, deliver greater efficiencies and overall reduce the cost of government, Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro is expanding the opportunity for Dutchess County municipalities and public agencies to participate in the County's Self - insured Worker's Compensation Plan as a way to reduce premium costs.

The EPA's regional administrator said it's «imperative» for the agency to expand its efforts to ensure the river is fully fixed.

MIRA «is part of an effort across the National Institutes of Health to expand the agency's use of awards that support people based on their track record, not projects,» but the problem is that, «[o] n average, the new awards amount to a 12 % cut in a recipient's overall average NIGMS funding for the past 5 years, with much deeper cuts for some.»

NASA, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), and other science funding agencies are expanding adventurous undergraduate research opportunities in the United States and other countries in an effort to encourage students to choose careers in science and engineering.

Numerous federal agencies that historically have focused their minority recruitment and retention efforts on universities, including NSF, NIH, and the Department of Education, are now implementing or expanding programs to fortify science education at community colleges, to facilitate 2 - year students» transfer to universities, and to encourage those students to continue toward advanced degrees.

But the mandate expanded dramatically when NSF became the implementing agency for the U.S. - Japan Committee on Scientific Cooperation, set up by President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda in 1961 as part of efforts to restore an intellectual dialogue between the two countries.

The Mission's initial roll - out is a major step in the UN's expanding effort to tackle what World Health Organization chief Dr. Margaret Chan has declared to likely be «the greatest peacetime challenge that the United Nations and its agencies have ever faced.»

The National Science Foundation plans to create regional science - education resource centers to help the agency «significantly expand» its efforts to improve precollegiate instruction over the next five years.

- Learn from experts in the field and other states to better connect state education agency (SEA) efforts to expand opportunities and options for students upon completion of secondary school, across states and across sectors within their state;

undertake research, and promote research, with a view to reducing barriers to the employment of older persons, and the promotion of measures for utilizing their skills; publish and otherwise make available to employers, professional societies, the various media of communication, and other interested persons the findings of studies and other materials for the promotion of employment; foster through the public employment service system and through cooperative effort development of facilities of public and private agencies for expanding the opportunities and potentials of older persons; Sponsor and assist State and community informational and educational programs.

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency is boosting its efforts to hunt down tax dodgers — including those who shelter cash offshore — under an expanded plan expected to recoup $ 2.6 billion in unpaid taxes over the next five years.

Recently, the head of the Small Business Administration, Maria Contreras - Sweet, gave a speech at the Center for American Progress where she detailed the agency's expanded use of small business credit scores in an effort to streamline the lending process, improve accuracy, ensure fairness and, most importantly, facilitate the provision of more small loans to the nation's entrepreneurs.

In a review of Estonian energy policies launched today, the International Energy Agency commended Estonia for its commitment to implement a new energy strategy by mid-2014, reforming energy markets, and expanding renewable energy sources and research and development efforts.

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This session is for individuals and agencies looking to expand their advocacy and public awareness efforts in partnership with true experts — the youth who have experienced foster care, kinship care, and / or adoption.