Sentences with phrase «block grant proposal»

Joyce told Policy Watch Wednesday that she hopes legislators will come to the same conclusion on Tillman's block grant proposal this year.

SNA has issued a new call on Congress to oppose any school meal block grant proposal and provide greater support to school nutrition programs, which contribute to the health and academic success of students.

Last September, Trump rolled out a $ 20 billion block grant proposal that would use existing federal funds to incentivize school choice programs.

So yesterday the SNA went to Capitol Hill for a «national day of action» to protest the block grant proposal, and it was joined by a number of prominent congressional Democrats, the Food Research & Action Center, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and other advocacy groups.

Take Action: Oppose Child Nutrition Block Grant Proposals SNA members are encouraged to contact their Members of Congress to urge them to oppose efforts to block grant school meal programs.

Take Action: Oppose Child Nutrition Block Grant Proposals SNA members are encouraged to contact their Members of Congress to urge them to oppose efforts to block grant school meal programs.

«SNA members look forward to educating their representatives on the dangers that block grant proposals pose for our students, and how Congress can support critical school nutrition programs.»

LAC attendees will call for opposition to school meal block grant proposals, support for the Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act (H.R. 3738) to expand USDA Foods to School Breakfast Program, and practical flexibility under school meal rules regarding sodium and whole grains.

Not exact matches

Many practical proposals were presented, including requests for more community development block - grant funds, the use of empty federal buildings, the release of surplus food from federal depositories and relaxation of SSI restrictions.

Indeed, efforts in the House, if successful, would begin to dismantle the national school meal program through the use of state block grants, a proposal that's been sharply criticized by anti-hunger groups and the School Nutrition Association.

The SNA is particularly alarmed by a proposal in the House last year to block grant school meals in three states.

House Republicans initiated the block - grant proposals under the Personal Responsibility Act to return control of the schools and curriculum to the local level, cut costs and reduce federal bureaucracy, said Kristin Woltemuth, a legislative assistant to Rep. Harris Fawell (R., Naperville) a member of the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

The committee also finalized its proposal to replace the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) with a Family Nutrition Block Grant, as well as its proposed Child Care Block Grant, which would consolidate nine different federal child - care programs.

As reported here back in May, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) has parted ways with its former House Republican allies over the latter's controversial proposal, contained in the House Education & the Workforce Committee's Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) bill, to block grant school food in three states.

(Conservatives unveiled their own proposal yesterday, calling for all the funds currently allocated under the Affordable Care Act to be distributed to the states via block grants).

What's more, New York also stands to lose a big chunk of its federal Medicaid funding if Congress ever manages to get a deal on repeal and replacement of Obamacare, with the most recent proposal — Cassidy - Graham — calling for block granting those funds, in a move that would hurt New York more than any other state, Cuomo said.

It's a conceit that feels ignored in this budget, particularly with cuts to programs such as Close to Home, which Cuomo created and championed, and the proposal to block - grant funding for child welfare services, said Jim Purcell, chief executive officer at the Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies.

The state could lose even more if a proposal is enacted to place caps on Medicaid spending and make it more a block grant program that would likely reduce federal health care spending to the state, he said.

And in a move sure to make the de Blasio administration happy, the Legislature rejected Gov. Cuomo's proposal to require $ 27 million in federal block grant funding be used exclusively on child care programs, a move the city says would have forced the closure of 65 senior day care centers.

The County of Erie, New York (the «County») is currently seeking proposals from qualified organizations / firms interested in providing housing counseling and referral services to residents in the Erie County Community Development Block Grant Consortium.

Although the response to Varmus's proposal was generally favorable (see «Scientists Block NIH Plan to Grant Ph.D. s»), some questioned NIH's ability to provide the broad range of courses necessary in a degree - granting program.

A little - known grant program that supports academic research to help communities adapt to climate change and manage their coastal and lakeshore resources is on the chopping block in the Trump administration's budget proposal for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

February 27, 2011 • President Obama's budget proposal includes a roughly $ 300 million cut from the Community Development Block Grant program.

The proposal would also convert Medicaid, the health program for the poor, into a series of block grants to give states more flexibility.

Legislation to replace scores of programs with block grants was debated, and hearings were held on proposals to scrap the Department of Education.

The first proposal would reinstitute provisions of the Emergency School Aid Act (esaa), which the Reagan Administration last year combined with other federal education programs into block grants to the states.

They also agreed to a scaled - back block - grant proposal that would have allowed 7 states and 25 school districts to sign a performance contract with the federal government that would free them of most federal education regulations in exchange for a promise to improve student performance.

But now, Wings for Kids and thousands of programs like it are on the chopping block, threatened by President Trump's proposal to eliminate $ 1.2 billion in grants for after - school and summer programs.

To continue this practice, districts need to include it in their proposals for the block grants known as Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants or tap another funding sgrants known as Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants or tap another funding sGrants or tap another funding source.

When President Trump was on the campaign trail and announced his proposal to provide a block grant for vouchers, he said that the funding distribution would «favor states that have private school choice.»

To ensure that local authorities can start planning their budgets for next year with certainty, I do not intend to proceed, for 2017 to 2018, with proposals to create a new central schools block, allow local flexibility on the minimum funding guarantee or to ring - fence the schools block within the dedicated schools grant.

President - elect Donald Trump has pledged to accelerate the growth of charters nationwide with a proposal to create a $ 20 billion federal block grant for states to offer families more «school choice.»

«To ensure that local authorities can start planning their budgets for next year with certainty, I do not intend to proceed, for 2017 - 18, with proposals to create a new central schools block, allow local flexibility on the minimum funding guarantee or to ring - fence the schools block within the dedicated schools grant.

Rejected the Governor's proposal for a new Student Achievement Block Grant that neither supported student achievement nor gave flexibility to school districts.

SB 1466 made the following improvements: Rejected the Governor's proposal for a new Student Achievement Block Grant that neither supported student achievement nor gave flexibility to school districts.

Tillman also seemed to expand on a 2016 GOP proposal to fund administrator salaries with block grants, suggesting the state should substitute such grants for many of its funding allocations.

The three legislative proposals will: Create legislation encouraging the state departments of Administration, Children & Families, Workforce Development, Justice, and Health Services to use a portion of the federal block grants... Continue Reading

Ward tracked each proposal to repeal or curtail «Obamacare,» from the «skinny repeal» of the Health Care Freedom Act to the block grants of Graham - Cassidy.

While the Legislature is finding additional money for early childhood from the general fund, the Senate Finance Committee blocked a proposal to add $ 100 million or more a year to early childhood spending by allocating at least 1 % of the $ 15 billion Land Grant Permanent Fund for early childhood.

Please continue to check the ISBE website isbe.net, to access the latest information regarding the Prevention Initiative Early Childhood Block Grant Request for Proposals (RFP) and resources for programs going through ISBE monitoring through the link for Accountability: Monitoring and Continuous Quality Improvement.