Sentences with phrase «by local government programs»

Take advantage of the educational courses provided by local government programs and financial institutions.

Down - Payment Assistance for Home Loans — Why not get help from new grants created by local government programs set up to stimulate local markets and homeownership?

Not exact matches

Four local building companies have won the first batch of contracts to be awarded by the state government under its $ 265 million «Year 7» building program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: This program is open to any worker who is employed by a federal, state, or local goveProgram: This program is open to any worker who is employed by a federal, state, or local goveprogram is open to any worker who is employed by a federal, state, or local government.

In the 2006 Budget, the government promised to reduce the deficit by $ 3 billion per year; to reduce the federal debt - to - GDP ratio to 25 per cent by 2012 - 13; to eliminate the total government sector debt (which includes the federal, provincial and local governments as well as the Canada and Quebec pension plans) by 2021; and finally, to keep the growth in program expenses below the rate of growth in nominal GDP.

For state and local governments, the statutory requirements for balanced budgets meant that fiscal policies turned restrictive relatively quickly once budget surpluses and rainy day funds were exhausted, and this was only temporarily mitigated by federal transfers to the states as part of the initial fiscal stimulus program.

NO: Federal spending at these levels is unsustainable and must be cut sharply now by empowering state and local governments, consolidating duplicative programs and privatizing government programs.

«And research programs you may qualify for offered by local banks, your home state, and the federal government.»

the american government is rumored to have a new program any muslim who turns in or kills bin laden, will receive 100,000 converts to be sponsored by the muslim who turns in or kils bin laden or any of the muslims friends relatives can sponsor any of the 100,000 converts, a local NY Iman will confirm this call the 1 - 800 number today before another muslim takes advantage of the sponsoring of the converts.

The board, usually appointed by the local government, in turn appoints an administrator of the local program.

If you are involved in a private youth sports program which plays on publicly - owned fields, diamonds, rinks, or courts, or are in local government, you have probably been hearing a lot lately about what is being dubbed the «power of the permit»: the authority municipalities and towns around the country are using to condition use of their athletic facilities by private programs on compliance with state concussion safety laws from which they would otherwise be exempt, or, in an increasing number of instances, to fill gaps in their state's law.

The school meals program is a government mandate, and it should be adequately funded by the government, in a way that makes fresh healthy scratch cooked food a possibility for every school district without having to fall back on finding a local angel or passing the hat among the school parents.

Fixing school food in every community — the relatively wealthy Boulder and Berkeley, as well as the outright destitute parts of the country devastated by the housing debacle and unemployment — requires all of us to work together as one to get the fedreal government to fund school meal programs in a way that provides fresh nutritious food for all students, not just those lucky enough to live where people can afford to take matters into their own hands and make a local fix.

Local governments had raised concerns with the program as proposed by Cuomo's initial budget presentation, pointing to the costs they've managed to contain over the years as well as the lack of increased state aid over the years.

Despite the current fiscal crisis, Governor Cuomo's Executive Budget continues prior year funding levels for the core transportation capital programs supported by the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund, providing $ 501 million for highway and bridge construction, $ 363.1 million for the Consolidated Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) and $ 39.7 million for the Marchiselli program for local governments, and $ 16.9 million for Amtrak service subsidies and additional rail capital invesProgram (CHIPS) and $ 39.7 million for the Marchiselli program for local governments, and $ 16.9 million for Amtrak service subsidies and additional rail capital invesprogram for local governments, and $ 16.9 million for Amtrak service subsidies and additional rail capital investments.

A spokesperson said Cuomo asked all local governments to take more responsibility for their budgets by eliminating waste and prioritizing vital programs.

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The Team, chaired by Senior Advisor to the Governor Larry Schwartz, includes representatives from private industry, education, labor, and government and look for ways to reduce the costs of mandated programs, identify mandates that are ineffective and outdated, and determine how school districts and local governments can have greater ability to control expenses.

The Team, chaired by Senior Advisor to the Governor Larry Schwartz, will include representatives from private industry, education, labor, and government and look for ways to reduce the costs of mandated programs, identify mandates that are ineffective and outdated, and determine how school districts and local governments can have greater ability to control expenses.

Because the local share of Medicaid is mandated by Albany, state government has adopted the most generous program in the nation without being responsible for footing the entire non-federal share of the Medicaid system.

Schneiderman started what he dubbed the «inVEST» program after the federal government cut funding over the past three years for bulletproof vest purchases by local police departments.

Local government leaders have been warning that the 2 percent property tax cap imposed by Cuomo and the legislature last year will severely squeeze their finances, and that key programs and workers will have to be cut.

· Allowing counties an option to modify how they fund state mandated pension contributions · Providing counties more audit authority in the special education preschool program · Improving government efficiency and streamlining state and local legislative operations by removing the need for counties to pursue home rule legislative requests every two years with the state legislature in order to extend current local sales tax authority · Reducing administrative and reporting requirements for counties under Article 6 public health programs · Reforming the Workers Compensation system · Renewing Binding Arbitration, which is scheduled to sunset in June 2013, with a new definition of «ability to pay» for municipalities under fiscal distress, making it subject to the property tax cap (does not apply to NYC) where «ability to pay» will be defined as no more than 2 percent growth in the contract.

He is imposing more cuts in local government services by tying the state tax relief programs to municipal compliance with the 2 percent property tax cap while simultaneously freezing revenue - sharing aid to municipalities at 75 percent below its 1980s level,» Hawkins said.

Hawkins urged lawmakers to not extend Cuomo's 2 % property tax cap program, which he said does not relieve the fiscal crises faced by many local governments and school districts across the state.

The deadline for local governments to adopt the shared services plan called for by the governor in a program inserted into this year's state budget is tomorrow.

The legislation expands eligibility and funding for programs previously announced by Governor Cuomo and will provide vital assistance to homeowners, small businesses, farms, not - for - profit organizations, homeowner associations, owners of multiple dwellings, and local governments that have suffered direct physical damage as a result of the flooding.

I also believe that we should allow local governments the flexibility to pursue new ideas and develop innovative programs by supporting their efforts so we can find ways to deliver services better and cheaper.»

Hein's objective is to help local governments avoid becoming distressed under a program proposed by Cuomo.

Local government leaders have been warning that the 2 % property tax cap imposed by Governor Cuomo and the legislature last year will severely squeeze their finances, and that key programs and workers will have to be cut.

She is credited with helping to turn the city's HIV / AIDS program from an embarrassment into an emblem of what can be done by local governments with talented employees and solid links to academia and the community.

Nationwide, if only 15 percent of residential property owners took advantage of such programs, the emissions reductions would contribute 4 percent of the savings needed for the U.S. to reach 1990 emissions levels by 2020 — all at no net cost to local, state or federal governments because owners pay back the loans.

The data come from more than 150 years of bird - introduction records — including government reports, scientific papers, and observations by local experts — which were collected and analyzed as part of a European program called Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe.

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.

(C) Cost - effective energy efficiency programs for end - use consumers of electricity, natural gas, home heating oil, or propane, including, where appropriate, programs or mechanisms administered by local governments and entities other than the State.

3) The Hungarian Brain Research Program, initiated by the government in 2012, and launched in 2014, aims to support brain research projects in which Hungary has significant local expertise or traditions, and which are of considerable scientific, clinical or societal importance.

He directs the program by catalyzing public - private - partnerships between governments and both the conservation and local communities.

The new rules, which stem from a 1990 law scheduled to take effect this July, would also apply to before - and after - school child care, summer programs, and programs operated by local governments, recreation departments, and private groups.

The conference is sponsored by the Program on Education Policy and Governance and the Taubman Center for State and Local Government, with support from EdChoice.

Nineteen of the 20 school voucher programs in the U.S. are funded by state and local governments.

The winners in the 1988 Innovations in State and Local Government Awards Program, which is co-sponsored by Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, were announced here Sept. 30.

The federal government has a critical investment role to play in 1) supporting the replication and scale - up of the best providers through its grant programs; 2) improving access to low - cost public facilities for charter schools through its own funds and by leveraging existing public - school space; 3) pushing states and local districts toward more equitable funding systems for all public school students, including those in charter schools; and 4) supporting efforts to create early - stage, innovative, and scalable models that incorporate greater uses of learning technology.

The large number of different programs funded by state and local governments makes it impossible to estimate the sources of divestment from higher education at a finer level than I have done above.

Prior to 1965, assistance available to families with children was largely limited to a meager, restrictive program distributed by state and local governments, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).

(There is, of course, a tension between the idea of the federal government intervening to encourage states and cities to adopt school vouchers programs and the idea that we need more local control of education, but Trump is not really the kind of policy detail guy who is bothered by this kind of thing.)

According to the most recent national estimates, 30 percent of state and local government employees, many of whom are teachers, are not covered by Medicare because they do not belong to the Social Security program and rely on an independent retirement health - care plan.

In an effort to help school districts provide students with a well rounded education that includes the humanities and arts, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to state and local education leaders outlining creative ways they may enhance holistic education programs by utilizing in conjunction various federal resources.The department defines humanities in the letter as history, civics, government, economics, geography, literature, art, music and other non-STEM subjects not usually found in the English / language arts curriculum.

The program includes use of its Local Government Curriculum Handbook for classroom learning — a curriculum tool jointly written by SLACMA and CECH.

When schools get budget cuts that affect their arts and music programs, when the government looks to others to take those classes over, and when funding is determined mostly by outsiders — local school districts are at their mercy to fund those programs.

Secretary Anthony Foxx is committed to furthering the goals and objectives of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program and ensuring its success for the small disadvantaged firms that seek contracting opportunities funded by state and local governments, and public transit and airport sponsors.