Sentences with phrase «early in the federal funding»

Women are quite visible early in the federal funding pipeline, holding about half of all training grants.

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Stengel is joined on stage by Doug Ellenoff, a corporate and securities attorney with a specialty in business transactions and corporate financing who has been actively involved in working with federal government agencies as the rules are being rewritten, and Pelli Wang (on the right end of the couch), the venture director at SeedInvest, a leading equity crowdfunding platform and early - stage VC fund.

«The elimination of federal funding to CPB would initially devastate and ultimately destroy public media's role in early childhood education, public safety, connecting citizens to our history, and promoting civil discussions - all for Americans in both rural and urban communities,» Harrison wrote.

They were brought in by the federal and most provincial governments for labour - backed VC funds in the 80s and early»90s, as a way to stimulate badly needed investment in technology.

Earlier in the month, the Federal Reserve raised the funds rate by 25 basis points, its fifth increase since December 2015, which impacts some of the terms by which you borrow money and access credit.

In particular, since all tri-party repo is unwound at the same time, there is no possibility of early return of funds, which, as I mentioned earlier, is a significant benefit some federal funds and Eurodollar borrowers are able to offer.

In its early years, a number of her students in the program were teenagers who had come to the country, unauthorized, at a young age and finished high school, but then could not obtain citizenship or receive any state or federal funds for collegIn its early years, a number of her students in the program were teenagers who had come to the country, unauthorized, at a young age and finished high school, but then could not obtain citizenship or receive any state or federal funds for collegin the program were teenagers who had come to the country, unauthorized, at a young age and finished high school, but then could not obtain citizenship or receive any state or federal funds for college.

Since early 2008, beginning with the provision of non-recourse funding in the Bear Stearns debacle, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury have repeatedly allocated or implicitly obligated public funds to defend the bondholders of mismanaged financial companies.

In 2002, the federal government committed $ 2.2 billion in Early Childhood Development Initiative funding over a five - year perioIn 2002, the federal government committed $ 2.2 billion in Early Childhood Development Initiative funding over a five - year perioin Early Childhood Development Initiative funding over a five - year period.

In the United States the Federal Council of Churches» office to help non-Aryan Christians, established in the early 1930s, was more generously funded by the United Jewish Appeal than by member churcheIn the United States the Federal Council of Churches» office to help non-Aryan Christians, established in the early 1930s, was more generously funded by the United Jewish Appeal than by member churchein the early 1930s, was more generously funded by the United Jewish Appeal than by member churches.

Eight existing home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low ratinIn August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low ratinin the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rating.

Earlier this month, a school district in suburban Chicago made news when it announced its plan to opt out of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), forgoing $ 900,000 a year in federal funds.

«Our original budget assumed we would get this money,» said Megna, who said the state actually budgeted for about $ 1.6 billion to $ 1.8 billion in federal Medicaid and education funding in early January.

At 11:30 a.m., Rep. Nita Lowey announces a significant increase in federal funding for child care and early learning services as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018, Ossining Children's Center, 90 South Highland Ave., Ossining.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Friday announced $ 9,687,500 in federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs at Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc..

Jimmy Carter signed legislation to support the improve a community mental health center approach, though federal funding dipped massively in the early 1980s as the Ronald Reagan administration repealed the law and paved for the way for many mentally ill people to end up on the streets or in prison.

These federal funds will help Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. support important educational programs for children and will reduce the cost of high - quality early childhood care for some of the most vulnerable families in our community.

A Buffalo native who worked as a director at QVC is accused of stealing more than $ 1 million from the company in a fraud scheme that funded his luxury lifestyle, according to an indictment unsealed earlier this month by federal prosecutors in Philadelphia.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $ 2,762,224.00 in federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs at Cortland County Community Action Program.

The sore loser — who finished a distant fourth in the September Democratic mayoral primary after eeking out a mere 7 percent of the vote — and his campaign committee filed the Manhattan federal court suit claiming his civil rights were violated a month earlier when the Board withheld the funds.

«Among other items, the agenda will include a revised version of the Education, Labor and Family Assistance Article VII bill that I was forced to veto earlier this year to prevent an unaffordable increase in school aid, an appropriation bill to authorize distribution of $ 607 million in federal Education Jobs Fund money to school districts, and necessary legislation to reorganize the New York City Off - Track Betting Corporation.»

Few will recall or even care anymore that the bridge was high on Hein's extensive wish list for federal stimulus funds in early 2009.

The New York Rising Community Construction program involves approximately 100 qualifying communities that will be eligible to share in more than $ 500 million of funding made available through the federal supplemental appropriation the governor worked with Congress to obtain earlier this year.

The New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program was launched earlier in 2013 with more than $ 500 million in New York allocations, a small part of the $ 30 billion in total federal supplemental appropriation funds set aside for Sandy relief.

Teachers in Chester, Pa., who said they would be willing to work without pay to keep classroom disruption to a minimum after their school district reported in early January that its cash reserves had dipped below $ 100,000, scored a small victory on Jan. 10 when a federal judge approved an advance on the district's state school aid pending the outcome of a lawsuit to force the state to provide adequate funding.

Earlier, de Blasio and Cuomo held separate press conferences where they called on Congress to help Puerto Rico, which in addition to being saddled with $ 72 billion in debt, also has exorbitant Medicaid costs due to what critics say is an unfair funding system designed by the federal government.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Thursday announced $ 5,680,993 in federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs at Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc..

And though he wasn't accused of any crime, Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito Lopez was forced to resign his seat in May in the wake of a scathing report about his bullying and sexually inappropriate treatment of female staffers — now the subject of state and federal lawsuits against Lopez and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who apologized for quietly settling earlier complaints against Lopez with a taxpayer - funded confidential settlement.

They received $ 50,000 in phase I Small Business Innovation Research funding from the federal government, along with matching state funds that allowed Edwards — Hemmert moved on — to conduct early product research during his doctoral studies.

Normand also revealed that he would meet with federal Finance Minister Paul Martin and Brzustowski early in November to discuss the budget crisis and a multiyear strategy for funding.

The recipients are employed or funded by various federal agencies, including the Department of Energy, which join together annually to nominate the most meritorious scientists and engineers whose early accomplishments show the greatest promise for assuring America's preeminence in science and engineering and contributing to the awarding agencies» missions.

Requiring «highly qualified early educators,» dedicating existing federal funds for an early - education matching - grant program, and giving districts more flexibility to use Title I money for pre-K-3 programs are some of the major recommendations in a report on revamping the federal No Child Left Behind Act to improve schooling for younger children.

On the eve of President Barack Obama's first State of the Union speech last week, officials in a South Carolina town announced funding for a crumbling school the president had cited in a speech nearly a year earlier as an example of how the federal government should help with school construction.

In the early 1970s, the federal courts ordered a number of states to pay school desegregation costs, but these rulings were limited in number and had little overall effect on state systems for school fundinIn the early 1970s, the federal courts ordered a number of states to pay school desegregation costs, but these rulings were limited in number and had little overall effect on state systems for school fundinin number and had little overall effect on state systems for school funding.

In 2010 and early 2011, district management warned repeatedly that severe cuts would have to be made if the state or the city did not increase support for K — 12 education once the federal stimulus funding ended in 201In 2010 and early 2011, district management warned repeatedly that severe cuts would have to be made if the state or the city did not increase support for K — 12 education once the federal stimulus funding ended in 201in 2011.

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 Education Department, along with other federal agencies and private funders, earlier this year awarded grants for the development of standards in science, history, and the arts.

The primary target audience is deliberately broad, including, for example: state - and federal - policymakers; education leaders; early education center directors; practitioners serving in formal or informal leadership roles; funders and non-profit leaders working in the early education sector; faculty and graduate students.

The target audience for this project is deliberately broad, including, for example: state - and federal - policymakers; education leaders (e.g., superintendents, assistant superintendents, etc.); early education center directors; practitioners serving in formal or informal leadership roles (e.g., head teachers, pre-school teachers, department heads); funders and non-profit leaders working in the early education sector; faculty and graduate students.

Twice during the presidential - campaign debates, Barack Obama termed early - childhood education one of his highest priorities, and even before serious planning got under way for an antirecession «stimulus» package, he had pledged to this priority an additional $ 10 billion in annual federal funding.

Obama said the federal government should fully fund the federal No Child Left Behind law, investing more money in early childhood education, teacher training, and charter schools, which get public money but operate free from many state rules.

In early 2014, Alexander introduced a bill in the Senate that would redirect $ 24 billion of federal education funding and incentivize states to use the money to fund 11 million school vouchers for students in povertIn early 2014, Alexander introduced a bill in the Senate that would redirect $ 24 billion of federal education funding and incentivize states to use the money to fund 11 million school vouchers for students in povertin the Senate that would redirect $ 24 billion of federal education funding and incentivize states to use the money to fund 11 million school vouchers for students in povertin poverty.

The shutdown lasted 16 days, and in the end Republicans agreed to a bill that looked almost identical to what they had rejected three weeks earlier: a debt - limit increase until February 7 and an extension of federal funding through January 15.

In a presentation to the State Board of Education earlier this month, Vanderbilt researcher Gary Henry said he found positive effects from turnaround efforts in North Carolina's bottom ranked elementary schools — but without continued state funding to replace the temporary federal dollars that were put toward this initiative, those gains won't continuIn a presentation to the State Board of Education earlier this month, Vanderbilt researcher Gary Henry said he found positive effects from turnaround efforts in North Carolina's bottom ranked elementary schools — but without continued state funding to replace the temporary federal dollars that were put toward this initiative, those gains won't continuin North Carolina's bottom ranked elementary schools — but without continued state funding to replace the temporary federal dollars that were put toward this initiative, those gains won't continue.

Although previous efforts to reauthorize the education law collapsed under deep disagreements about funding and federal oversight, the latest iteration — called the «Every Student Succeeds Act» — appears to be zooming toward a final vote in the Senate as early as next week.

The best way for the federal government to help create and maintain excellent principals is to require states and districts to provide principals with high - quality ongoing professional development, beginning with mentoring in the early years and lasting throughout a principal's career, and to provide funds to help states in that work.

AppleTree competed successfully for federal research and private funding to support research and development in early learning.

The new bill would provide grants so that states may use federal funds to train teachers on using data to inform classroom practice, require states to tie K — 12 data with early childhood and post-secondary data, and involve educators in the research and peer review process by putting two educators on the National Board for Education Sciences.

In 2011, Minnesota was one of nine states awarded federal Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge (RTT - ELC) funds.

Proposed federal cuts to Medicaid funding threaten to eliminate more than $ 140 million in federal reimbursements to PA school districts, charter schools, vocational schools, and pre-school early intervention programs.