Sentences with phrase «expanded federal investments»

Coordination of expanded federal investments in children from birth to five to improve school readiness and child development

Myth: President Obama is proposing to expand Head Start — a program that doesn't work — or expand the federal investment in early childhood education when the federal efforts so far have proved ineffective.

Myth: President Obama is proposing to expand Head Start — a program that doesn't work — or expand the federal investment in early childhood education when the federal efforts so far have proved ineffective.

Not exact matches

If enacted, the legislation would expand foreign investment review procedures overseen by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which is chaired by the treasury secretary and seeks input from the departments of defence and homeland security, among other federinvestment review procedures overseen by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which is chaired by the treasury secretary and seeks input from the departments of defence and homeland security, among other federInvestment in the United States (CFIUS), which is chaired by the treasury secretary and seeks input from the departments of defence and homeland security, among other federal bodies.

«We learned firsthand the plans each of these development projects have for creating jobs locally and how they expect to grow and expand through the investment of these federal bonds,» Brown added.

Investments in historic preservation tax credits since the program was expanded under the Governor's direction in 2013, have also resulted in more than $ 3 billion in investments from both the state and federal Investments in historic preservation tax credits since the program was expanded under the Governor's direction in 2013, have also resulted in more than $ 3 billion in investments from both the state and federal investments from both the state and federal tax credit.

The model produces different jobs and growth projections for a business - as - usual scenario with no technology breakthroughs or major new policies, and then generates different outcomes by factoring in new policies such as a national clean energy standards such as proposed by President Obama; increases in corporate average fuel economy standards; tougher environmental controls on coal - fired power generators; extended investment and production tax credits for clean energy sources and an expanded federal energy loan guarantee program.

«The federal government has made a significant investment in the adoption of these systems, particularly with the challenges of expanding remote access to high - quality care.»

The lobbying group Research!America summed it up in March when it gave Obey an award: «Obey has been a driving force behind strengthening federal investments in medical research and in expanding access to affordable health care.»

Changes to FERPA should also include the aforementioned new investment in helping educators and school district leaders comply with the vast array of existing federal and state privacy requirements, including expanded support for the U.S. Department of Education's Privacy and Technical Assistance Center.

This report outlines the state and federal investment in expanded learning programs in California; describes the expanded learning workforce; illustrates how investment in these programs generates increased federal, foundation, and local investment; and highlights the promise and current unmet need for expanded learning programs in California.

But studies of existing preschool programs suggest that the benefits of government - sponsored preschool hardly merit the investments already made, let alone billions of dollars in additional federal funds to vastly expand those programs.

These projects, competitively funded through the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Capital Investment Grant Program (CIG), will create or sustain thousands of good construction - related jobs and help communities expand transportation choices that offer new ladders of opportunity for hard - working families.

In addition to the activities described above, the FAST Act expanded eligible purposes to include financing economic development, including commercial and residential development, and related infrastructure and activities, that (i) incorporate private investment, (ii) is physically or functionally related to a passenger rail station or multimodal station that includes rail service, (iii) has a high probability of the applicant commencing the contracting process for construction not later than 90 days after the date on which the RRIF loan or loan guarantee is obligated, and (iv) has a high probability of reducing the need for financial assistance under any other Federal program for the relevant passenger rail station or service by increasing ridership, tenant lease payments, or other activities that generate revenue exceeding costs (Transit - Oriented Development Projects or TOD Projects).

The Department of Labor (DOL) fiduciary rule expanded the «investment advice fiduciary» definition under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), but was vacated by a Federal...

That level of federal investment on energy frontiers, after decades of bipartisan disinterest in energy sciences, has been widely seen as a critical component of any meaningful effort to expand the world's energy menu without overloading the atmosphere with heat - trapping gases.

Initial investments have already been made by thousands of local governments in energy efficiency projects, programs, policies, and expanding staff capacity, but most federal funds that have supported these efforts are expiring.

Clinton's said he plan would incentivize investment in renewables by increasing the number of government grants for clean energy, extending federal clean energy tax incentives and expanding renewable energy on public lands.

Far from attending to only one piece of the puzzle, this important piece of legislation would pair federal investment with state partnerships to dramatically expand access, address affordability, increase quality, and invest in early childhood education professionals.

President Barack Obama said in the announcement, «These innovators are working to help keep the United States on the cutting edge, showing that federal investments in science lead to advancements that expand our knowledge of the world around us and contribute to our economy.»

Expand access to high - quality early education by increasing investments at the federal, state, and local levels

Pending legislation in Congress to expand access to preschool has led some to question whether a new federal investment in early childhood education would be duplicative of existing programs.

A new federal investment to expand access to high - quality preschool would not be duplicative of existing investments.

Governors should take the lead in making the case for increased investment at the state and federal levels in order to expand access to affordable high - quality early learning programs for all children.

In Congress, legislators unveiled a long - awaited plan today to expand high - quality pre-kindergarten to all low - income families through a new federal - state partnership and make new investments in child care.

Reconciliation Australia sees this as a critical opportunity for the Federal Government to engage collaboratively with States and Territories, in consultation with communities, to renew and expand these important investments and agreements.

• Supporting our Federal Child Care System: The President has proposed new investments to expand access and quality in the Child Care and Development Block Grant.

With the new federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program beginning to make grants to states to improve and expand home visitation, these data and Pew's findings and recommendations give policy makers — for the first time — a much - needed account of home visiting investments and programs as well as strategies to maximize federal and state resources.

In the United States, one of the policy goals of the federal Department of Treasury is to expand the capacity of financial institutions to provide credit, capital and financial services to under - served populations and communities.104 The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund was created to promote economic development and community development through investment in and assistance to community development financial institutions (CDFIs).