Sentences with phrase «federal assistance at»

The fossil fuel industry in particular has managed to win bigger and better tax cuts and federal assistance at nearly every level of their business.

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These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

Here's a solution: cap the oilsands at 70 megatonnnes / year and create jobs in Alberta by providing federal assistance to build upgraders and refineries.

In addition to loans, there are a number of first - time homebuyer assistance programs at the city, state, and federal levels.

The commitment in Budget 2011 to undertake a Strategic Operating Review to find $ 4 billion in annual savings followed the Budget 2010 initiatives which restrained growth in national defence spending, capped funding of the International Assistance Envelope, forced departments to absorb the increase in annual federal employees» wages for 2011 - 12, and froze their operating budgets for 2011 - 12 and 2012 - 13 at their 2010 - 11 levels.

America itself, facing an era where more and more citizens without adequate financial resources will seek assistance from local, state and federal governments (precisely at a time when such governments are already strained), needs the fiduciary standard.

Carson's proposals, and other initiatives aimed at low - income Americans receiving federal assistance, amount to a comprehensive effort by the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress to restrict access to the safety net and reduce the levels of assistance for those who do qualify.

Luckily, federal student loans are most beneficial to those needing repayment assistance; the majority of these plans will help you lower your monthly payment at the expense of extending your loan term several years.

So if, in reconstructive hindsight, tax exemption is now claimed to be federal financial assistance, then, of course, churches are not entitled to it at all!

SHADOW Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon wants the banks and federal Coalition government to intervene on the «extraordinary» dairy crisis in southern Australia to provide debt - relief assistance to help farmers sleep at night.

Before CDF, Mr. Weill was Deputy Director and Director of Federal Litigation at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago.

An Office of Family Assistance (OFA) funded national resource for fathers, practitioners, programs / Federal grantees, states, and the public at - large who are serving or interested in supporting strong fathers and families.

She has steered the organization to advocacy, pressing elected officials to protect and strengthen the federal food stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, the school breakfast program at Chicago Public Schools and other key social safety nets.

[31] It is a bill that would address federal adoption incentives and would amend the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to demonstrate that the state agency has developed policies and procedures for identifying, documenting in agency records, and determining appropriate services with respect to, any child or youth over whom the state agency has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision who the state has reasonable cause to believe is, or is at risk of being, a victim of sex trafficking or a severe form of trafficking in persons.

Currently, in the U.S., the federal government is looking at gutting programs like SNAP, heating assistance programs, Meals On Wheels, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

At noon, Rep. Nydia Velázquez hosts a press conference to denounce U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson's proposal to triple rents for those receiving federal housing assistance, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

As Feb 22nd federal deadline looms, Assemblyman Tedisco blasts inaction by Assembly Majority to pass Public Assistance Integrity Act to prevent EBT cards to be used for tobacco, alcohol, lottery tickets and cash withdrawals at liquor stores and casinos

«It is suspicious that a question and answer session with the Congresswoman would not be sponsored by her official office, so that people attending who need help with a federal agency can receive assistance at the event by caseworkers,» Brindisi said.

Advocates for Low - Income New Yorkers held a press conference today at the Legislative Office Building to urge Governor Pataki to stop playing politics with over $ 1 billion in federal Temporary Assistance to... (read more)

Advocates for Low - Income New Yorkers held a press conference today at the Legislative Office Building to urge Governor Pataki to stop playing politics with over $ 1 billion in federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds.

As when Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings obtained federal drug crime fighting assistance from the High Impact Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program — but at a civic forum referred to the acronym as standing for «Highway Interstate Drug Trafficking Area».

MTA board member Veronica Vanterpool, who also works as executive director of the nonprofit Tri-State Transportation Campaign, said that rather than picking a fight with its fellow transportation provider, the MTA and Cuomo should advocate on Amtrak's behalf, including by pushing for emergency financial assistance from the federal government for the summer repairs at Penn, which Amtrak has said will cost between $ 30 million and $ 40 million.

As deadline approaches Cuomo extends transitional sheltering program for two weeks Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on February 21 that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at the request of the State of New York, has approved a 14 - day extension to the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, which allows eligible survivors from Hurricane Sandy who -LSB-...]

The head of the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development — which receives 86 percent of its funds from federal grants — said it will see at least $ 20 million vanish from rental assistance programs affecting 39,000 New Yorkers.

The vice president was at the Capitol to roll out federal disaster assistance that will be used for infrastructure projects and other upgrades.

The World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara has received a nearly $ 300,000 federal grant to establish the Niagara Procurement Technical Assistance Center at Niagara University.

The south tower at Key Center at Fountain Plaza, constructed in part with $ 4.5 million in federal assistance, had stood for several years as a vacant shell before Delaware North struck a deal to occupy its top eight and a half floors beginning in 2000.

City Comptroller Scott Stringer, who said his office is still reviewing the order, said Wednesday that $ 165 million in federal aid was immediately at risk: $ 156 million in Urban Area Security Initiative grants, $ 6 million in criminal alien assistance grants and $ 3 million in general assistance grants from the Justice Department.

The tax prep work is done by volunteers at Baruch's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, who are certified by the IRS to complete state and federal tax forms.

A United Nations (UN) Needs Assessment Team, led by a Representative of the UN Secretary General, Mr. Serge Kubwiana was at the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC's) headquarters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on 22nd January, to gather information on areas where the world body could be of assistance as the Commission prepares for the 2019 General Elections.

ALBANY, NY (11/08/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson today continued his campaign urging the Federal government to fully fund the Federal Low - Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) at last year's level of $ 5.1 billion to help families cope with cold winter temperatures and higher energy costs.

These numbers are even more sobering when you consider that they only reflect our present risk and a small portion of the total amount of federal disaster assistance paid out in the nine states most at risk from Hurricane Joaquin.

Meanwhile, public health researchers are looking hard at the federal food stamp program itself, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

A new study, from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah, shows for the first time that childhood cancer survivors, diagnosed between 1970 and 1986, are more than five times as likely to have been enrolled on a federal social security disability assistance program as compared to individuals without a cancer history.

In recent years we've seen states cut funding for public universities at the same time those schools are taking on additional students, which has furthered the need for federal financial assistance to offset this shift in costs.

Needed: a strategy to promote resilience Compiling a list of suggestions, they push federal agencies to «make resilience a core aspect of all federal infrastructure and disaster - recovery funding» to strengthen affordable housing; ask for federal leaders to expand funding for programs, such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, so at - risk municipalities can develop disaster plans and assess their vulnerabilities; and boost economic stability by opposing cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP, so families can afford to eat after a disaster.

At the school, students learn the differences between public and private colleges, prepare for the SAT, tour campuses, and get assistance filling out their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms and admissions applications.

The Bureau of Federal Educational Programs provides technical assistance, program support and monitoring to local educational agencies that will lead to improved academic achievement outcomes for students who are disadvantaged, migrant, neglected, delinquent, at - risk, or homeless; or in rural and low - income schools.

At the federal level, former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. prioritized school diversity through a number of federal grant programs, including the Investing in Innovation Fund, or I3, Magnet School Assistance Program, and Charter School Program grant competitions.11 Additionally, in December 2016, the U.S. Department of Education announced the Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities grant competition, which will use funds from the 2016 fiscal year to support school districts in increasing socioeconomic diversity in their schools.12

VDOE provides technical assistance to divisions annually at the Federal Program Coordinators» Academy, as well as during program - specific training opportunities.

The Student - to - School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2013 will create a pilot demonstration grant program that allows federal assistance for educational agencies at the local level to target schools with the least adequate school nurse to student ratios.

Previously he served as Senior Program Director for Evaluation and Policy Research at WestEd and Founding Director of its Washington, DC office where he led a nationwide staff conducting research, evaluation, and technical assistance efforts for clients from federal, state and local agencies, national and community - based foundations, and non-profit and for - profit organizations.

We at Magnet Schools of America hope that when the Trump administration release a more detailed version of this budget, it will include critical $ 200 million in funding for the Magnet Schools Assistance Program — the only federal education grant designed specifically to promote innovation, choice and diversity in the classroom.

In 2008 he joined the staff of the federal Equity Assistance Center housed in the School of Education at the University of Colorado Boulder and led by Leonard Baca and Janette Klinger as co-principal investigators.

Title I targeted assistance — Federal funding is used to meet the needs of the educationally disadvantaged students only and the poverty percentages must be at least 35 percent or above the districtwide average.

Title I school - wide assistance — Title I schools with 40 percent or greater high - poverty, student population may use federal funding to meet the needs of all students at the school.

Instead, the Governor (and the President at the federal level) has put fuel assistance programs on the chopping block.

For the past two decades, the Training and Management Assistance (TMA) program at OPM has played a critical role in enhancing the effectiveness of Federal government agencies.

Under new state and federal policies, most high - need schools we work with at the Community Training and Assistance Center are implementing more rigorous approaches to teacher support and evaluation.

The report looks at data from the 20 states that received more than $ 1 billion in federal aid to make quality education accessible to high - needs preschool children — those from low - income families or those in need of special assistance, including children with disabilities or developmental delays.