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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.»

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Ryan also said Republicans were working on changes that would allow federal block grants to states for Medicaid and permit states to impose a work requirement for able - bodied Medicaid recipients.

For instance, the federal government's Community Development Block Grants, which are dispensed by local communities for economic growth, require that contractors hired by the borrower pay the prevailing wage rate for that locatiFor instance, the federal government's Community Development Block Grants, which are dispensed by local communities for economic growth, require that contractors hired by the borrower pay the prevailing wage rate for that locatifor economic growth, require that contractors hired by the borrower pay the prevailing wage rate for that locatifor that location.

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.

DHR is the lead state agency for the federal child care subsidy funds, while Bright From the Start manages the state pre-kindergarten program, the federal child nutrition program, all child care center licensing and registering of family child care homes, and the quality and infant — toddler set - asides of the state's portion of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant.

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.

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.

These areas heavily rely on federal funding of the arts, considering about 79 percent of National Endowment for the Arts block - grant funds go to rural communities and low - income areas, according to The Washington Post.

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.

Although less than 9 percent of the city's overall budget is comes from federal aid — excluding Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery and other Hurricane Sandy - related aid — 11 out of more than 40 mayoral agencies that represent 59 percent of total city spending get 92 percent of federal grant aid, according to Stringer's initial analysis of federal funding, which he conducted to pinpoint what's at stake for New Yorkers ahead of Trump's inauguration in JanGrant - Disaster Recovery and other Hurricane Sandy - related aid — 11 out of more than 40 mayoral agencies that represent 59 percent of total city spending get 92 percent of federal grant aid, according to Stringer's initial analysis of federal funding, which he conducted to pinpoint what's at stake for New Yorkers ahead of Trump's inauguration in Jangrant aid, according to Stringer's initial analysis of federal funding, which he conducted to pinpoint what's at stake for New Yorkers ahead of Trump's inauguration in January.

A Brooklyn federal judge granted New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's motion for a preliminary injunction to block President Donald Trump's rescission of a program that protects Dreamers — the second time a federal judge has blocked Trump's repeal of the program.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point — County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef presented a total of $ 2.67 million in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to various municipal and not - for - profit groups at an award ceremony held ironically in Stony Point, the town that traditionally receives the least amount of support from the Community Block Grant -LSB-...]

Provisions of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act are starting to be implemented, including the requirement that childcare providers pay for the fingerprinting of applicants and employees.

Stony Point — County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef presented a total of $ 2.67 million in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to various municipal and not - for - profit groups at an award ceremony held ironically in Stony Point, the town that traditionally receives the least amount of support from the Community Block Grant Program.

«Rick Scott earmarks federal Hurricane Irma block grant for housing, infrastructure» via Michael Moline of Florida Politics

SURA uses federal money from its Community Development Block Grant to buy insurance for its employees, a cost of about $ 50,000, said DelVecchio.

The Amendment bill also seeks the return of unused federal government block grants to the federation account; make provisions for rehabilitation of delinquent children and to make parents who are resident abroad but whose children reside in Nigeria liable to obligations imposed by the Act.

At 10 a.m., the Division of Community Services holds a public hearing to allow interested members of the public to provide comments on the Department of State's proposed revisions to the NYS Community Services Block Grant Application and Plan for federal fiscal years 2016 and 2017, 123 William St., Manhattan; 99 Washington Ave., Albany and 65 Court St., Buffalo.

As a result, she said, the county will now continue to be ineligible for federal funding in the form of community block grants, an area in which it has lost more than $ 20 million since 2010.

Cuomo has slashed funding for transitional jobs programs to nearly zero, despite receiving an annual billion - dollar surplus as part of the fixed federal welfare (TANF) block grant.

The organizations receive a combined $ 400,000 of federal aid distributed through New York state and Onondaga County's Office for Aging from a federal community development block grant.

CDBG, Community Development Block Grant, federal assistance for sandy, hurricane sandy, sandy relief

Outside of NIH, the budget proposes a Federal Emergency Response Fund for outbreak response without specifying funding size or mechanisms; and would «reform» the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by establishing a $ 500 million block grant program for state public health challenges.

Under the umbrella of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) the group coordinated a major effort in 2010 to urge the New York State legislature to lift a charter school cap that had been a stumbling block in the state's first bid to win a federal Race to the Top (RttT) grant.

The Senate passed a nearly $ 32 billion spending bill for education and other social programs last week, but Democrats and the Clinton administration were outraged by a provision in the bill that would transform most federal education funding into block grants.

The secretary's plan includes folding the Child Care Bureau, which administers the federal child - care block grant for low - income families, into the office of family assistance, which oversees the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families welfare...

In 1981 they were folded into the Chapter 2 block - grant program, but explicit federal support for magnet schools as desegregation tools resumed in 1985 with the authorization of the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP), included in the Education for Economic Security Act.

To entice a presidential signature of the legislation — which would create tax breaks for parents» public and private education expenses — House and Senate negotiators have included a new reading program in it and deleted language that would have blocked plans for new national tests and transformed most federal education funding into block grants.

The bill would give states the option of using the funds now distributed through a host of federal programs — amounting to about $ 24 billion a year on the whole — as a single block grant to states for public and private school vouchers.

The good news is that though Title IV had been targeted for elimination by President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, congress rebuffed the administration by giving a big boost to the block grants in the federal omnibus spending bill signed into law March 23.

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.

If approved by the voters, Referendum 55 would block any new charter schools from starting up this year and prevent the state from collecting federal grant money earmarked for such schools.

The Trump - DeVos budget and the House Appropriation Committee bill raid student aid programs — including the federal Pell Grant reserve, which the federal government slowly established after an inadequate rainy day fund led to painful cuts56 to the program — by $ 3.9 billion and $ 3.3 billion, respectively.57 The Pell Grant is the fundamental building block of financial aid support for low - income students.

There is currently a bill in the House that would replace the major federal education law with block grants, including for vouchers.

The Republican has pushed for school choice using federal block grants and for giving private lenders control of the student loan system, as well as calculating students» loans based on the kind of jobs they'll likely be able to get.

Analogous to the Common Core standards incentivized by Race to the Top and the federal mandates for statewide standards and tests required by the 1994 version of the ESEA, there is a rapid spread of statewide or federal early learning standards and early childhood assessment incentivized by the 2011 and 2014 Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge (ELC) Grants and mandated by the 2007 Head Start and 2014 Child Care and Development Block Grant reauthorizations.

Scenario # 1: DeVos moves quickly to implement President - Elect Trump's plan to use $ 20 billion of federal funds for block grants to states to support vouchers for poor children to attend private schools.

And for his part, President Donald Trump proposed allocating $ 20 billion in federal education money to create block grants aimed at providing low - income children with more educational choices.

The new federal Child Care Development Fund block grant will pay for 3,800 more child - care voucher slots.

What moderate Republicans are going to have trouble with is the tension with those [in their party] who want to reduce the federal role to revenue - sharing with states, block grants, for example, with few or no strings attached.

On the right, advocates for vouchers and the free market are pushing for testing loopholes such as opt - out provisions and doling out federal money in block grants with no performance requirements whatsoever.

At - need students can qualify for assistance such as the Pell Grant, but that program has faced the chopping block in recent years as the federal government cuts costs.

The Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) is a federal block grant that provides funding for states to improve access to quality child care for high - need children and families.

The Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act of 1996 (often referred to as welfare reform) created TANF to replace Aid to Families with Dependent Children, thereby creating block grants for state administration, work requirements for eligibility, and lifetime limits on receipt of federal support.

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The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (SACIM) issues recommendations and a framework for a national strategy to reduce infant mortality and reaffirms need for continued federal investment in Medicaid; Title Vl MCH Services Block Grant; Healthy Start; Title X Family Planning Program; Community Health Centers; Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program, and WIC.

The rider took effect beginning with the 2006 funding cycle, and the consequences were immediate: That year alone, more than 41,000 fewer women were provided with reproductive health care funded by three main pots of federal money — Title V (the Maternal & Child Health Block Grant), Title XX (the Social Services Block Grant), and Title X; together, the three provide services for women not eligible for Medicaid.

Reed worked to provide the federal funding for preschool development grants and to boost funding for Head Start and the child care and development block grant program.

Require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to encourage and provide guidance on how the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Block Grant (SABG) can be used to address treatment and recovery service needs for parents and their infants and young children, and integrate this funding with other available federal funding streams.

The Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) is a federal block grant that provides funding for states aimed at improving access to quality child care for high - need children and families.