Sentences with phrase «federal grant award»

A total of 34 states modified their state laws and policies to bolster their chances of winning a federal grant award during the application process.

The governor also touted the state's new teacher evaluation system, which he championed, as it was a requirement of New York's $ 750 million Race To The Top federal grant award.

The timing of this plan is meant to capitalize on various state and federal grants awarded to the Plattsburgh International Airport, Norsk Titanium and the City of Plattsburgh's Downtown Revitalization Initiative, according to the RFQ.

ERIE COUNTY, NY — October is Lead Poisoning Prevention Month, and today Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined by Congressman Brian Higgins (NY - 26), Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein, community lead - abatement partners, and concerned citizens to call attention both to a $ 3 million federal grant awarded to Erie County to identify & eliminate lead hazards in 180 local homes and to the «Wipe Out Lead» educational billboard campaign, which is now underway and features a number that concerned citizens can text to access lead resources.

Administrators have also frozen all external funding to Das's laboratory and turned down $ 890,000 in federal grants awarded to the researcher.

These programs are supported by $ 12.7 million in federal grants awarded in 2014 to address mental health and «school climate,» or ensuring students feel safe to learn in a supportive environment.

More than $ 40 million in federal grants awarded to some of Colorado's lowest - performing schools as part of a massive national turnaround effort is producing mixed results, with state officials suspending funding for five schools because of declining test scores.

US Grant Funds $ 20,000 Teacher Bonuses at «High - Need» LA Schools Los Angeles Unified Schools Superintendent John Deasy said that a $ 49 million federal grant awarded to the district this week to improve teacher effectiveness will help pay for a new multiple - measure teacher evaluation system and more professional development programs, including a bonus for certain teachers at high - need schools.

California middle schools in high needs districts are eligible to compete for a share of an $ 11 million federal grant awarded to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities.

A $ 51.7 M federal grant awarded to Pennsylvania in December 2013.

This is a product of the Kansas Initiative for Developmental Ongoing Screening (KIDOS) and was supported by an Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems federal grant awarded in 2013.

Not exact matches

Two Perth - based startups have been awarded federal grants totalling about $ 815,000 to help bring their products to market, as part of the national Accelerating Commercialisation (AC) program.

Two Western Australian firms have been among the first round of companies awarded federal grants in the «Accelerating Commercialisation» entrepreneurs program.

Fremantle - based firm Carnegie Wave Energy has been awarded an $ 11 million federal government grant to support its next CETO power wave project.

Arafura Resources Ltd has been awarded a $ 3.3 million federal government grant for its NT rare earths - uranium project while biotechnology company Imugene Ltd has secured an $ 880,000 grant to produce and test bird flu vaccines on chickens.

THE WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry has heavily criticised the $ 15 a week federal award pay rise recently granted by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

When shares of Capital Stock are to be issued upon the exercise, grant or vesting of an Incentive Award, Google shall have the authority to withhold a number of such shares having a Fair Market Value at the date of the applicable taxable event determined by the Committee to be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, grant or vesting but not greater than the minimum withholding obligations, as determined by Google in its sole discretion.

While this contract was not awarded by a federal agency — and therefore was not included in the procurement data — PREPA expected to get reimbursed by FEMA grants.

Potential borrowers will want to have the following information handy: a completed FAFSA application form, an award letter from the school the student plans to attend, and information on other funding (i.e., scholarships, grants, federal funding, etc.).

A grant or an award for economic development from a Federal, State or local government will qualify.

The 2016 Plan has been designed to permit the administrator to grant certain awards in its discretion that qualify as performance - based for purposes of satisfying the conditions of Section 162 (m), thereby permitting us to receive a federal income tax deduction in connection with such awards.

Pell Grants are a type of federal student aid, typically awarded to students enrolled in an undergraduate program, although some exceptions may apply.

The Health and Human Services Department distributed $ 27 million for the federal government's Pregnancy Assistance Fund on Wednesday, the department said in a press release, awarding grants to 17 states and 13 American Indian tribes

You hereby expressly and specifically waive any objection You may have, pursuant to the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution or otherwise, to the jurisdiction of, or any award that could be granted by, the United States Federal Courts.

The Park District's superintendent of parks and planning, Ken Kutska, said he received a letter Dec. 20 from the Illinois Department of Transportation, confirming the district has been awarded a $ 1.88 million federal grant for the project.

In 2010, Mass Audubon was awarded a $ 102,065 grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to add multi-sensory interpretive content on existing ADA - accessible nature trails at eight wildlife sanctuaries across the state.

Several park districts in southern Cook and Will counties have been awarded more than $ 1.1 million in grants by the state and federal government, according to the Illinois Department of Conservation.

King recently expressed extreme frustration with the teachers union and school administrators in several large cities downstate and upstate, over what he said was a failure to come up with a teacher evaluation plan by a December 31 deadline, to meet requirements for the federal Race to the Top grant awards.

Westchester, NY — Westchester Congress Members Eliot Engel (NY - 16), Nita Lowey (NY - 17), and Sean Patrick Maloney (NY - 18) announced today that Westchester County has been awarded a $ 3.6 million federal grant from the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration for new vehicles under the Bus and Bus Facilities Competitive Grant Pfederal grant from the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration for new vehicles under the Bus and Bus Facilities Competitive Grant Progrant from the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration for new vehicles under the Bus and Bus Facilities Competitive Grant PFederal Transit Administration for new vehicles under the Bus and Bus Facilities Competitive Grant ProGrant Program.

Biden was in western New York to announce the awarding of a $ 110 million federal grant for the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics — a technology that's been used for smart phones, bar codes and military applications.

The communities will be eligible to share in more than $ 500 million of funding through a federal supplemental appropriation, and the state will award at least $ 250 million of New York's FEMA - funded Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to New York Rising Communities to implement eligible projects contained in their plans.

Governor Cuomo announced that $ 48 million in grants have been awarded for transportation improvements across the State, which will leverage an additional $ 80 million in federal, state and local funding.

Syracuse has been awarded a $ 300,000 federal grant, one of only nine awarded nationally.

Grant amounts will be based on Federal Emergency Management Agency assessed damage levels as well as applications for new infrastructure and other mitigation, and will be awarded once a community's plan is approved by the state.

An $ 18 million federal grant has been awarded to New York that will continue reemployment services for persons receiving Unemployment Insurance benefits.

The teacher evaluation requirement originated in 2010 after New York was awarded a grant of nearly $ 700 million under the federal Race to the Top program.

Mangano's chief deputy, Rob Walker, admitted under a grant of immunity during the trial that he was being investigated in a separate federal probe for allegedly awarding county contracts to campaign contributors.

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-...]

In Syracuse, federal investigators have subpoenaed records concerning Howe and two companies awarded grants to restore the Nynex building in downtown Syracuse, according to a report by the Buffalo News.

Federal investigators looking at state - subsidized development projects have subpoenaed records from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office concerning Howe and two companies that were awarded state grants to fix up the Nynex building, according to a report in the Buffalo News.

The federal government has awarded $ 3.4 million in grants to help Erie County launch a tougher countywide fight against lead poisoning.

Most of the federal money ($ 4.87 million) will come from a Community Development Block Grant awarded to Syracuse by HUD, according to U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, who advocated in the Senate to increase the program's funding.

A Massachusetts - based veterans outreach organization and a Springfield anti-poverty agency have been awarded a federal grant for a partnership to help homeless veterans in western Massachusetts.

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.

In a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), Legislator Hardwick requests that the City's Police Department be awarded funding through the Port Security Grant Program to be used to purchase new equipment.

NYS DOH received the grant award from Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Rep. José E. Serrano announced that eight healthcare centers in the Bronx were awarded a total of $ 811,493 in federal Health Center Cluster grants.

The $ 3 million grant was awarded in addition to another $ 400,000 in federal funds that will be used to perform assessments in up to 100 Erie County residences, identifying and mitigating lead hazard risks.

But the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance bypassed Syracuse for its body - worn camera pilot program, instead awarding millions of dollars in matching grants to 72 agencies nationwide.

Under the terms of federal School Improvement Grants that the DOE was awarded to help these schools succeed, the school district and the union must jointly develop a teacher evaluation system in low - achieving schools that receive the funds.