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Federal Grant Prospect Reignites Kindergarten - Assessment Debate A federal grant program in the works to help states jump - start kindergarten - entry assessments is renewing debate among early - childhood educators about the benefits and pitfalls of evaluating young children.

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

Two federal bills introduced last year, which would create a grant program to help states introduce or improve review committees, remain stalled in committee.

He applied via the Federal Immigrant Investor Program, a scheme granting permanent residency in return for a tax - free loan to the government.

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 (tprograms; 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 (tPrograms (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 (tprograms; 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).

The initial $ 220 million investment in the fiber optic system was funded, in part, by a $ 111.6 million federal grant provided as part of the federal stimulus program in 2010 designed to spur jobs and the development of a smarter electric grid.

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

The provincial and federal governments provide more than $ 3 billion in funding and support to Canada's agriculture and agri - food sector through a variety of grant and loan programs offered through Growing Forward 2 (GF2).

Despite having healthy supports in place at both the Federal and Provincial programming levels, in the form of R&D tax credits, grants, loans and collaborative agreements, it's our ability to grow Canada's R&D - intensive sectors that proves weak.

Government grants for hiring and training abound for businesses operating in Ontario, with both federal and provincial programs offering as much as $ 20,000 or more to companies that hire and / or train workers.

Two Men's Social Service Centers in California received federal grants which permitted augmentation of their professional staffs and expansion of their rehabilitation programs.

Overseen by the Division of Family and Children of the state's Family and Social Services Administration, FaithWorks provides assistance to faith - based organizations in applying for state and federal grant dollars to support new or existing programs geared to helping people attain self - sufficiency.

Federal funds are also granted to state public health programs ($ 66,000,000 in the fiscal year 1969) Community mental health receives a minimum of 15 percent of each state's allotment, and 70 percent of the grant is available to support services in communities for which both public and private nonprofit groups may apply.

Fifty - seven players were implicated in a financial - aid scandal that the feds call «perhaps the largest centralized fraud upon the federal Pell Grant program ever committed.»

Block grants are a favorite tool of conservatives to shrink the role of the federal government and reduce the size of social programs, but as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities well articulated in a statement hastily released yesterday, block grants in the particular context of school food are very likely to put children's health and wellbeing at risk:

In addition, if the district is determined to be the owner of the lake, the district may be eligible for grant funds through the federal Conservation 2000 program, which could be used to assist in lake cleanup efforts, she addeIn addition, if the district is determined to be the owner of the lake, the district may be eligible for grant funds through the federal Conservation 2000 program, which could be used to assist in lake cleanup efforts, she addein lake cleanup efforts, she added.

The funding includes $ 9.7 million from the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development program and $ 685,000 in federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grants.

The grants, funded through the state's Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program and the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund program, were announced by Gov. George Ryan at the Illinois Association of Park Districts» annual meeting in Peoria.

AB 2271 requires the State Department of Education to provide a state grant of up to $ 100,000 to a school food authority that participates in the National School Lunch Program and receives a federal equipment assistant grant.

A 2015 KSHF - commissioned series of case studies of 19 schools in seven states explored the effects of these federal kitchen equipment grants on students and meal programs and found that equipment bought with these funds helped many schools overcome challenges reported in the 2013 study.

The governor's office announced that 68 after - school programs across New York will share nearly $ 11 million in state and federal grants.

The benefit would come on top of other financial assistance already in existence and taken advantage of by hundreds of thousands of students, such as the state's Tuition Assistance Program and federal Pell Grant pProgram and federal Pell Grant programprogram.

The more than $ 2 million in funding is through a Federal Emergency Management Agency Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response, or SAFER, grant program.

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.

He listed the following as Regents» achievements: winning $ 700 million through the federal Race To The Top competitive grant program, raising standards, achieving a significant new investment in pre-kindergarten and increasing graduation rates.

But in late 2013 the program was put on probation and disqualified from seeking additional grants after federal officials found fault with the city's testing procedures and quarterly reports.

It is unclear whether federal acting secretary of education John King — New York's former state education c ommissioner who championed the Common Core and helped usher in the use of teacher evaluations tied to state assessments under No Child Left Behind and the federal Race To The Top grant program — will give his blessing.

On Tuesday Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a new program that will distribute $ 6 million in federal grants to companies in New York State that hire workers who have been unemployed for more than 27 weeks.

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.

In addition to the state - provided funds, the legislation would also direct the county Department of Public Works to apply for federal matching grant funding through the Job Access Reverse Commute program, with the goal of receiving more than $ 2 million to cover the cost of the expansion.

What's more, ootential cuts to federal grant programs could result in serious fiscal strain for the already hurting state and local governments, which rely heavily on them for social service programs.

Suffolk Police Commissioner nominee Geraldine Hart said she wants to work closely with authorities in El Salvador to help fight the deadly MS - 13 gang's activities in the county and plans to use her knowledge of federal programs to push for more grant money.

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.

In 2009, through the «Race to the Top» program, the federal government offered $ 4.35 billion in competitive grants to states that adopted Common Core standards and developed plans to improve state test scores and teacher evaluation resultIn 2009, through the «Race to the Top» program, the federal government offered $ 4.35 billion in competitive grants to states that adopted Common Core standards and developed plans to improve state test scores and teacher evaluation resultin competitive grants to states that adopted Common Core standards and developed plans to improve state test scores and teacher evaluation results.

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 order for the state to receive a $ 700 million federal «Race to the Top» grant it won in 2010, a teacher evaluation program must be implementeIn order for the state to receive a $ 700 million federal «Race to the Top» grant it won in 2010, a teacher evaluation program must be implementein 2010, a teacher evaluation program must be implemented.

The Cheektowaga Public Library PCC was one of thirty libraries in the state funded with a $ 244,517 grant provided by the New York State Library Broadband Technology Program funded through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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.

The evaluations are required in order to qualify for federal grant money that New York State won under the Race to the Top program.

Cuomo championed the teacher evaluation system, which is a requirement of the federal Race To The Top grant program, through which New York won $ 700 million in 2010.

Walsh also said he would continue to seek United States Department of Housing and Urban Development grants to support initiatives such as the Syracuse Lead Hazard Control Program, which was denied federal funds and eventually shuttered in 2016.

The waiver money, a matching grant program from the federal government that allows providers across the state to invest in new ways to provide and deliver care to their communities, is divided into several different pots of money.

The AHCA would have switched Medicaid to block grants, which means states would receive a fixed amount of federal funding each year regardless of changes in program enrollment and mandates.

Solar energy companies owned by a tea party Republican running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin who is strongly opposed to the 2009 federal stimulus package have received $ 500,000 in grants under the program.

And Astorino is also turning his focus upstate, citing a TWC News report on the federal government cutting key grant funding to a housing program over lead paint in some residential housing there.

Schumer says the $ 20 million federal grant program was included in the Water Resource Development Act.

And in a move sure to make the de Blasio administration happy, the Legislature rejected Gov. Cuomo's proposal to require $ 27 million in federal block grant funding be used exclusively on child care programs, a move the city says would have forced the closure of 65 senior day care centers.

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.

MANHATTAN — New York won $ 700 million in federal education grants when the US Department of Education's Race to the Top program winners were announced Tuesday.

Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott and UFT President Michael Mulgrew on July 15 announced an important agreement that will help secure up to $ 65 million over the next two years in federal School Improvement Grants, a U.S. Department of Education program that provides funding to help transform our nation's struggling schools.