Sentences with phrase «federal grants»

The law called on agencies to apply electronic technology to make the process of applying for federal grants simpler and more uniform.

He has been the recipient of over $ 10 million in federal grant funds for various projects involved in the areas of parenting and early childhood over his years of service.

The bill establishes a $ 1.5 billion federal grant program for evidence - based state home visitation for new and expectant families.

The fact is, several sources of federal grant money for community - based wellness, including family planning, prevention and testing, have been drastically reduced or eliminated altogether.

What's driving the recent efforts is frustration with longstanding school failure, not the lure of federal grant money that helped push the first three districts into being.

The organization which operates in part with federal grant funds, treats underserved and often low - income patients in the community.

For example, public school systems receive federal grants to help pay the «indirect» bills for school meals, meaning costs not directly associated with the food and its preparation.

Many significant advances in medicine in recent decades were initially funded not by federal grants but by private contributions.

Additionally, you likely won't be able to complete your entire undergraduate degree on federal grants alone.

Using federal grants to pay off student loans can help you better manage your finances.

The total awarded for the five - year federal grant is $ 4.5 million.

Additionally, the law provided federal grants to state educational agencies to improve the quality of elementary and secondary education.

Researchers have not been able to get federal grants, however.

The FREE application used to apply for federal student aid, such as federal grants, loans, and work - study.

The 2009 Race to the Top federal grant competition also called on states to develop systems that evaluate teacher effectiveness by taking into account data on student growth.

New federal grant expands initiative to increase PhD student diversity beyond the life sciences.

The goal is to use the 16 cameras as a pilot program to increase the likelihood of a larger federal grant for cameras later this year or early next year.

Title X is the only federal grant program dedicated solely to providing individuals with comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services.

The funding also helps support the research projects themselves, allowing research in areas that are critical for animal health and welfare, but are currently of low priority for federal granting agencies.

The test scores are then used as part of the new process of teacher evaluations required under terms of federal grants worth millions of dollars that the state has received.

It has been referred to as a last dollar grant, only covering what state and federal grants do not.

Each school would receive a one - time federal grant of $ 1 million in start - up funds.

Lead grant writer and project manager for annual federal grants and wrote ad hoc grants.

Provide excellent customer service in a call center environment that typically involves questions regarding specific federal grant opportunities and research for justice - focused topics.

There are also federal grants available to help you get the money for a down payment together.

It will, however, help her meet eligibility requirements for free federal grants and low - rate loans, assuming she doesn't make too much money herself to qualify for such aid.

Many federal grant programs require performance measurement to understand how programs are operating and progressing.

But in the real world of politics and policy, they are rational actors, calculating the costs and benefits of federal grant laws.

That's the law that sets student loan interest rates and governs federal grants.

Coordinated year - end audit, worked with external audit firms for federal grant audits, and private foundation audits.

It has received an unprecedented infusion of millions of dollars in federal grants.

The agency also did not respond to a request for the contracts that it offers scientists receiving federal grants.

Currently there is Federal Grant money that is generated whenever there is an allegation (true or false) of child abuse.

Under the proposal, the state would ensure free tuition to students by supplementing existing state and federal grant programs — essentially making up the gap.

She expects the institute to be self - sustaining on federal grants and contracts by 2013.

The three - year federal grant will fund research to identify treatments for cognitive difficulties in persons with spinal cord injury.

While Title I is the single largest federal grant, the federal government spends more than twice that amount through a multitude of other programs.

Because of federal grants, most materials and products are free to use.

These programs were made possible through competitive, one - time federal grants.

The goal is to create a single, consistent infrastructure for applying for federal grants.

The Justice Department is following through on an executive order to withhold as much as $ 4.1 billion in federal grants from so - called «sanctuary cities,» generally defined as places where local law enforcement limit their cooperation with federal authorities on immigration enforcement.

The article examines how the 16 U.S. school districts awarded federal grants through the Race to the Top (RTT) competition are applying the funds to personalized learning initiatives.

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.

Little do they realize that anybody can get their hands on a funded federal grant application by filing a Freedom of Information Act request.

The legislation would give states the opportunity to become the primary regulators of hemp, allow hemp researchers to apply for competitive federal grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ensure growers in the West can access water, and make hemp farmers eligible to apply for crop insurance.

«It appears all parties are on the same page: the key to moving forward is obtaining federal grant support for the project.»