Sentences with phrase «funds initiatives focused»

• NAIA funds initiatives focused on animal welfare, strengthening the bond between humans and animals and promoting responsible animal care.

Since arriving at PZ in 2003, James has worked with Howard Gardner and colleagues on the Good Project and co-directed several multi-year initiatives, including The Good Play Project, (a MacArthur Foundation - Funded initiative focused on youth, ethics, and new digital media) and the Good Participation Project (a study of MacArthur's Youth and Participatory Politics Research Network focused on civic participation and civic education in the digital age and).

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Blankfein has stitched together a patchwork of new initiatives: a consumer bank, a heightened focus on lending and more resources for asset management, including a suite of exchange - traded funds.

Marrache, who became CEO in August, is leading BFS Capital through a series of customer - focused initiatives that will position the company for long - term growth including increased transparency, deeper reliance on algorithms and data science, enhanced underwriting, and an expedited funding process.

The purpose of the Session was to inform fund industry participants about the SEC's recent risk analytic initiatives and to provide insight into the SEC's areas of focus and enforcement priorities.

LDEI Atlanta provides thousands of dollars of funding and numerous volunteer hours to local organizations each year, focused on helping organizations working in the areas of: green tables / farming, global culinary initiatives, the culinary community and programs that teach cooking, nutrition or support anti-hunger work.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is the lead funder for this merger, supporting the development of FoodCorps» supply - side initiative, which will stand on the shoulders of School Food Focus» long - time success in this work.

American Academy of Pediatrics Medical Home State Pages Focused on the medical home concept, these state pages provide links to initiatives, partnerships, funding opportunities, data, and more related to medical home implementation.

Clever again, and in this case the money goes to a 2011 State Battles Fund, «a special initiative focused on the struggles of working people across the country....

Compared to when he announced the Buffalo Billion, Cuomo spoke less about region specific initiatives this year --- but Upstate Mayors Byron Brown and Lovely Warren say the governor's focus on things like education funding, infrastructure and economic development remain important to their cities.

The state - funded initiative, first announced last year and focused on a 46.5 - square - mile area of central Brooklyn, funds schools, housing, health care, jobs and more.

Part Two still focuses on Buffalo and Niagara Falls, but about 20 percent of the initiative's proposed funding would go to other Western New York communities, from $ 5 million in financing to the National Comedy Center in Jamestown to a $ 20 million contest for 18 municipalities to compete for funding for downtown revitalization projects.

Labour does not offer a great deal more, focused primarily on low - cost initiatives and on changing mindsets, although the party does also offer a National Refuge Fund and wider access to Legal Aid for victims of domestic violence.

Stern, who received Israel's endorsement earlier this month, told the audience he would focus on initiatives to help veterans and seniors, including advocating more funding to address Alzheimer's disease.

As privately funded organizations we focus on initiatives and services to help build stronger businesses and communities in Chautauqua County.

CROWN HEIGHTS — Funding for more than 3,000 units of housing, a new ambulatory care network and a slew of programs to fight poverty are in the works for Central Brooklyn, according to a health - focused initiative outlined by the governor Thursday.

Even as these students were forming their new network, NSF was developing an initiative to fund projects that connect far - flung research departments focusing on the same problems, with a special emphasis on international collaboration.

The New York Civil Liberties Union has focused its concerns specifically on the LMSI, taking the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-- the program's main source of funding — to court to obtain information on, among other things, the location of cameras and license plate readers, the type of equipment being used, the timeline for implementing the security initiative as well as a list of buildings and other structures to be protected.

The research focused on seventh - and eighth - grade students participating in the Camden Youth Development Study, an initiative funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health.

Universities, colleges, and their students in Canada were not anticipating much in the way of increased funding for postsecondary education initiatives because much of the talk leading up to this year's federal budget focused on health care..

The new initiative, Enhancing the Diversity of the NIH - Funded Workforce, aims to address the issue by focusing on undergraduate and graduate education.

Other targets of the initiative have focused on instituting ways to build collaboration among academic, nonprofit and private sector efforts, including international groups and to increase federal funding, an effort that spurred Congress to pass in December 2016 the 21st Century Cures Act that authorized $ 1.8 billion for the National Cancer Institute.

Initially I worked in a division that funded regional innovation initiatives, with a special focus on the former eastern Germany.

In addition to advocating for the President's initiative on precision medicine, the AACR will be focused on making sure that Congress understands the importance of providing annual funding increases for NIH that takes into account inflation and provides for a healthy percentage of real growth.

The other new Common Fund initiative launching in 2013 will focus on RNA molecules that cells secrete to communicate with each other.

The research was conducted as part of the Human Microbiome Project, a major initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that largely has focused on cataloging the body's bacterial ecosystems.

Her current research is focused on the identification of genes and molecular pathways for rare disorders and she is the Lead Investigator of the Genome Canada, CIHR funded «Finding of Rare Disease Genes in Canada» (FORGE Canada) and «Enhanced CARE for RARE Genetic Diseases in Canada» initiatives.

Funding provided by the Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) supports several types of pilot projects (1) highly innovative pilot projects focusing on proof - of - concept or translational research; (2) preliminary collaborative investigations that lead to multi-investigator grant awards or clinical trial; (3) projects that closely align with the Cancer Center's strategic plan and enhance key initiatives; and (4) pilot funding for junior investigators to jump - start independent projects or for more senior investigators looking to study a novel idea derived from disFunding provided by the Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) supports several types of pilot projects (1) highly innovative pilot projects focusing on proof - of - concept or translational research; (2) preliminary collaborative investigations that lead to multi-investigator grant awards or clinical trial; (3) projects that closely align with the Cancer Center's strategic plan and enhance key initiatives; and (4) pilot funding for junior investigators to jump - start independent projects or for more senior investigators looking to study a novel idea derived from disfunding for junior investigators to jump - start independent projects or for more senior investigators looking to study a novel idea derived from discovery.

Indiana University has announced that the Precision Health Initiative, a research initiative focused on patient - centered precision medicine therapies, is the first recipient of funding under the university's new $ 300 million Grand Challenges Program.

August 15, 2017 New genomic data platform to focus on children's health issues UChicago Medicine to play key role in NIH - funded initiative that concentrates on genetic flaws related to pediatric cancer, birth defects

Rachel Brosnahan, who won best TV comedy actress for Amazon's «The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel» reminded everyone not to «lose focus» on the Time's Up initiative, a recently - created legal fund to fight sexual harassment.

Through their partnership, we are able to allocate funds where they are needed most and to focus our attention on strengthening our programs and developing new initiatives as we provide leadership to the fields of film, theater and new and interactive media.

Embrey Family Foundation joined the Institute's community of foundation supporters in 2014 and provides valuable general operating support for our work year - round, which enables us to allocate funds where they are needed most, and to focus our attention on developing new initiatives as we provide leadership to the fields of film, theatre, and new and interactive media.

Funders are wise, then, to focus on new initiatives around curriculum development and adoption, student assignments and grading, next - generation professional development, and efforts to integrate technology and personalized learning into the classroom.

Some of the organizers behind Education Forward have some clever ideas about how to fund the online courses a student might take, for example — by offering 50 percent of funding to the provider up - front for enrollment, 25 percent for the student passing the course, and the last 25 percent upon successful passage of the state final exam — but this idea, which moves the focus to student outcomes, isn't codified explicitly in the initiative (although the notion of competency - based learning is, which might lead to such an outcomes - based funding system).

To support pupils with high attainment in academies, the Sutton Trust is calling for the government to create a fund to support successful initiatives for high attainers from disadvantaged backgrounds, and to focus on supporting disadvantaged pupils of all attainment levels through the pupil premium.

Brad Mitchell is a senior director at Battelle for Kids, where he focuses on building and leveraging philanthropy to fund innovative education reform, especially around rural collaboratives that can serve as learning laboratories and pilot improvement initiatives.

States have flexibility to distribute 50 % of the Race to the Top funds to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that sign Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) to align their local initiatives with Race to the Top objectives and focus areas.

Most notably, the foundation funded the American Federation for Children, an advocacy group focused on supporting school - choice initiatives and supporting candidates who back school choice.

He was chair of the National Competitiveness Committee for the National Venture Capital Association, was selected by Obama to represent the United States at the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 focusing on global education issues, and has funded several education initiatives.

The 62 schools included in the study all received funding from three Gates Foundation initiatives focused on improving student outcomes, particularly college and career readiness.

We have also conducted implementation and impact studies of school reform initiatives focusing on math achievement in k - 12 schools funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

Launched in 2011, Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation, or L.I.F.T., is a five - year initiative in nine low - performing schools in Charlotte, North Carolina.35 The project focuses on innovative strategies to provide students with extended learning time and increased access to technology while supporting community engagement and excellent teaching.36 Project L.I.F.T. worked with Public Impact — a nonprofit organization that works with school districts to create innovative school models — to design hybrid teacher - leader roles that «extend the reach» of high - performing teachers to more students.37 These «multi-classroom leaders» continue to teach while leading teams of teachers and assuming responsibility for the learning of all students taught by their team.38 For this advanced role, teachers earn supplements of up to $ 23,000 annually, funded sustainably by reallocating funds within current budgets.39

The program is also a direct funding source for expanding computer science education and other skills focused initiatives designed to help students acquire the knowledge and skills they will need after graduation.

The report was updated to include context from two significant events that are pushing states to take a closer look at their accountability systems: the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (now known as ESSA) and the launch of the New Skills for Youth initiative, a competitive grant program funded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. that requires participating states to transform their systems to support high - quality career - focused education for all students.

TalentED is a fully - funded philanthropic endeavor that is part of UBS NextGen Leaders, UBS's signature U.S. education initiative focused on college success.

Cybersecurity in schools is the focus of a new initiative from the Indiana Department of Education, and it includes thousands of dollars in funding for some schools.

Policy leaders, in particular, can (1) support initiatives that expand broadband availability in all of the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers and in state and locally - funded afterschool sites; (2) encourage robust experimentation with digital platforms that allow expanded learning organizations to collaborate, share practices, and connect experiences that kids are having at various expanded learning sites; and (3) support pilot experiments in up to 10 % of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers that focus on integrating evolving technologies.

Funded by the Annenberg Foundation, this initiative focuses on literacy and math coaches providing support to teachers from across the major subject areas to create literacy - rich classrooms in which students actively engage in learning tasks that deepen their content knowledge and strengthen their abilities to think critically and communicate well.

In a comparative analysis of five traditional funders and five recent entrants, traditional funders» recent grantmaking has focused more on university - based K - 12 projects and organizations doing state and national policy work in areas such as early learning initiatives and teacher preparation.