Sentences with phrase «funds went toward»

Yet, none of these funds went toward efforts to ensure that the food produced was actually consumed.

The improperly disclosed funds went toward fighting Proposition 30, which would have

The improperly disclosed funds went toward fighting Proposition 30, which would have hiked taxes on the wealthy to fund schools, and Proposition 32, which would have limited unions» political power.

Fabricated funds went toward subsidizing the private banking system and buying government debt, corporate debt, and stocks.

Funding going toward companies related to the microbiome — the trillions of bacteria that live primarily in our digestive system — increased more than 400 % between 2011 and 2015 and was up this year despite overall venture funding being down.

Since then the fund has been quietly accepting proposals for such work and today it rolled out its first large installment of cash, with more than half of the funding going toward shoring up malaria drug research.

And besides, they argue, any increase in school funding goes toward administration anyway, not the classroom.

Almost $ 1 billion of the LAUSD general fund goes toward supporting the under - funded federal special education mandate.

In addition to fundamental discussions about the amount of public funding going toward public education, the mechanisms by which funds are allocated to schools within districts and to non-district charter schools, as well as the compatibility of funding models with innovations in instructional models, arise as current topics of finance - related debate.

North Carolina follows New York and Rhode Island in requesting assistance from the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the $ 4 million approved today represents another installment of federal - aid highway funds going toward repair.

Because such little funding goes toward Tulsa Animal Welfare and with many of these dogs destined to be euthanized at the shelter, a day dedicated to these animals could not be more important and should serve as a reminder that they need all the love they can get.

Federal Emergency Management Agency funds go toward the welfare of animals in disaster zones.

All funds go toward the efforts of TNR including paying for spay / neuters, vaccines, medical care for injured / sick free roaming cats, and the costs of fostering the kittens and tame cats who are removed from the sites.

Funds go toward the care of feral cats on the UNT campus.

100 % of donated funds go toward veterinary needs and routine care of the pets in our rescue.

The organization operates primarily through its Seal of Distinction program, in which Endowment funds go toward supporting non-profits committed specifically to placing veterans in high - quality jobs.

Because better information about climate finance offers big benefits, Colombia worked with WRI and its partners on a new system to measure, report and verify how much funding goes toward climate change projects.

Not exact matches

The funds also have gone toward manufacturing developments like a frying technique that has helped reduce the amount of fat in a potato chip by 20 %.

Telegram said the funds raised will go toward the «development of Telegram and TON and for the ongoing expenses required to support the growth of the ecosystem.»

The seed round of a few million dollars — in which venture fund Polaris also participated — will go toward getting the technology prepped for human trials, which 30 - year - old CEO Carl Schoellhammer anticipates will happen within the next 12 months.

Under Walker's proposal, a portion of the fund's earnings would go toward deficit reduction, cutting dividend payments roughly in half for the foreseeable future.

Gates said the funds would go toward experimenting with new methods of teaching.

Although customers choose what they pay quarterly to Aspiration, they are still on the hook for paying expenses to Aspiration's financial partners, which go toward things like fund administration, insurance, and state registration.

The funding also will go toward developing technology that will help its employees «deliver service better,» Maddock says.

The platform is hoping to raise $ 2 million for Maria victims through a relief fund, which will go toward emergency supplies like food, water, and medicine, in addition to longer - term support for recovery and rebuilding efforts.

Filippelli, who previously co-founded the data analytics firm Berico Technologies, says the bulk of RedOwl's latest funding injection will go toward product development.

Along with R&D, this latest funding round will go a ways toward increasing that staff and reach, with plans to extend to more markets, including Europe and Asia.

For each dollar you save, you get four dollars in matching funds up to $ 7,500 designed to go toward your new home.

If your emergency fund is stocked, every extra dollar should go toward contributing the max on your retirement accounts and paying off the rest of your debt.

The revenue that results from residents» annual property tax payments goes toward public funding for the state, Dakota County and its local jurisdictions as well.

In addition to expansion, the latest round of Dig Inn's funding will also in part go toward exploring food tech, which Eskin says has boomed over the last 18 months.

With an emergency fund in place and your investment strategy up and running, putting any extra money toward your debts is also a smart way to go.

But most existing funding was going toward sequencing the handful of genes most likely to lead to profitable drugs and gene therapies.

Plus, you can choose whether you want your funds to go toward your Regions checking, savings or money market account.

Sure, they can help you earn money that you could put toward many things — a retirement account, an emergency fund, a down payment — but you also run the risk of putting yourself in hot water if the company you've invested in goes under.

If you are lucky to receive such a windfall and would like to make a large payment (maybe not large enough to pay off the loan completely) on your student loan, notify your lender that you would like the funds to go toward the principal of your student loan, not toward future loan payments (some lenders will automatically use the excess to prepay future payments, if you don't notify them).

Of the total fines, $ 100 million will go toward the CFPB's Civil Penalty Fund, $ 35 million will go to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and another $ 50 million will be paid to the City and County of Los Angeles.

With the Federal Reserve pointing toward three more interest rate hikes this year, money market fund yields are likely to go higher.

This savings is heavily weighted toward retirement assets, but about 20 % of it goes to contribute to a small mutual fund balance my family started investing in for me as a kid, as well as into a Schwab count for one - off trades.

International Stocks: We're currently under weight from where I'd like to be in this area, so my current 401 (k) contributions are all going toward a single, low - cost international index fund.

$ 600 million of these funds will go toward federal laboratories and programs.

I see that some of you had some of the Pellegrino waters I left on the table, so I'll collect the $ 5 per bottle from you before you leave, which will go toward the Ian Desmond Fund.

In addition to co-authoring The New I Do: Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels, I have an essay in Nothing But The Truth So Help Me God: 73 Women on Life's Transitions, which you can buy here, and in Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex and Work in Our 40s, which you can buy here (all proceeds go toward the Breast Cancer Fund).

The money will go toward the district's scholarship fund for low - income families, putting a drinking fountain in the water park and putting a display case in Community Park.

The funds would go toward a roofed, three - sided skateboarding facility and a flat area for in - line skaters.

Maybe the savings can go toward their college fund — it's never too soon to start saving!

Contributions must be in the amount of $ 10 or more; contributions less than $ 10 will go directly to the Annual Fund, but will not count toward your Incentive fundraising total;

Deeply cut the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), whose dollars go toward protecting our drinking water, open space and recycling; Close state parks and campgrounds and slash staffing levels at our environmental enforcement agencies; and Steal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Fund, which was set up to invest in our clean - energy economy, not serve as a piggy bank for politicians.»

Ranzenhofer said he believes the potential revenue should go toward funding roads and bridges, but he doesn't think this issue will be a deal - breaker.

A report released last week revealed that ride - sharing apps like Lyft and Uber were largely responsible for the increase in traffic congestion in the city in the last few years, and Cuomo's plan will consider adding a surcharge on these services, funds from which will directly go toward subway improvements.