Sentences with phrase «granted by state governments»

This means that unlike the state and federal governments, local governments have no powers except those granted them by their state governments.
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has expressed delight with the rate militants in the state have been surrendering their arms following the amnesty granted them by the state government.

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More than 140 local health and medical research institutions are set to benefit from an $ 8 million grant provided by the state government.
The state government has invested $ 2 million to support Western Australian agriculture by granting free entry to the IGA Perth Royal Show and local Royal Agriculture Society - affiliated shows for children aged 12 years and younger.
They also need to show high - growth potential — evidenced by successfully raising at least $ 345,000 in funding from a qualified U.S. investor or attracting grants of at least $ 100,000 from federal, state, or local governments.
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 (the SEC).
Grants are also free money, but they are provided by the federal and state government as well as directly from certain schools.
Myriota's investment of $ 1.36 million, which will be matched by a grant from the South Australian State Government's Future Jobs Fund, will allow the company to integrate its ultra-low-cost satellite IoT solution into a wide range of global products and services.
The Court has repeatedly said that its function is not to judge the wisdom or the policy of laws, but only to judge whether or not they are exercises of powers granted to the federal government by the Constitution or denied by it to the states.
Information from NRS programmes that identifies particular people or their property is released only to government authorities (i.e. Australian, state or territory government authorities responsible for the monitoring or regulation of agricultural and veterinary chemical residues and contaminants), or to individuals approved by the department as being appropriate persons to be granted access to the information under paragraph 11 (2)(b) of the Admin Act.
The simplest approach to funding - direct funding by your municipality, a government agency, or by the state (e.g., state department of public health, school department budget), or through a government grant - may be all that is needed, particularly if you are seeking to start a Community Access Defibrillation Program (CAD) serving your entire community, or a significant segment, such as the public schools.
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.
But SERAP in a statement today by its deputy director Timothy Adewale said, «Rather than using their executive and legislative powers to promote good governance and abolish laws granting double emoluments and large severance benefits to former governors, the Abia State government is denigrating the judiciary and displaying contempt for the rule of law.»
Part of the objectives of the Foundation was to sponsor students by way of scholarships, grants and organizing capacity building seminars, workshops and other related activities and opportunities to students and young people, as well as collaborating with other stakeholders such as government agencies, NGOs, foreign bodies to raise awareness on the state of education in Nigeria and intervening with solutions.
Due to the fact that this was a Chinese Government Grant projected the contract was awarded and all the procurement was undertaken by the Embassy of China in Ghana, the school was constructed and furnished in 3 months, as previously stated it has been commissioned and handed over to the Awutu Senya West
Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. and Rome Mayor James Brown announced today that Oneida County and the city of Rome have been asked to be co-applicants for a NYS Department of State Local Government Efficiency Grant that is being applied for by the City of Rome School District.
Justice I. A. Tyonyiman of Makurdi High Court, yesterday granted an ex parte motion brought before it by the Benue government against the leadership of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore and others over the killings in the state.
It was also contended by the Plaintiffs that any license granted by the Lagos State Government over the declared Federal Waterways in particular, Peninsular of Lagos Lagoon was ultra vires, illegal and of no effect whatsoever.
He also stated that the association was excited by the progress made in the amendment of the Constitution by the National Assembly, adding that the «exercise would greatly remove all constitutional impediments on the granting of autonomy through financial and administrative independence to the Office of the Auditors - General at the federal, state and local governments in the country.»
«The way I like at it is there's this enormous temptation by the state government to try to control the economy — to use state grants, which is essentially our tax money — and different types of rules and regualtions and fancy programs with fancy titles to try to act like politicians create jobs.
«The most surprising and amazing of this is that the Federal Government is watching while Nnamdi Kanu is creating a state within a State, threatening to stop Anambra State gubernatorial election by holding rallies in South South and South East states and using provocative and inciting words, granting interviews to the press, which pose a threat to national unity and secustate within a State, threatening to stop Anambra State gubernatorial election by holding rallies in South South and South East states and using provocative and inciting words, granting interviews to the press, which pose a threat to national unity and secuState, threatening to stop Anambra State gubernatorial election by holding rallies in South South and South East states and using provocative and inciting words, granting interviews to the press, which pose a threat to national unity and secuState gubernatorial election by holding rallies in South South and South East states and using provocative and inciting words, granting interviews to the press, which pose a threat to national unity and security.
It said it was also false that a fresh N25 billion loan was applied for; saying that; «the only fresh loan taken by the government of Fayose was the N10 billion grant from the Excess Crude Account, which was released to all States for capital projects, N2.8 billion requested from Wema Bank to pay State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) counterpart fund out of which N1 billion has been accessed and N600 million for MDGs counterpart fund, which has been repaid.»
Rev. Peter Young, a pioneer of programs for people with substance abuse problems, was treated to a profanity - laced tirade by a Cuomo administration official as the state continues to block the nonprofit from applying for publicly - funded grants and government contracts.
A High Court sitting in Kaduna, Thursday in Kaduna, granted stringent bail conditions to a former Bureau Chief with Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Luka Binniyat, who is standing trial over alleged false publication brought against him by the Kaduna State government.
The government said this on Thursday, a day after a bill sponsored by the Senator representing Lagos Central, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, for the state to be recognised and rewarded with a special status and federal grants was rejected by the Senate.
Following the recent presidential pardon granted some convicts by President Goodluck Jonathan, Socioeconomic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP has called on the government of President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately «rescind the alleged state pardon granted former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, and former head, Bank of the North, Shettima Bulama, as the said pardon is a fundamental breach of the country's constitution and international anti-corruption obligations.&rstate pardon granted former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, and former head, Bank of the North, Shettima Bulama, as the said pardon is a fundamental breach of the country's constitution and international anti-corruption obligations.&rState Governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, and former head, Bank of the North, Shettima Bulama, as the said pardon is a fundamental breach of the country's constitution and international anti-corruption obligations.»
It's unclear how many government - created nonprofits exist across the state, but many like Fort Schuyler were created by SUNY schools in partnership with the Research Foundation for SUNY, which administers grants for SUNY schools.
Saraki prayed God to grant the soul of the respected royal father eternal rest, and his immediate family, Olomu - in - Council, the people of Omu - Aran, Chairman and members of the State Council of Chiefs, the government and people of Kwara State, the equanimity to bear the loss and to overcome the difficulties posed by this sudden departure.
He thanked the Governor for granting 75 per cent waiver on revenue payable by the institution to the State Government, saying the gesture, among other laudable initiatives, were worth commending and shows his passion for the development of the education sector.
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, had recently threatened to boycott elections in the state and the South East in general until a referendum is granted by the Federal Government.
The Senate's Task Force on Government Efficiency, chaired by Bronx pol Jeff Klein, released a report today saying that the state's Department of Transportation wasted $ 210 million in funds, much of it on outsourced work contracts that could have been cheaper if granted to state employees.
«If we are to use that authority arbitrarily or to withhold these certifications where we should be granting them, what then can happen... is there is an opportunity for the federal government to just take that process over from us and then we no longer have that authority,» Snyder said at a roundtable discussion on climate change Monday sponsored by the state Assembly.
Speaking at a public lecture titled, «The State of the Ghanaian Economy — A Foundation of Concrete or Straw», chaired by Former President John Agyekum Kufuor, Dr. Bawumia revealed that, the total cost of infrastructure from loans, grants and taxes from 2009 to date, is around 7 billion dollars, whereas government has borrowed in excess of 39 billion dollars.
The Common Core standards were developed by a group of state education leaders but promoted by the federal government, particularly through Race To The Top, a nationwide competitive grant program that required the adoption of standards that boost college - and career - readiness.
On the controversial N852.9 State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) fund, the commission said it was clear that the Government of Dr Fayemi hoodwinked the federal government into paying its own matching grant by obtaining N852, 936,783.12 loan from Access Bank on November 25, 2013 without perfecting documentation in respect of the loan, thereby flouting the provisions of Section 11 (2) of the UBEC Government of Dr Fayemi hoodwinked the federal government into paying its own matching grant by obtaining N852, 936,783.12 loan from Access Bank on November 25, 2013 without perfecting documentation in respect of the loan, thereby flouting the provisions of Section 11 (2) of the UBEC government into paying its own matching grant by obtaining N852, 936,783.12 loan from Access Bank on November 25, 2013 without perfecting documentation in respect of the loan, thereby flouting the provisions of Section 11 (2) of the UBEC Act, 2004.
As the letter written by the governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose to the people and government of China cautioning them of the danger behind granting a $ 2billion loan to the Buhari administration generates controversy, the leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has written Mr. Xi Jingping urging him to disregard the said letter, saying that it was a handiwork of a «meddlesome interloper» who is over-reaching his constitutional bound.
Hence, to avoid further corruption, Cuomo's award on Dec. 10 of about $ 50 million in capital grants and state tax credits to Nassau County for government and private - sector projects must be postponed until Mangano's recommendations — like the $ 3 million for county - owned Nassau Hub infrastructure improvements and Grumman studios run by a Mangano donor — are vetted to ensure they weren't driven by cronyism or campaign contributions.
The Community Development Block Grant is funding distributed by the federal government to local governments and states to use on housing and economic and social development.
The remainder is funded by grants from state and federal governments, program income and donations from our supporters.
Our state government has also recognized Jamaica's potential for growth by awarding the neighborhood an additional $ 10 million grant as part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI).
Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday granted Governor Abiola Ajimobi's request to extend the tenure of Caretaker Committee Chairmen in the 33 Local Government Areas and the 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of the state by two moState House of Assembly on Tuesday granted Governor Abiola Ajimobi's request to extend the tenure of Caretaker Committee Chairmen in the 33 Local Government Areas and the 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of the state by two mostate by two months.
The federal government's capacity to undercut rights granted by the states is very limited....
The Minister also stated that, capitation grants for some institutions in the country which have been in arrears for quite a long time, are being cleared by government.
«The only fresh loan taken by the government of Fayose was the N10bn grant from the Excess Crude Account, which was released to all states for capital projects, N2.8 bn requested from the Wema Bank to pay the State Universal Basic Education Board counterpart fund out of which N1bn has been accessed and N600m for MDGs counterpart fund, which has been repaid.»
This will be done by using existing reserves, selling unused property (in 2015 we sold the old library for $ 100,000) and securing grants from federal and state governments and private foundations.
Your TTO can also provide guidance on applying for proof - of - concepts grants offered by state governments, which may be easier to acquire (based on the number of applicants) than typical federal research grants, says Alexandra Hall, intellectual property manager at the University of Denver in Colorado.
The postdoc, who did not want to be identified for fear of drawing unwanted attention, must now decide whether to continue with his work on stem cells — gambling that the U.S. government by summer will be inclined to grant him an extension — or spend the next half - year boning up on techniques that will help him secure a position outside the United States.
In the early days of Egypt's Arab Spring uprising, the government of Hosni Mubarak attempted to shut down the country's Internet in order to cripple protesters» ability to organize; it did this by ordering the state - controlled Internet Service Provider (ISP), which grants Internet access to customers, to cut service.
For the majority of scientists who won't get tenure - track positions — and may not want them — Research Universities states that the great need is to «better position new PhDs for the careers they will have by providing more information about career options and by providing opportunities to acquire, in addition to the knowledge of one's field, skills that are useful for academic positions (teaching, grant writing, publishing, presentations) and positions in government, business and non-profits (oral and written communication, project management, regulatory compliance, business ethics and innovation.)»
In the case of States receiving grants, the statement of projected use of funds shall consist of the method by which the States will distribute funds to units of general local government.
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