Sentences with phrase «grants on a competitive basis»
The Secretary shall make grants on a competitive basis for --
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The European Dendroecological Fieldweek is supported by the Association of Tree - Ring Research ATR which offers a few grants on a competitive basis.
Not exact matches
These grants are awarded on a competitive basis, and funding is contingent on achieving measurable outcomes.
The Act empowers the Secretary to grant leases to the highest qualified responsible bidder on the basis of sealed competitive bids and to formulate regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act.
Specifically, the PBFA has called for: Support for specialty crops; research on plant protein; removing» anti-competitive» policies to bridge the large competitive gap between commodities and specialty crops; support for organic crops; inclusion of transparency and accountability provisions; and referencing «plant - based foods that are major sources of Nutrients of Concern» in 7 USC Section 3157 under «competitive special and facilities research grants.»
The USDA's Farm to School Grant Program — originally funded as part of the Healthy Huger - Free Kids Act of 2010 — provides resources on a competitive basis to schools, nonprofits, farmers and government entities to assist in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools.
On an annual basis, USDA awards up to $ 5 million in competitive grants for training, supporting operations, planning, purchasing equipment, developing school gardens, developing partnerships, and implementing farm to school programs.
But Cuomo says those grants are awarded through a «competitive process based on need,» while pork is doled out at individual legislators» discretion.
She suggested that the directorate follow the example of other science agencies like the National Science Foundation in giving out grants, and «that funds be awarded on a competitive basis based on scientific peer review except in cases when that is clearly not feasible.»
The allocation will be based on an institution's success in obtaining competitive research grants.
-- The Secretary shall award grants under paragraph (1) on a competitive basis taking into consideration the following:
The European Union grants for research projects, contributing to significant advances in medicine, are awarded on a competitive basis.
Synergy grants are awarded by the ERC, on the basis of scientific excellence in an intricate and highly competitive selection procedure.
The grants were awarded through a competitive process through the state health department and based on recommendations by the Biomedical Research Advisory Council.
She has presented at teachers» conferences on incorporating interactive literacy strategies in the classroom, and she is a seven - time recipient of a competitive grant allowing her to incorporate project - based learning in her classroom.
At the same time, the Race to the Top program offered competitive grants that awarded points to states based on their implementation of policies like performance - based evaluations.
If, for example, it releases funds as formula grants, which are distributed to all states on the same basis, it can ensure universal adoption of programs like Title I. Competitive grants like Race to the Top arguably make policy implementation more efficient: the executive branch can regulate, clarify, and be selective about its enforcement of the law.
(Sec. 9212) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), jointly with ED, shall award preschool development grants to states on a competitive basis.
His program was a federal grant, called «Race to the Top,» which was doled out on a competitive basis.
And the present decade opened with the Race to the Top, the brainchild of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, based on the bold hypothesis that sizable grants of federal dollars, disbursed via a competitive process, can induce states to jump through reform policy hoops that they likely would not otherwise have attempted.
The projects have served over 2,000 schools in more than 300 urban, suburban, and rural school districts in 36 states and Washington, D.C. Based on the core premise that educators have the greatest impact on student learning across various in - school factors, TIF awards competitive grants to States, districts, or partnerships with non-profit organizations.
High schools were selected based on a competitive grant review process.
Impact Aid provides formula and competitive grants directly to eligible school districts serving federally connected children on military bases, Indian lands, and subsidized housing.
Schools were selected based on a competitive grant review process.
$ 5 billion in incentive grants to be distributed on a competitive basis to states that most aggressively pursue higher standards, quality assessments, robust data systems and teacher quality initiatives.
The charter grants are available to states on a competitive basis and then, in turn, are awarded to qualified charter school developers also in competition with one another.
As the Administration looks to enhance America's infrastructure, FY 2018 BUILD Transportation grants are for investments in surface transportation infrastructure and are to be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant local or regional impact.
The Secretary shall solicit grant applications and make grants for eligible projects on a competitive basis.
The Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, shall select each recipient of a grant under this section through a competitive process based on the assessment of the Secretary relating to --
Up to 10 grants ($ 500 for individual artists and $ 1,500 for groups of artists) will be awarded on a competitive basis in two grant cycles to eligible artists towards the purchase of goods or services that will have a direct impact on increasing their emergency readiness.
These grants are awarded annually on a competitive basis and are selected by a panel of internationally recognized visual arts professionals.
The Budget advances the President's National Ocean Policy with funding for coastal zone management and planning, competitive grants in support of regional ocean partnerships, integrated ecosystem assessments, catch - share based fisheries management, and research on ocean acidification.
Subtitle G: Diesel Emissions Reduction -(Sec. 792) Instructs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to use: (1) 70 % of certain allocated funds to provide grants and low - cost revolving loans on a competitive basis to eligible entities to achieve prescribed reductions in diesel emissions; and (2) 30 % of certain allocated funds to support grant and loan programs administered by states that are designed to achieve similar diesel emission reductions.
(Sec. 388) Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant, on either a competitive or noncompetitive basis, a lease, easement, or right - of - way on the outer Continental Shelf for activities not otherwise authorized under specified laws, if those activities: (1) support exploration, development, production, transportation, or storage of oil, natural gas; (2) produce or support production, transportation, or transmission of energy from sources other than oil and gas; or (3) use, for energy - related or marine - related purposes, facilities currently or previously used for activities authorized under this Act, unless prohibited by moratorium.
Washington grant writers impressed the federal agency because grant amounts were largely based on the quality of an application and $ 9.4 million of state's $ 11.5 million came under that competitive process.