Sentences with phrase «in competitive grants»

He offered $ 25 million in competitive grants for low - income school districts to either build or expand pre-K programs.

Yet the «educator in chief» also offered reassurance and rewards, including a chance to win hundreds of millions of dollars in competitive grants.

The question remains whether the nation's schools will get a significant return on the total $ 4 billion investment in competitive grants to states.

Supporters of agricultural research credit him for helping to secure a 30 % boost in competitive grants and a 64 % boost in the agency's budget request.

(Calif.) In one of the largest commitments nationally to reducing chronic absenteeism, California lawmakers will provide $ 27 million this fiscal year to local educational agencies in a competitive grant program expected to be operational by spring.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it will accept applications for $ 199 million in competitive grant funding for Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation.

There's incentive money for teacher merit - pay systems, as well as the proposed Early Learning Challenge Fund to increase access and quality of preK education, which includes $ 9.3 billion available in competitive grants over the next decade.

But this legislation to change how charter schools receive funds, «the charter schools would get a percentage of the indirect costs that we sought for in the competitive grant process,» said Carr.

In voting 96 - 1 to renew the Higher Education Act for five years, the Senate last month accepted a proposal that would authorize $ 300 million over five years in competitive grants to improve teacher education and recruitment programs.

As I've stated previously, ESSA expanded federal support for charter schools by authorizing more than $ 1.1 billion in competitive grants by 2020.

Duncan has $ 4.3 billion in competitive grant money to parcel out to schools that meet his standards for innovation, and California's perverse position on teacher pay and firing isn't likely to make the grade.

At the EPA, it's all very scripted, and we give a lot of money to the state of New York for clean drinking water in a competitive grant process.

Last year, he announced a pilot pre-K program funded by $ 25 million in competitive grants which will serve 27 of New York's roughly 700 school districts.

Through her work in governmental affairs, she earned the title of Principal Investigator within the UC system and received over $ 20M in competitive grant awards.

Carr also explained that local school districts aggressively engage in competitive grant programs because in a time of austerity, it's imperative they find other revenue streams to support the needs of their traditional public schools.

These requirements are far more directive than the Senate bill, which only requires teacher evaluations for districts participating in competitive grant programs.

In the second fund, another $ 100 million per year would be allocated in competitive grants to states, local governments, and non-government organizations.

Donna has been awarded over $ 13m in competitive grants addressing child and adolescent health promotion.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's (U.S. DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the opportunity to apply for approximately $ 226.5 million in competitive grant funding for transit bus projects nationwide.

And a modest $ 2 billion investment in competitive grants for companies to develop the next generation of batteries for these cars has jumpstarted a big new American industry.

On Tuesday Gov. Andrew Cuomo held the districts up as models for the rest of the state, while promising them $ 12 million in competitive grants over the next three years.

After the Summit, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced it is investing $ 34.8 million over five years in competitive grants to groups of community colleges, with the goal of dramatically increasing the graduation rates.

States were desperate for money for their schools, and RTT was offering billions of dollars in competitive grants.

Section 4301 expands federal support for high - quality charter schools by authorizing more than $ 1.1 billion in competitive grants by 2020.

In addition, the federal government poured $ 438 million of economic stimulus funding into developing standardized tests aligned to the Common Core and has strongly encouraged states to adopt «college - and career - ready standards» in the competitive grant program Race to the Top and through No Child Left Behind, which outlines consequences for schools that do not meet goals.

The Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program awarded over $ 26 million in competitive grants, divided equally between the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) and the Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP).

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.

Last year, he announced $ 25 million in competitive grants to fund pre-K in some schools.

The total increase includes $ 50 million in competitive grants and $ 81 million for charter schools.

Update: In addition to the $ 200 million in competitive grants, there appears to be $ 800 million available.

DiNapoli's report finds the enacted budget increases General Support for Public Schools by 3.4 % and provides an additional $ 50 million in competitive grants for prekindergarten, after - school and other programs.

This year they will dole out roughly $ 750 million as well as $ 220 million in competitive grants and tax credits.

NIFA replaces the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, which distributes $ 200 million in competitive grants and about $ 280 million in «formula funding» to land - grant universities.

Washington — A delay within the Education Department on the writing of regulations for the new bilingual - education law means that about $ 95 million in competitive grants will be awarded this year on the basis of administrative rules.

President Obama's recent 2014 budget proposal includes $ 80 Million in competitive grants to support programs that recruit and train talented math and science educators for high - need schools and $ 35 Million to pilot a STEM Master Teacher Corps through which effective teachers in technical fields would be rewarded for taking on new leadership roles.

The Investing in Innovation Fund provides $ 650 million in competitive grants to school districts and nonprofit organizations working with districts or a consortium of schools to «expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative and evidence - based practices, programs and strategies that significantly:

ESSA will authorize over $ 4.1 million in competitive grants for MSAP by 2020.

In 2014, the state doled out $ 250 million in competitive grants to develop linked learning programs, and it will match that amount in 2015.

As a result of NISL's track record of success across the country, the U.S. Department of Education recently awarded NISL nearly $ 23 million in competitive grants, supporting the development of over 1,500 school leaders in California, Florida, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Mississippi.

The U.S. Department of Education will be awarding the money in competitive grants to states.

The money includes $ 4.35 billion in competitive grants for states that make the most progress in raising academic standards, tracking student gains, boosting teacher quality and improving failing schools.

The U.S. Department of Education today announced the launch of the «State - Tribal Education Partnership» — or STEP — pilot program, which will award $ 1.9 million in competitive grants to tribal education agencies (TEAs) to increase their role in the education of American Indian and Alaska Native students.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $ 5 million in competitive grant funds to enhance public transit service for American Indians, Alaska natives and other residents on rural tribal lands.

Since 1966, the Committee has awarded nearly $ 12 million in competitive grants funded from proceeds of our craft shows to the Smithsonian's 19 museums and galleries, nine research facilities, traveling exhibits and the National Zoo.

And in 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor awarded $ 1.55 million in competitive grants to help cities and states conduct studies for paid leave programs.

In support of this priority, we are pleased to announce that we have awarded 91 organizations a total of $ 110,660,533 in competitive grants to support parents and children in 28 states.