Sentences with phrase «in federal funding in»

Critics of Planned Parenthood are calling for Congress to strip the organization of more than $ 500 million in federal funding in the wake of a series of controversial hidden - camera videos that captured employees discussing fetal tissue donation.

Legal Services Corp. received $ 410 million in federal funding in fiscal 2018 an amount that is below its funding level of $ 420 million in fiscal 2010.

The city DOE and United Federation of Teachers had spent weeks in closed door meetings trying to hammer out the details of a «meaningful teacher evaluation system» in order to qualify for up to $ 65 million in federal funding in School Improvement Grants over the next two years, which is distributed by the state.

Putting $ 60 million in federal funding in jeopardy, the Department of Education refused to complete the final stages of a new agreement to cover teachers in those schools, leaving the talks abruptly on Dec. 30, two days before a state deadline.

Located in Montour Falls, the state secured $ 500,000 in federal funding in May, 2016 to support training efforts there, and since 2011, the Governor has invested $ 3 million to improve the facility and grounds.

California received a total of $ 333.8 billion in federal funds in 2010 - 11, most of which went directly to Californians without passing through the state budget, an analysis by the California Budget Project shows.

Bush's No Child Left Behind Act called for federal standards, and Obama's Race to The Top Act offered states more than $ 4 billion in federal funds in exchange for instituting formal teacher assessments.

In addition to the TIFIA loan, the project has utilized $ 232 million in federal funds in conjunction with $ 88 million in state and local funds.

His GMU CV lists ~ 16 million in federal funds in five years, If we back those years (2004 - 08) out and go forward, he's probably good for about 100m (that's 1/10 of a billion) in 2006 dollars over his career.

Not exact matches

Paul is among a core group of conservatives in the House and Senate that have opposed the funding legislation due to avowed concerns about the federal debt.

In the Minutes from the January FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve addressed the financial situation, and noted that the increasing role of bond and loan mutual funds could pose a liquidity risk if everyone tries to get out of the market at the same time.

The trust fund is paid for with receipts from the federal fuel tax, and with gas prices at low levels, an increase in the tax might be part of a more extended program.

Stengel is joined on stage by Doug Ellenoff, a corporate and securities attorney with a specialty in business transactions and corporate financing who has been actively involved in working with federal government agencies as the rules are being rewritten, and Pelli Wang (on the right end of the couch), the venture director at SeedInvest, a leading equity crowdfunding platform and early - stage VC fund.

In a statement, the well - funded startup Coinbase responded publicly: «We remain concerned over specific components of the BitLicense that were left unchanged, including state - specific AML rules that are inconsistent with federal guidelines.

The senators originally promised to include the measures in a year - end spending bill, but because Congress is only working to pass a short - term extension of federal government funding this week, Collins and Alexander say they will include the bills in an omnibus bill in January.

These programs provide free one - on - one mentoring and low - cost training opportunities for their clients in locations around the country, using a combination of federal funds, state and local government contributions, and private sector resources.

Mr Dobbins said that, while the technology had been well received by Federal and State governments in Australia, the company had received no funding to develop or implement the system.

The committee says it expects «economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will warrant further gradual increases in the federal funds rate; the federal funds rate is likely to remain, for some time, below levels that are expected to prevail in the longer run.

In 2013, the International Monetary Fund called on Canada to create a federal entity with a clear mandate to monitor threats to the financial system.

A new mining research centre to be jointly based in Western Australia and South Australia and backed by 34 industry and academic partners is set to proceed after the federal government committed to provide $ 50 million in funding.

But Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and other Democratic leaders say the bill is unacceptable in its present form, including a ban on federal funding for Planned Parenthood in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory in the Caribbean that has reported nearly 2,000 cases of Zika infection.

«I think many states would have a serious challenge in providing 80 % of funding for viable infrastructure projects,» said one lobbyist closely involved in tracking the issue, referring to the component of the White House plan that caps federal investment at 20 %.

An ambitious water supply project in Western Australia's South West is set to proceed after gaining federal government backing, with Collie Water chairman Peter Fogarty saying he was well advanced in securing private investors to complete funding.

In recent days, the federal agency has launched an investigation into the methods mutual fund companies use to place values on such high - flying companies.

«The American healthcare system requires massive amounts of federal funding, yet remains one of the least - efficient healthcare systems in the world,» says Doctor on Demand CEO Hill Ferguson in a statement.

The federal governments has been making efforts to boost entrepreneurial outcomes, with a new startup visa for foreign - born entrepreneurs and $ 400 million in funding to create venture - capital funds led by the private sector.

A new mining research centre to be co-based in Western Australia and South Australia and backed by 34 industry and academic partners is set to proceed after the federal government committed to provide $ 50 million in funding.

In his opinion, the Federal Reserve funds rate should be closer to 3 % rather than the current 0.5 %.

The lobbyist said that rural states would be most adversely impacted, noting that even though Trump's plan includes $ 50 billion in federal funding for rural infrastructure projects, that may be a high enough compensatory figure.

The U.S. was No. 1 in stem cell science until the last Bush administration restricted federal funding.

«The elimination of federal funding to CPB would initially devastate and ultimately destroy public media's role in early childhood education, public safety, connecting citizens to our history, and promoting civil discussions - all for Americans in both rural and urban communities,» Harrison wrote.

Emerging economies are set to slow this year as the U.S. Federal Reserve begins raising interest rates and there's a rising protectionist rhetoric in advanced economies, the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday.

«We have always had support from both parties in Congress, and will again make clear what the public receives in return for federal funding for public broadcasting.»

CPB president Patricia Harrison said in a statement that there was «no viable substitute for federal funding» that could help the CPB provide free public media programming, which was slashed from the budget that Trump released Thursday.

The federal government has a cybersecurity spending fund in place for $ 19 - million, called the Cybersecurity National Action Plan.

For years, the International Monetary Fund and various other experts have pleaded with Canada's federal government to invest in an independent body with the power to respond to financial threats.

Documents tabled in the legislature include an email from Bill Hawkins, then the chief of staff to federal International Trade Minister Ed Fast, dated a week before Dunderdale announced the fishery fund last year.

Bailing on it would surely cost Newfoundland more in lost trade opportunities than any federal fund could provide.

There was some shifting in the FOMC's closely watched «dot plot» — a chart that depicts where each member expects the federal funds rate to be in the years ahead.

They were brought in by the federal and most provincial governments for labour - backed VC funds in the 80s and early»90s, as a way to stimulate badly needed investment in technology.

Already this year, some local NPR affiliates went as far as to advertise the potential federal funding cuts in their annual pledge drives.

She added: «We will work with the new Administration and Congress in raising awareness that elimination of federal funding to CPB begins the collapse of the public media system itself and the end of this essential national service.»

Those lackluster test scores have caught the attention of the federal government, and the Trump Administration has proposed $ 200 million in STEM - focused grant funding.

With the ongoing liquidation of the Canadian Fund and the loss of Ontario and federal tax credits, how much remains of the dream of labour - sponsored venture capital in English Canada?

They said they were at risk of losing billions of dollars in federal funding for education if they did not comply.

Critics have worried that the Fed has missed opportunities to normalize policy, but Yellen said «the risk of falling behind the curve in the near future appears limited, and gradual increases in the federal funds rate will likely be sufficient to get to a neutral policy stance over the next few years.»

«Were the FOMC to delay increases in the federal funds rate for too long, it could end up having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of the Committee's longer - run policy goals» on inflation and jobs, Yellen said.

In a recent speech to the Providence Chamber of Commerce, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said, «I think it will be appropriate at some point this year to take the initial step to raise the federal - funds rate target and begin the process of normalizing monetary policy.»

What role should the federal government have in funding basic R&D?

Tesla's sudden change in fortune stands in marked contrast to Fisker Automotive, a competing alternative car company now on the verge of bankruptcy and at the center of controversy over $ 192 million in federal funding that it's unlikely to pay back.