Sentences with phrase «in federal grant»

He has been the recipient of over $ 10 million in federal grant funds for various projects involved in the areas of parenting and early childhood over his years of service.

On behalf of the nation's nearly 1400 health centers and the 27 million patients they serve, the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) wants to express our sincere appreciation for the $ 7.8 billion dollars in federal grant funding for the Community Health Center program that was included in the bipartisan budget deal passed by Congress early this morning.

But $ 5.1 billion in federal grant funding for health centers is set to expire next September unless Congress reauthorizes it.

She has secured more than $ 8 in federal grant projects and edited, authored and co-authored numerous publications.

Advocating for inclusion of civil legal aid in federal grant programs that target low - income people, building upon the efforts of the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable and U.S. Department of Justice Office for Access to Justice, and growing the capacity for civil legal services programs to apply for and manage these programs

Prior to joining Williams Creek, John was the Director of the Office of Sustainability for the City of Indianapolis, where he led the implementation of the Mayor's SustainIndy initiative and secured over $ 18 million in federal grant funds for various sustainability projects.

While NYCDOT and the MTA said that this year they would roll out improvements to local bus service on 34th Street and Fifth / Madison Avenues in Manhattan, Jamaica, and downtown Brooklyn, they warned that planned BRT routes in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island could not go forward without the $ 354 million in federal grant money the city would receive if congestion pricing legislation is passed by April 7.

Under a law passed last year that helped the state win $ 700 million in a federal grant competition, known as Race to the Top, each school district must find a way to evaluate teachers on a scale from «ineffective» to «highly effective,» with teachers facing potential firing if they are rated ineffective for two years in a row.

Principal Sacco sees DreamBox Learning playing a pivotal role in helping West Seattle meet its goals and maintain its eligibility in the federal grant program.

Apparently, HISD was holding onto the EVAAS, despite the research surrounding the EVAAS in general and in Houston, in that they have received (and are still set to receive) over $ 4 million in federal grant funds that has required them to have value - added estimates as a component of their evaluation and accountability system (s).

Some of the state's lowest performing schools — including several in Pueblo City Schools (D60)-- are in worse shape today than before they received more than $ 60 million in federal grant money to improve achievement, a...

Some of the state's lowest performing schools — including several in Pueblo City Schools (D60)-- are in worse shape today than before they received more than $ 60 million in federal grant money to improve achievement, a report from a Denver education reform advocacy group said.

While Claypool said the cuts to school budgets would amount to $ 100 million, CPS later issued materials saying it would cut $ 75 million from school budgets this year, and that those cuts would be mitigated by the availability of $ 41 million in federal grant money.

Philadelphia, Guilford County, N.C., and four small districts in northern New Mexico have scooped up the last of the $ 42 million in federal grant money on offer this fall for rewarding teachers and principals who get higher student test scores in needy schools.

The Department of Education has released an audit of the Education Leaders Council that concludes the nonprofit group misused nearly a half - million dollars in federal grant money.

He congratulated the department for using $ 4 million in federal grant money for professional development but stressed a bigger investment would be necessary as teachers and students adjust.

Included in the Federal grant is $ 18.5 million for the final design and construction of improvements along the Empire Corridor - a project that will dramatically ease overcrowding and provide better service for passengers.

The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (NKI) announced this week that it secured $ 20 million in federal grant funding to support Alzheimer's Disease (AD) research.

At noon, Rep. Adriano Espaillat and Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health announce $ 25 million in federal grant funding to the school to support the implementation of quality malaria diagnosis and treatment services in Ethiopia, Hess Auditorium, 722 West 168th St., Manhattan.

Rejman said the Park District won $ 3.1 million in federal grant money earmarked for projects that benefit short - stay boaters.

In 2013, with one year left in the federal grant, the school achieved its academic target for the first time in 18 years.

«We have registered GFI in the federal grant system so that we are eligible to apply for federal funding for the plant - based and clean meat projects we want to work with researchers to complete.»

The obvious benefit of this approach will be increased funds available for nongovernmental schools, funds subsidized by a tax credit rather than dispersed in federal grants.

He also launched the Canal Corridor Initiative that made millions of dollars in federal grants and loans available to canal communities.

The Syracuse Common Council in August 2013 approved the use of $ 123,000 in federal grants as the first fund - raising toward the purchase of a city - owned BearCat.

The Justice Department is following through on an executive order to withhold as much as $ 4.1 billion in federal grants from so - called «sanctuary cities,» generally defined as places where local law enforcement limit their cooperation with federal authorities on immigration enforcement.

On Tuesday Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a new program that will distribute $ 6 million in federal grants to companies in New York State that hire workers who have been unemployed for more than 27 weeks.

In October, those towns received over $ 700,000, from a pool of $ 13 million, in federal grants given directly to municipalities to deal with the problem.

New York City has scored $ 179 million in federal grants to fight terrorism this year.

Pataki and Giuliani appointed the LMDC to distribute nearly $ 10 billion in federal grants and to oversee the construction of a memorial, which was completed in 2011.

«We had a $ 3.8 million deficit in the general fund, and we're looking at a $ 2.6 [million] deficit in our federal grants, which brought our total budget deficit to $ 6.4 million,» Albanese said.

Sessions threatened in March to starve sanctuary cities by holding off as much as $ 4.1 billion in federal grants unless the cities relent.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is scheduled on Tuesday to announce $ 12 million in federal grants for not - for - profits and municipalities to repair historic preservation sites damaged during superstorm Sandy.

Mayor Bloomberg and the Parks Department contributed $ 4.05 million, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer contributed $ 1 million and Congressman Jerrold Nadler helped secure $ 248,000 in federal grants, according to the Parks Department.

The Oswego County town of Volney will receive about $ 2 million in federal grants and loans to help build new water lines for about 100 homes and get them on the public water system.

UCHC has frozen externally funded research in Das's lab, and it turned away US$ 890,000 in federal grants while the investigation was underway.

Administrators have also frozen all external funding to Das's laboratory and turned down $ 890,000 in federal grants awarded to the researcher.

In 2008 — 09, the College Board reports that $ 168 billion in financial aid was distributed to undergraduate and graduate students in federal grants and loans, work study, federal tax credits, and deductions.

That's a daunting challenge for any test maker, but it's further complicated by widespread fears of soaring failure rates and their political consequences, as well as by Arne Duncan's stipulation (in the federal grants that underwrite the assessment - development process) that the states belonging to each consortium must reach consensus on those passing scores (in government jargon, «common achievement standards»).

In just the past five years, KIPP has received tens of millions of dollars in federal grants to open new schools, in addition to a $ 50 million grant through the Investing in Innovation Fund to develop its school - leader training program.

Its signature Race to the Top program (RTT) asked states to compete for $ 4.35 billion in federal grants based on their commitment to implement a 19 - item reform agenda.

Twenty - four projects will be receiving $ 240 million in federal grants to support efforts to raise student performance and the quality of teaching in the nation's math and science classrooms.

These programs are supported by $ 12.7 million in federal grants awarded in 2014 to address mental health and «school climate,» or ensuring students feel safe to learn in a supportive environment.

But as Education secretary, DeVos would likely prod more states to get on board, perhaps dangling millions of dollars in federal grants as an incentive.

More than $ 40 million in federal grants awarded to some of Colorado's lowest - performing schools as part of a massive national turnaround effort is producing mixed results, with state officials suspending funding for five schools because of declining test scores.

States understood they would not be eligible for $ 4.35 billion in federal grants unless the standards were adopted, she said.

Together, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) received more than $ 360 million in federal grants to develop these Common Core — aligned next - generation assessments that will not only measure deeper learning but also evaluate student and educator performance (Gewertz, 2012).

School districts across Wisconsin are getting $ 5.2 million in federal grants to improve education technology, a budget item that sometimes gets cut in tight economic times.

Sarah: Or it could be an increase in federal grants that go to charters?

The Michigan Education Department and four of the state's school districts have been awarded nearly $ 3 million in federal grants to improve school safety and learning conditions.