Sentences with phrase «in local funds»

A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico's finances authorized up to $ 1 billion in local funds to be used for hurricane response, but the governor said he would ask for more.

The County Executive announced that the application recommends a total Erie County expenditure of $ 1,156,487 for the nine projects, an investment that will leverage $ 1,973,091 in local funds and in - kind resources.

Indeed, the richest half of districts in Republican states are the only group under any partisan regime to experience an increase in local funding following an SFJ.

California requires local districts to report on chronic absence in their local funding plans; Connecticut has built it into its school improvement process; and Georgia makes it part of its school climate work.

Superintendent Jim Merrill is asking the Board of Commissioners for $ 39 million in local funding, with about $ 1.5 million directed toward hiring more teachers, assistant teachers and special education experts.

Right now, charter students in Colorado on average receive only 80 cents on the dollar in funding compared to their traditional public school peers — largely due to unfair gaps in local funding policies.

The DfE is proposing to use 11 of the 14 factors currently used in local funding formulae.

Prodded by the courts over concerns about inequities in the local funding capacity of school districts, the 1985 Quality Basic Education Act resulted from 18 months of study by a 41 - member commission appointed by then Gov. Joe Frank Harris.

The Wake County school board received a budget presentation last night with the highest increase in local funding ever requested, and more than 80 percent of that requested increase maintains the status quo.

$ 2.2 billion in local funding is provided in Sound Transit 2 Bonds leveraging a voter approved revenue measure passed in 2008.

Loss of involvement in the local community (e.g., influence on local political issues and candidates, participation in local fund raisers and beautification projects, and so on).

Not exact matches

ISIS first came to South Asia in 2014, using the group's substantial funds and weak local governments to co-opt high - ranking members of the Pakistani Taliban and disaffected members of the Afghan Taliban.

The UK capital hopes to lure talent with its East London «Silicon Roundabout,» (OK, a «roundabout» sounds a bit dinky compared to a whole «valley,» but the area boasts a new Google - sponsored space for start - ups as well as 300 innovative companies) as well as measures to boost the city's start - up scene, including # 75 million in funding for high - tech small and medium businesses from the government's new Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth and the Digital London summit showcasing local tech talent that's due to be held March 13 to 14.

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.

Raleigh Enterprises ultimately did secure $ 1.4 million from local lenders to fund the 10 - story, 65,000 - square - foot Playboy Building, which opened in 1964 and housed the Playboy Club as well as the magazine's photo and TV production facilities.

«When raising a first - time fund in an»em erging geography», it's important to be sensitive and respectful to the other entities in the local community that may be impacted,» said Lewis and Clark Principal Scott Bernstein.

Resource extraction companies are recognizing that helping people in local communities to become entrepreneurs is better than funding local schools or health centres.

• Ritual a San Francisco - based social ordering app that connects users to their favorite local eateries, announced $ 57.5 million in total funding.

Experts also advise pushing for more personal finance in the school curriculum, lobbying both your local schools for inclusion and area businesses for sponsorship or teacher training funds.

When I was looking for funding for my second startup, local VCs wouldn't return my phone calls, even though I'd previously helped build a public company with $ 120 million in annual revenue.

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

All together, now In 1997, investor Gib Myers hits on a Silicon Valley solution to funding nonprofits: Local start - ups donate pre-IPO stock.

Payoneer lets you receive and withdraw funds through deposit in your local bank account, use of the Payoneer Prepaid Mastercard, or purchase through an online store affiliated with Payoneer's network.

The tunnel threat report also accused Netanyahu and Ya'alon of endangering Israelis living near Gaza by halting government funding for their local security teams, and pulling out the soldiers who used to stand guard outside their communities in the year and a half leading up to the operation.

Local explorer Energia Minerals has tapped investors for $ 6.1 million to fund ongoing work at its Gorno zinc project in Italy.

What has been determined — initially over tea and biscuits in Malala's family's home — is that the Fund will have three prongs: advocacy, storytelling, and funding of local entrepreneurs in areas where girls don't have access to education.

Local explorer RNI has sold its shareholding in Metals X for $ 23.4 million to pay off all its debt and fund new drilling work on its copper tenements in the Bryah Basin.

For example, a pledge made at CGI America last year by Detroit business incubator TechTown to help second - stage companies successfully transition from startups to sustainable businesses has raised $ 278,750 in funds, pulled in five new partners (including Kiva Detroit), and served more than 40 local entrepreneurs since June 2012.

Local explorer Dacian Gold has kicked off a $ 25 million capital raising to fund ongoing work at its Mt Morgans project near Laverton, where it hopes to start construction in 2017.

Local tech entrepreneurs have pitched their ideas to representatives from the Big Pitch competition in Leederville today, with the pick of the crop to go into the national finals with a chance to win $ 5 million to fund their idea.

Local gold explorer Echo Resources has received firm commitments for a $ 3.23 million capital raising to fund ongoing work at its Julius project in the Goldfields.

Local explorer Geopacific Resources has kicked off a $ 15 million capital raising to fund the earn - in and development of the Woodlark gold project in Papua New Guinea.

Local company Talisman Mining has tapped investors for a $ 16.7 million capital raising to fund ongoing exploration at its Springfield copper - gold project in the Murchison region.

Local explorer Dakota Minerals has tapped investors for a $ 12.3 million capital raising to fund development of its Lynas Find lithium project in the Pilbara.

The fund, organized by the St. Louis Regional Chamber, a civic economic development organization, Cultivation Capital, a St. Louis - based venture capital firm, and Twain Financial Partners, is already investing in local startups.

Local explorer NSL Consolidated has tapped one of its foreign investors for a $ 5 million loan to fund construction of its phase two Kurnool iron ore wet plant in India.

It closed in 1996 and held a few more events in 2010 and 2011 in an effort to revitalize interest in the space, but the local city council backed out of allocating funds to reopen it.

In Northeast Ohio, this came in the form of universities, local groups and foundations getting involved, providing resources like mentorship, business plan competitions and student - lead investment fundIn Northeast Ohio, this came in the form of universities, local groups and foundations getting involved, providing resources like mentorship, business plan competitions and student - lead investment fundin the form of universities, local groups and foundations getting involved, providing resources like mentorship, business plan competitions and student - lead investment funds.

This outdoor - adventure lover's paradise is one of the most educated metro areas in the U.S.. Also, the local Colorado Collaborative for Girls in STEM, funded by the National Science Foundation, aims to get girls interested in science and technology careers early on.

«Donor - advised funds that are sponsored by a community foundation tend to have a more singular focus and they're on the local pulse of charitable activity,» said Gavin Morrissey, managing partner at Financial Strategy Associates in Needham, Massachusetts.

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.

They would first get the attention of the local gay market through ads and stories run in local gay newspapers and magazines and through their support of social and fund - raising events to which gays would normally be attracted.

As a backstop, he applied and received a $ 15,000 loan from Whidbey Island Local Lending (WILL), a group that matches local investors with local small businesses in search of funLocal Lending (WILL), a group that matches local investors with local small businesses in search of funlocal investors with local small businesses in search of funlocal small businesses in search of funding.

There are ethanol plants where the source of funding was the local community: A few thousand families all put in, say, $ 10,000 each.

With this in mind, James says her next big goals are to make the funding situation more equitable for local women and to push local early - stage startups toward commercialization.

Yes, the 37 - year - old Honolulu native went east in her 20s, but in 2012, after starting two successful apps in Silicon Valley, she moved back home to mentor, coach and help fund startup companies — especially those helmed by other Hawaiian locals.

The government has arrested thousands of immigrants in the country illegally and threatened to withhold funding from sanctuary jurisdictions, which limit cooperation between local and federal immigration authorities.

At first, it invested public funds directly in shipyards and factories because local businessmen and bankers, accustomed to quick returns from trading, shied away from such ventures.

In fact, the P3 approach does nothing to solve the fundamental infrastructure funding challenge faced by governments at the local, state, and federal levels.

• ClimaCell, a Boston - based hyper - local weather forecasting company, raised $ 15 million in Series A funding.