Sentences with phrase «last dollar program»

The design of a last dollar program would change dramatically if the new administration in Washington decreased, increased or eliminated Pell funding.

Not exact matches

Since last Friday, the Dollar hadstrengthened because of short - covering as many traders lifted bearish positionson the thought that perhaps they had over-estimated the size of the Fed» scommitment to its new quantitative easing program.

After my post last night got me reading Budget 1980 and the National Energy Program, I stumbled upon something completely fascinating: the hated National Energy Program proposed an indexed price for synthetic crude from oil sands projects which, had it been followed until today, would have been above the Canadian dollar price of WTI in -LSB-...]

Last week, an additional million - dollar grant was awarded to Mass Audubon, in partnership with the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Program.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said the tuition - free program — a «last - dollar» scholarship that picks up whatever tuition TAP and PELL don't cover — is one of the proudest accomplishments of his tenure.

He said schools have an billion and a half dollars in reserve funds and leftover monies from the federal stimulus program, which ended last year, enough to cover the reductions.

And last week, the leader of Ontario vowed to push a law that could restrict New York companies from bidding on billions of dollars of government contracts in that Canadian province in retaliation for a «Buy American» program signed two months ago by Gov. Andrew Cuomo for major state road and bridge projects.

The House passed a measure in a 230 - 188 vote that would reverse a last - minute rule from the Obama administration that said conservative states can't block the women's health and abortion provider from receiving family planning dollars under the Title X program.

«They tend to be relatively cost - effective for sponsoring governments because each of the programs use a «last - dollar» model whereby the state subsidizes tuition costs after the student has exhausted all other available state and federal financial aid.»

The program is a «last dollar» approach, meaning that it will cover the remaining tuition balance after all other scholarships and grants have been applied, and does not contribute anything towards non-tuition costs like books and housing, which often form the majority of student costs given that CUNY and SUNY already have relatively low tuition.

States have to pay a share of Medicaid dollars spent, as well, which, last time I was actually working for a state Medicaid program, amounted to $ 1.2 B state claims dollars vs $ 2.1 B federal claims dollars for the not especially large state government I worked (Small state, that is.

State lawmakers in the budget last month approved a provision that allows for a 12 - month pilot program for testing self - driving vehicles, which automobile industry observers expect will be a multi-billion dollar business in the coming years.

Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a $ 1.6 billion dollar property tax credit program.

Overall, spending would be $ 1.2 million less than last year, with fewer dollars for early childhood intervention and special education programs, and more for contractual services and interest costs.

More than $ 1.5 million in county funds plus hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants have been spent trying to tackle the drug crisis since early last year, in addition to related Medicaid spending and other criminal justice programs.

And a new «Excelsior Scholarship» will provide «last dollar» support for students who attend SUNY and CUNY, meaning the program will make up the difference between the cost of tuition and existing federal and state aid programs.

Last week Democrats seized on a comment Rob Astorino made about Governor Cuomo's «Buffalo Billion» revitalization program when he called it «throwing tax dollars around.»

However, since the Excelsior program is a «last - dollar» plan, the tithe could reduce its costs.

KERRY: In the last several years, the senator proposed or backed several multibillion - dollar programs to promote industrial innovation, in - cluding $ 10 billion for research to develop a system that uses hydrogen as a fuel.

This is the last triathlon training program you'll ever need, it's the information that most triathletes spend thousands of dollars year on for coaching and consulting, and you're guaranteed to swim, bike and run fast — and have the ultimate triathlon body, rather than that skinny, weak look, or that «fit but fat» appearance.

A proposal unveiled by the Clinton Administration last week would consolidate 23 separate vocational - education programs into a single grant, giving states greater flexibility over how to use the federal dollars.

In a decision designed to spark a transformation of New Jersey's school finance formula, the state board of education concluded last week that poor rural districts have been shortchanged in a state known nationally as a leader for providing billions of dollars in extra aid and programs to its poor urban districts.

Unlike last - dollar aid programs that only cover the gap between a student's financial aid package and the cost of attendance, the Dell Scholars Program allocates $ 20,000 to each selected student.

But while Edison, the New York City - based company whose educational program does include free computers, has lost hundreds of millions of dollars and fallen out of favor with investors, National Heritage last year turned a small profit managing more than two dozen...

This «last - dollar» approach helps keeps program costs low, but it is only possible because of the generosity of existing financial aid programs.

REF would love to expand the Last Dollar Grants program to other high schools in the Rochester City School District.

The stated intent of last year's trip was to educate North Carolina lawmakers about Florida's tax credit scholarship program, which encourages companies to donate scholarship money for low - income children to attend private schools by providing matching state tax dollars.

The goal of creating the voucher scheme last session was not to see how a limited number of students using a limited amount of public dollars would fare in the voucher program.

In District Five, Dr. Hefner has also helped school leaders secure two multi-million dollar federal Magnet School Assistance Program (MSAP) grants, including a $ 10.3 million grant in 2013 and $ 13.7 million grant announced last fall.

Some of the supporters of allowing public dollars to pay for private education justified it by considering it a pilot program with a limited number of students and public money — $ 10 million set aside in last year's budget.

This report examines the program's effect in the winning first - and second - round states over the course of their grants, as they spend the last of their RTT dollars.

Meanwhile, House funding for the teaching pilot program — approved in last year's budget negotiations — would total $ 8.8 million in recurring and non-recurring dollars, bankrolling a three - year program that provides financial incentives for educators to become school leaders in order to spur performance improvements in the classroom.

To better ensure school districts spend billions of dollars in support of disadvantaged students - as proposed by the governor - lawmakers should adopt compliance requirements similar to the federal Title I program, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst recommended late last week.

«If government educrats were in any way savvy, they'd look at some of the programming he last threw his money to, see them as the dismal failures they are, and tell Gates to keep his dollars to himself.»

The Tennessee Promise Scholarship is a last - dollar award, meaning the program covers the remaining portion of tuition and fees after deducting proceeds from for federal and state aid sources.

In response to this demand, a billion - dollar character education industry has cropped up in the last few decades, including myriad organizations marketing packaged character education programs to schools.

In a similar proposal to last year, the Trump administration said Monday that it wants to spend more federal dollars on a school choice program — which includes private school vouchers — and less on after - school initiatives and teacher training.

The controversial program provides financial aid through public tax dollars for income - eligible families who want to send their children to private schools, offering $ 7,323 per K - 8 student last school year and rising to about $ 7,500 per student this fall.

(Calif.) A multi-million dollar grant to help schools address student behavior; parameters for the revamped Adult Education program, and a deadline extension for adopting new school performance metrics were among the flurry of budget moves approved in Sacramento late last week.

So how is it possible that I paid $ 1,900 in tuition for my last year of university 30 years ago, adjusted to today's dollars, and if I was doing the same program today it would cost $ 16,000?

The last I checked, the only investment I hold with this particular bank is my STI ETF which I am buying on a dollar cost averaging program.

In the free online tutorials, the company teaches you how to use the program to «give every dollar a job, save for a rainy day, roll with the punches, and [eventually] live on last month's income.»

As I noted last time, it is a little unusual for a loyalty program to state the bonus as their dollar (or in this case, Euro) equivalent.

Last year, Delta and United each announced a radical transformation of their frequent flier programs, switching from awarding miles based on the distance flown to fare based, rewarding business travelers paying top dollar for first class and last minute flights at the expense of other fliLast year, Delta and United each announced a radical transformation of their frequent flier programs, switching from awarding miles based on the distance flown to fare based, rewarding business travelers paying top dollar for first class and last minute flights at the expense of other flilast minute flights at the expense of other fliers.

Last year, when American detailed its 2016 program changes, one of the highlights was that the airline wasn't following in Delta and United's footsteps by adding an «elite - qualifying dollars» requirement for earning elite status.

If you use United MileagePlus as your primary airline rewards program, it can even be worth signing up for one of their co-branded credit cards just for access to last - seat «Standard» - level award availability, even if you never spend a dollar on the card, since access to those Standard awards can increase the value of Ultimate Rewards points transferred in from Chase.

If we were Hill staff, this would go into our everyday talking points.Fox News (7/18/13) reports: «As President Obama last month launched a sweeping new national program to combat «climate change,» including tens of billions of dollars in likely new subsidies for solar and -LSB-...]

More EPA misdemeanors — EPA responds to record debt and soaring unemployment by sending hundreds of millions of dollars in «foreign handouts» to countries like China, Thailand and Indonesia to support various environmental programs over the last decade.

The good news is that policies put into place over the last three decades — including appliance efficiency standards, voluntary labeling programs like ENERGY STAR, and state energy - savings targets — have already helped offset rising demand for electricity and saved consumers billions of dollars.

The bill, H.R. 1, was introduced last Friday as the GOP's attempt to reduce the deficit and restore «fiscal responsibility,» yet would nevertheless strip highly leveraged dollars from important federal programs, while representing merely a drop in the bucket of the $ 1.3 trillion federal deficit.