Sentences with phrase «less federal aid»

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So this is a terrible time for the US to be signaling that it's seeking to cut foreign aid budget that is already only 0.2 % of US national income, less than 1 % of the federal budget.

Without crossing an international boundary, these band - aids would be regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, not State, with less risk of their becoming politicized.

However, Prop 42 will go into effect at a time when federal financial aid for education is drying up; there will be fewer dollars for deserving, underprivileged youngsters who have excelled in the classroom, much less for academically marginal athletes.

Go to ONE.org to add your voice to protect the Federal budget for foreign aid (less than 1 % of the overall budget!)

Although less than 9 percent of the city's overall budget is comes from federal aid — excluding Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery and other Hurricane Sandy - related aid — 11 out of more than 40 mayoral agencies that represent 59 percent of total city spending get 92 percent of federal grant aid, according to Stringer's initial analysis of federal funding, which he conducted to pinpoint what's at stake for New Yorkers ahead of Trump's inauguration in January.

The tuition plan costs $ 163 million a year and provides funds for students whose families earn less than $ 125,000 a year once all federal and additional state aid is exhausted.

The U.S. Department of Education warned states this week that federal school aid may be withheld withheld next year if less than 95 percent of students take government - mandated exams.

New York City's public housing authority will see at least $ 35 million less in federal aid this year, in what appears to be the first significant funding cuts to the city under President Donald Trump.

But the governor also said that the state could use the two - month delay to get a better sense of what could be coming from the federal government as President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress craft their own budget, which is anticipated to result in less aid for New York state — especially in terms of support for its sprawling Medicaid program.

Without adjusting for federal aid, average annual spending under Cuomo rose 2.2 percent, still less than his predecessors dating back to Rockefeller.

Cuomo has repeatedly raised concerns with the possibility of federal cuts being imposed on the state that could throw aid out of whack and make budgeting less predictable.

State and federal aid has been flat — Rockland County, particularly the Town of Ramapo, is fiscally stressed due to the property tax cap, making it a formidable challenge to bring the county budget in at less than two percent.

DiNapoli's report states that in the last decade, federal and state aid grew an average of 2.2 percent a year, which was less than the inflation rate of 2.4 percent during the same time.

The proposed budget calls for state spending to grow less than 2 percent over this year, excluding the federal aid for Superstorm Sandy and the Affordable Care Act.

That sector deals with adults and, hence, has been less prone to regulation than K — 12 education, but it has nonetheless become increasingly subject to federal controls, including through accreditation and a Sword of Damocles — separation from student aid — hanging over institutions that, regardless of the mix of students they serve, do not meet federal performance metrics.

President George W. Bush pointed out in his memoirs that federal - aid - to - education spending over the decades had not been improving the education of children from less - educated households.

Furthermore, Dell Scholars earn college credits at a faster pace, maintain a higher grade point average, and are less likely to risk losing federal financial aid due to poor academic performance.

Currently, federal aid covers less than 10 percent of the costs of elementary and secondary education.

-- Why have federal funding cuts reduced aid for regular public schools, which educate 90 % of American students, while the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to send more federal money to charter schools, which educate less than 5 % of American students?

For instance, the program could end up doing more for less needy students than those who need it the most, because low - income applicants may already be covered by Pell grants and other federal aid.

Like all funds subject to the annual Federal - aid obligation ceiling, the amount of TIFIA budget authority available in a given year may be less than the amount authorized for that fiscal year.

TIFIA Program With certain exceptions noted below, the project's eligible costs, as defined under 23 U.S.C. § 601 (a)(2), must be reasonably anticipated to be at least (i) $ 50 million or (ii) 33 1/3 percent or more of the state's Federal - aid highway apportionments for the most recently completed fiscal year, whichever is less.

It must cost at least $ 100 million or 50 percent of a State's annual apportionment of Federal - aid funds, whichever is less.

Federal student loans, which can be applied for using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA, often have 10 year or less obligations and must be used for educational purposes.

Before applying for private student loans, which almost always have higher interests rates and less lenient terms, all students should fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, for short.

The federal student aid system was created to provide increased access to higher education among Americans otherwise less likely to enroll.

Under current law, only students with an expected family contribution (EFC)-- the amount that the federal government expects a family to pay toward the student's postsecondary education expenses — of less than about $ 5,200 are eligible for a Pell grant, whereas recipients of subsidized loans may have a larger EFC, as long as it is less than their estimated tuition, room, board, and other costs of attendance not covered by other aid received.

The Federal Need Analysis Methodology does count a portion of the family's assets in determinations of financial need, so a family with more assets will get less need - based aid.

The U.S. Federal Student Aid Department writes that payments will never be three times the amount you've made on previous payments or less than the interest you accrue each month.

You should always try to maximize the contribution from these less expensive federal aid / loans, including Stafford Loans for students.

It was certainly Catastrophic for the cows; somewhat less so for the cow's owners, with federal aid (ah, irony).

Texas» Governor Perry may favor secession from the Union a bit less until after he gets the Federal emergency aid declaration.

In states where a natural disaster has been declared by the president, the uninsured or under - insured could receive federal aid, but that is capped at just over $ 30,000, and a typical payment is likely to be much less.