Sentences with phrase «new block grant»

The welfare reform law embodied in a new Title IV - A of the Social Security Act, recently enacted by Congress and signed by the President, replaces AFDC with a new block grant program called the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program.

They've set aside $ 200 million for the new block grant option.

«The only conclusion that can be drawn from these statistics is that the Administration's much vaunted new block grant is a back - door way of cutting programs,» the committee said.

Specifically, members of the National Association of Administrators of State and Federal Education Programs (naasfep) lobbied their Congressional delegations to vote against the consolidation of existing categorical education programs into new block grants to the states, to maintain those programs at their current levels of funding, and to work actively against the passage of President...

In its announcement, the Department of Education also highlighted Facing History's work as an example of a program that could be funded by the new block grants.

Not exact matches

Some universities are hailing possible new flexibilities, but Dr Yovich says one issue for Murdoch concerns previous block grants now becoming allocations for specific programs, some calculated on the number of students in each.

CSWA was also one of 12 «new and innovative» projects that CDFA selected to receive a $ 100,000 grant as part of the Specialty Crop Block Grants program.

The stumbling block in nearly all these cases is not the transfer fee but, as we saw with Jenkinson in January, the buying club matching the current high wages that Arsenal have granted them up til now, a problem that could also occur with Jack Wilshere if he decides to find a new club.

The measure would block grant Medicaid, ending the open - ended entitlement and, advocates fear, limiting what services New York could provide.

New York also would lose a massive amount of Medicaid and Medicare funding — second only to California in the nation — if the block grant plan outlined under Cassidy - Graham passes.

That, he said, would cost New York roughly $ 19 billion as the legislation plans to block grant Medicaid funds.

What's more, New York also stands to lose a big chunk of its federal Medicaid funding if Congress ever manages to get a deal on repeal and replacement of Obamacare, with the most recent proposal — Cassidy - Graham — calling for block granting those funds, in a move that would hurt New York more than any other state, Cuomo said.

Democrats, who had railed against the impact of the legislation on a state like New York, which could have seen a gradual reduction in Medicaid spending with a block grant system, were cautious in their responses.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) today announced a popular candy maker will be able to expand its facilities, hire additional employees and grow its business in its home town of North Tonawanda with the assistance of a $ 100,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Business Program award.

Governor Cuomo also called on Congress to stop the so - called Graham - Cassidy bill, Congress's latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act.The bill uses block grants and per capita spending caps to dramatically cut Medicaid funding for New York.

In addition, the development was awarded $ 290,000 from Elmira HOME funds, $ 50,000 from the New York Main Street program, and another $ 20,000 from Elmira's Community Development Block Grant.

Advocates for Low - Income New Yorkers held a press conference today at the Legislative Office Building to urge Governor Pataki to stop playing politics with over $ 1 billion in federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds.

Also see attachments: The Allocation of the New York's TANF Block Grant Funds for 2006 - 07 and Flexible Fund for Family Services allocations by county.

5Written response by Broome County's Commissioner of Planning & Economic Development to a citizen FOIA request for documents regarding EIT, New York State Small Cities Program Community Development Block Grant and Broome County, 4/11/05

NYS Homes and Community Renewal has announced available funding from several Office of Community Renewal programs including: New York Main Street (NYMS), and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Microenterprise, Public Facilities, Public Infrastructure, and Community Planning.

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 JanGrant - 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 Jangrant 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.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal today announced Home Helpers and Direct Link of Amsterdam (HHDLA) will expand thanks to a $ 284,000 State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Business Program award requested by the Town of Amsterdam in Montgomery County.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) today announced that the City of Geneva received an $ 80,000 NYS Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Business Program award it requested to help CCMI, Inc., a successful local manufacturing company, expand.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) today announced a major northeast producer of wood construction material and supplies will be able to expand its production facilities and add jobs at its home in Oneida County with the assistance of a $ 120,000 Community Development Block Grant — Economic Development Program award.

It proposes new tax - raising powers for the Scottish Parliament, for which income tax in Scotland would effectively be cut in Scotland by 10p and the Treasury block grant reduced, leaving it up to Holyrood to make up the difference.

Without a significant new investment in New York State's Child Care Block Grant, New York State will not be able to meet federal health and safety requirements and maintain the current number of child care subsidinew investment in New York State's Child Care Block Grant, New York State will not be able to meet federal health and safety requirements and maintain the current number of child care subsidiNew York State's Child Care Block Grant, New York State will not be able to meet federal health and safety requirements and maintain the current number of child care subsidiNew York State will not be able to meet federal health and safety requirements and maintain the current number of child care subsidies.

A Brooklyn federal judge granted New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's motion for a preliminary injunction to block President Donald Trump's rescission of a program that protects Dreamers — the second time a federal judge has blocked Trump's repeal of the program.

New York was among the 31 states that participated in the expansion of the Medicaid program, which would be phased over to a block grant program, ending it as an open - ended entitlement.

Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick announces that the Grand Island Golden Age Center, serving senior citizens, has received a new van thanks to the 2014 Community Development Block Grant (CDGB).

The revised bill gives states the option to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients and pays states block grants for Medicaid, rather than using a cap system that would be more favorable to New York.

Through funding provided by the Erie County Community Development Block Grant Program, eligible households wishing to connect their houses to new community sewer and water lines can receive up to $ 5,000 to help with associated costs.

The New York State Department of Agriculture and markets and the Erie County Community Development Block Grant program provided key funding for the project, and the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning led the local effort to gather and assess public input with guidance from the Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board;

This includes $ 20 million from the NYS Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and $ 6.2 million from the New York Main Street (NYMS) program.

New York was among the states that participated in the expansion of Medicaid, which now could be subject to block grants based on Republican - backed plans in Congress.

In Albany, Joe Nicolla and Columbia Development gave Cuomo thousands as it won contracts to build new buildings for SUNY Poly and a state grant to renovate a hotel down the block from the Capitol, adjacent to the new site of the Albany convention center.

AFSCME and the New York State United Teachers led the charge to block the AFL - CIO from granting Cuomo its endorsement, and the Public Employees Federation campaigned against him.

A Comprehensive Plan would allow the town to secure grants so that, in the foreseeable future, a new building could be built where the block building behind the pool now stands.

The organizations receive a combined $ 400,000 of federal aid distributed through New York state and Onondaga County's Office for Aging from a federal community development block grant.

«They are going to defer to the states and block grant to the states to do healthcare, but then they cut the funding that New York has been getting to the tune of $ 4.6 billion over four years.»

The County of Erie, New York (the «County») is currently seeking proposals from qualified organizations / firms interested in providing housing counseling and referral services to residents in the Erie County Community Development Block Grant Consortium.

A coalition of Republicans and a handful of breakaway Democrats have blocked votes on an abortion rights provision that would codify into state law the federal rights granted to New York women under the landmark Roe v Wade decision.

A new $ 4.1 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases supports research to find compounds that block the growth of Ebola virus, which could lead to new antiviral drugs.

Washington — The new education block grants are a «political football» that state departments of education and local school systems risk fumbling to state legislators and governors around the country unless they act quickly.

Under the umbrella of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) the group coordinated a major effort in 2010 to urge the New York State legislature to lift a charter school cap that had been a stumbling block in the state's first bid to win a federal Race to the Top (RttT) grant.

Washington — The chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, in strongly worded letters to the Secretary of Education and the Attorney General, has warned that a recent decision by a federal district judge could be interpreted as exempting local school programs funded under the new federal education block grant from compliance with civil - rights laws protecting the rights of women, the handicapped, and minorities.

The blow to states - rights principles from national standards could be softened with pledges to block - grant federal education spending and encourage competition through charter schools or school vouchers, along the lines described in the contribution from Chester Finn and Michael Petrilli in this issue (see «A New New Federalism,» p. 48).

To entice a presidential signature of the legislation — which would create tax breaks for parents» public and private education expenses — House and Senate negotiators have included a new reading program in it and deleted language that would have blocked plans for new national tests and transformed most federal education funding into block grants.

If approved by the voters, Referendum 55 would block any new charter schools from starting up this year and prevent the state from collecting federal grant money earmarked for such schools.

Block will apply for a share of the grant to open a new school in Oro Valley near Tucson, home to many families that work for technology companies and hospitals in the area.

In addition to receiving an increase in the base categorical block grant to accommodate projected increases in charter school enrollment and not being singled out for any additional cuts, new and growing charter schools retained the supplemental block grant of $ 127 per pupil that was created last year as a result of our advocacy highlighting this inequity.