Sentences with phrase «of block grant funds»

His investigation of Buffalo's misuse of block grant funds won Governing Magazine's national reporting award in 2005.

The agency — headed by the mayor, who appoints a majority of its board members — has been criticized for poor financial oversight of block grant funds.

Not exact matches

The bill divides federal healthcare funding to the states using block grants — a lump sum of sorts paid up front to states — rather than the current percent match of actual spending.

The budget also proposes block granting Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) at pre-ACA levels along with a state option of per - capita cap funding.

A third example of public / private cooperation is one in which local government contributes block - grant funds or technical assistance to a project directed by church groups.

Today it is funded by the city (in the form of block - grant money), the county (which supports two mental - health case manager positions), the United Way, churches, businesses and individual donors.

Many practical proposals were presented, including requests for more community development block - grant funds, the use of empty federal buildings, the release of surplus food from federal depositories and relaxation of SSI restrictions.

The Michigan Strategic Fund approved $ 12.5 m as part of Community Development Block Grant funds for the development of Coldwater.

The tool was developed with partial funding from a three - year California Department of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant.

«We can't guess what going to happen... (State block grant funding) probably would mean the elimination of national nutrition standards.»

The following materials were funded by a USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant through the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and are a collaboration of the Vermont Agency of Education, Vermont FEED (Food Education Every Day) and Green Mountain Farm to School.

DHR is the lead state agency for the federal child care subsidy funds, while Bright From the Start manages the state pre-kindergarten program, the federal child nutrition program, all child care center licensing and registering of family child care homes, and the quality and infant — toddler set - asides of the state's portion of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant.

Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D - 3rd District, introduced the Diaper Investment and Aid to Promote Economic Recovery Act (DIAPER) Act, a bill that would amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to allow funding for diapers and diaper supplies.

SNA has put together a Block Grant Calculator *, which allows you to see a best - case - scenario estimate of funding cuts to your program.

Host a Legislator Site Visit Wednesday, September 6, 2017, 2:00 pm ET Bringing your legislator in for a behind - the - scenes look at the daily operation of your school cafeteria could make the difference in preventing block grants, preserving funding and expanding commodity support.

SNA said it supports the Senate agreement on school nutrition standards, and opposes the House bill, H.R. 5003, the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016, which would restrict school eligibility for CEP and institute a block grant pilot that would cut funds for school meal programs.

Critics of the school lunch block grant idea warn that the measure does not provide enough funding to keep up with growing needs, does not guarantee a free lunch to needy students, and would prompt many schools to offer fewer complete meals or to drop their lunch programs altogether.

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.

At 11:30 a.m., Poloncarz celebrates National Community Development Week by visiting sites funded by Community Development Block Grants funds, Town of Clarence Senior Center, 4600 Thompson Road, Clarence.

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.

At 2 p.m., Rep. Claudia Tenney holds a press conference to express her opposition to the elimination of community services block grants funding in Trump's proposed budget, Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, 9882 River Road, Utica.

These areas heavily rely on federal funding of the arts, considering about 79 percent of National Endowment for the Arts block - grant funds go to rural communities and low - income areas, according to The Washington Post.

It's a conceit that feels ignored in this budget, particularly with cuts to programs such as Close to Home, which Cuomo created and championed, and the proposal to block - grant funding for child welfare services, said Jim Purcell, chief executive officer at the Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies.

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.

The CSS obtained a $ 40,000 grant from the Milwaukee County Community Development Block Grant fund and Barrett said he would not oppose a Common Council decision to award of $ 40,000 from the Development Fund and a low - interest loan for an additional amount of money needed to complete the progrant from the Milwaukee County Community Development Block Grant fund and Barrett said he would not oppose a Common Council decision to award of $ 40,000 from the Development Fund and a low - interest loan for an additional amount of money needed to complete the proGrant fund and Barrett said he would not oppose a Common Council decision to award of $ 40,000 from the Development Fund and a low - interest loan for an additional amount of money needed to complete the projfund and Barrett said he would not oppose a Common Council decision to award of $ 40,000 from the Development Fund and a low - interest loan for an additional amount of money needed to complete the projFund and a low - interest loan for an additional amount of money needed to complete the project.

Among the examined transactions was an ACDA loan of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Urban League, during the period when the organization was spiralling downward.

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.

Community Services Block Grant: It is DSS's understanding that the Community Action Organization of Erie County (herein referred to as «CAOEC») is the primary recipient of Community Services Block Grant (herein referred to as «CSBG») funding in our area.

Community Development Block Grants: The CDBG program funds many of DSS» partners.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Stony Point — County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef presented a total of $ 2.67 million in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to various municipal and not - for - profit groups at an award ceremony held ironically in Stony Point, the town that traditionally receives the least amount of support from the Community Block Grant -LSB-...]

The city of Auburn will not see any change in its 2018 - 2019 Community Development Block Grant funding from the federal government, despite struggling to comply with recently revised regulations attached to the grant mGrant funding from the federal government, despite struggling to comply with recently revised regulations attached to the grant mgrant money.

Rev. Peter Young, a pioneer of programs for people with substance abuse problems, was treated to a profanity - laced tirade by a Cuomo administration official as the state continues to block the nonprofit from applying for publicly - funded grants and government contracts.

Most of the federal money ($ 4.87 million) will come from a Community Development Block Grant awarded to Syracuse by HUD, according to U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, who advocated in the Senate to increase the program's funding.

«With unanimous support of the Erie County Legislature, my resolution calls on Governor Cuomo to fully fund all the provisions of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act and to continue his investment in our county's youth.»

Stony Point — County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef presented a total of $ 2.67 million in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to various municipal and not - for - profit groups at an award ceremony held ironically in Stony Point, the town that traditionally receives the least amount of support from the Community Block Grant Program.

Utilization of funds must be eligible pursuant to the guidelines governing the HUD Community Development Block Grant program and as amended.

The Office is also responsible for administering the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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;

President Trump is proposing the elimination of the Community Development Block Grant program, the federal funding stream that funds numerous infrastructure projects across the Adirondack Park.

The Oneida County Microenterprise Grant program, administered by Mohawk Valley EDGE, utilizes Community Development Block Grant funding through the NYS Office of Community Renewal.

After a stint as The News» computer assisted reporting editor, Heaney joined the paper's newly formed investigative reporting team and produced a series of investigations related to economic development, including the city's squandering of federal block grant funds, and, with colleague Patrick Lakamp, the failings of the state Empire Zone program.

The AHCA would have switched Medicaid to block grants, which means states would receive a fixed amount of federal funding each year regardless of changes in program enrollment and mandates.

«The Repeal and Replace Act would block grant money to the state in the name of local flexibility but at the same time it would dramatically cut that funding.

Erie County's Department of Environment and Planning («ECDEP») does additional lead remediation work throughout Erie County through its Community Development Block Grant («CDBG») fund.

Also dismaying to the mayor was the possible loss of Community Development Block Grant money, which funds everything from infrastructure to affordable housing to anti-poverty programs, and the elimination of assistance to the poor and elderly.

Poughkeepsie... Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro announced grants totaling more than $ 142,000 have been awarded to local non-profit agencies through Dutchess County's 2012 Community Development Block Grant to fund a variety of community programs.

As a result, she said, the county will now continue to be ineligible for federal funding in the form of community block grants, an area in which it has lost more than $ 20 million since 2010.

And in a move sure to make the de Blasio administration happy, the Legislature rejected Gov. Cuomo's proposal to require $ 27 million in federal block grant funding be used exclusively on child care programs, a move the city says would have forced the closure of 65 senior day care centers.

The loan involved the use of federal block grant funds awarded the city to combat poverty and blight.