Sentences with phrase «of federal money meant»

And he offered more details about the government's new Venture Capital Action Plan, a $ 400 - million pool of federal money meant to lure private investors into pumping more into Canadian start - ups.

Not exact matches

The Federal Reserve Board voted Wednesday to raise interest rates, ending close to a decade of virtually free money — and that could mean financing challenges for startups and small businesses.

Boston and Washington, D.C., for example, use a mix of federal, state, and city money to fund their programs, while New York City's bike - sharing initiative is financed entirely by private means.

What do I mean, to start off the year major stock market were down anywhere from 5 - 10 % because the Federal Reserve was discussing raising interest rates, which in turn made everyone extremely skeptical of investing any more money in stocks, and actually selling off a large portion.

If this means that the Government of Canada is just to transfer money without conditions to provinces, that does not help matters much at all, because for any given level of federal spending there will still be debilitating tax competition between the provinces.

Federal law limits transfers to another deposit account with BBVA Compass or to a third party by means of a preauthorized agreement, telephonic request, check, debit card, draft or similar order (including Online Banking transfers and sweep transfers from a savings or money market account) to a total of six (6) per month.

The self - reversing nature of the Fed's repos and reverse repos, many of which are «overnight» rather than «term» agreements (that is, ones providing for repurchase a day after the original purchase) has caused the Fed to prefer them as a means for achieving temporary adjustments to the money stock, while treating outright security purchases as a way of providing for permanent monetary expansion, and especially for secular growth in the demand for Federal Reserve notes.

This means talking about the Fed's «instruments of monetary control,» which include devices for regulating the total quantity of bank reserves and circulating Federal Reserve notes, and also for regulating the quantity of bank deposits and other forms of privately - created money that will be supported by any given quantity of bank reserves.

The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States of America, which means that it's the agency that manages the country's currency, interest rates, and money supply.

If the Federal Reserve, for example, determined the reserve ratio to be 11 %, this means all banks must have 11 % of their depositors» money on reserve in the bank.

To qualify for federal money each such center must agree to offer a range of services by no means confined to bed treatment, and must make them available to all persons in a district who need and want them.

As we read this history, the furor over stem cells was fueled by numerous factors: the near - universal human desire for magic; patients» desperation in the face of illness and their hope for cures; the belief that biology can now do anything; the reluctance of scientists to accept any limits (particularly moral limits) on their research; the impact of big money from biotech stocks, patents, and federal funding; the willingness of America's elite class to use every means possible to discredit religion in general; and the need to protect the unlimited abortion license by accepting no protections of unborn human life.

Gold certification would not only mean some federal money for each school, it would help clean up the health image of Chicago schools, which serve some of the heaviest kids in the country.

Testifying before Justice Joyce AbdulmaleeK of the Federal High Court in Ibadan, Kadri stated that many boxes meant to contain N1000 were either filled up with brown papers cut to the size of naira notes or swapped with N500 interleaved with newspapers cut to the size of money.

It will be horrible for millions of families and individuals in 12 Democratic states, including New York and New Jersey, because the tax plan's cap on deductions of state and local taxes will mean higher federal taxes and less money in their wallets.

By making the coin, and depositing in the Federal Reserve, it means that the amount of money in existence has been drastically altered.

If you have to pay 80 - 20, and your local government is paying 80 percent of any infrastructure project, it's really expensive and it means they could have done it without the federal money, most likely.»

PDP is a clean party that has not taken money meant for the procurement of arms and ammunition or from the Federal Government.

Make no mistake, more people counted in NYC means more money under MANY types of federal formula aid.

Large organizations like hospitals get most of their money from the federal government or private donors, meaning that the compensation of those executives may not be affected.

Some have also argued that at the very least this new discovery means that federal taxpayers should not fund the destruction of embryos for research (which could proceed in the private sector) and public money should support this new alternative.

Washington plays a role here, too, since the focus of the No Child Left Behind Act on low achievers and troubled schools, coupled with state and federal funding streams for special education, means that schools serving high achievers don't receive money that other public schools often do.

Earlier this week, his agency proposed new rules that would govern how school districts distribute federal money meant to support the education of low - income kids.

Eventually Brown would win the game of chicken with Duncan, whose department caved, promising not to pull federal money, which would have meant cutting off over a billion dollars, largely to districts serving poor students, and from a state that carried huge weight in the Democratic party.

(Diversity jurisdiction basically means that if one party is from one state and the other party is from another state, and there's a lot of money at stake, parties can choose to go to federal court instead of state court.)

Owing money actually isn't a bad thing, since it means the federal government didn't get to hang on to an interest - free «loan» from you during the course of the year.

Federal loans cap out at a certain amount of money, meaning you can only borrow so much.

This means reducing the income that will be subject to federal and state taxes, leaving more of your hard - earned money in your pocket.

Private loans are unsecured, credit - based loans and lines of credit offered by banks, credit unions, and state agencies that are meant to be a «last resort» if the student needs more money after maximizing their financial aid and federal loans.

The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States of America, which means that it's the agency that manages the country's currency, interest rates, and money supply.

That means that by making money off of student loan borrowers, the federal government is reaping profits from their loan repayments and then subsequently making more money off those borrowers than other taxpayers.

Keeping the federal funds rate low means financial institutions can borrow money for a minimal cost, and that savings is passed on to consumers in the form of low interest rates on lending products via the Prime rate.

If the Federal Reserve, for example, determined the reserve ratio to be 11 %, this means all banks must have 11 % of their depositors» money on reserve in the bank.

One way to improve your situation is to look at the various options for federal student loan forgiveness — that means you don't have to pay any more of the money back.

The US Federal Reserve increases the money supply, meaning some of the money is not really loaned, it just appears out of nowhere.

But the importance of money in our universities, the very high status of research, and the fact that so much research funding comes either directly or indirectly from the Federal Government, means that vice-chancellors and deans are unlikely to look with favour on an academic who dares to suggest that the emperor seems increasingly devoid of clothes.

Some time soon I will review, hopefully in these pages, the vast sums of money expended by the federal government in its quest to minimize the meaning of section 35 (1), the recognition and affirmation of the existing Aboriginal and treaty rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada.

Quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve, issuing more money and then buying back Treasury bonds to support the market, is a policy meant to encourage banks to lend and businesses to invest, says Timothy Riddiough, professor of real estate and urban land economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.