Learn how to take advantage
of new federal programs to lower interest rates or modify mortgages with a loan modification.
Members of Congress looked last year to the recommendations of a widely circulated report, «Rising Above the Gathering Storm,» for inspiration when they approved legislation that authorized a host
of new federal programs in mathematics and science education.
It is part
of a new federal program funding breakfast and lunch for every student is that district regardless of family income.
Not exact matches
The company was in the midst
of negotiating a
new round
of financing and awaiting a cheque from the
federal government's Scientific Research and Experimental Development
program — both
of which eventually came through.
Morneau said nine out
of 10 recipients
of child benefits would do better under the
new program than they were previously; a family
of two children earning $ 90,000 per year will get a tax - free bonus
of $ 5,650 per year from the
federal government, an increase
of $ 2,500 per year compared with Harper's child - subsidy regime.
The
new Canada Job Grant
program will see
federal and provincial governments together pick up two - thirds
of training costs
of up to $ 15,000 per worker.
Originally announced in December by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, the changes to Canada's
Federal Skilled Worker
Program aim to improve the economic suitability
of new Canadians.
Federal grants and the Pentagon's 1033
program accelerated after 9/11, and according to The
New York Times, as U.S. forces began to withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan, police departments across the nation amassed an even greater supply
of surplus weapons — tens
of thousands
of machine guns, 200,000 ammunition magazines, thousands
of fatigues and pieces
of camouflage, night - vision equipment, and hundreds
of silencers, armored cars, and aircraft.
WASHINGTON, March 26 -
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Monday said he was proposing
new rules to bar the use
of funds from a government
program to purchase equipment or services from companies that pose a security threat to U.S. communications networks.
In the late 1990s the SBA introduced a
new Business Development Mentor - Protege
Program meant to help improve the fortunes
of 8 (a) participants seeking
federal government contracts.
Under a continuing resolution passed last week in place
of actual
federal spending bills, Pentagon budgets are capped at 2015 levels, severely limiting the service branches» ability to start
new programs or even shutdown
programs they don't need anymore.
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.
Boeing opened a
new factory in Charleston, South Carolina, while decades
of federal spending on space and defense
programs created a pool
of engineers in Alabama.
The other big announcement was Employment Minister Jason Kenney's decision to place a moratorium on
new approvals for restaurants to hire temporary foreign workers, in response to a myriad
of complaints about abuses under the
federal program.
The
federal New Democrats welcomed the moratorium on the food service industry but said an independent inquiry
of the «defective»
program is needed.
A
NEW Federal Government - funded
program will help small to medium enterprises take advantage
of international trade on the Internet.
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other
programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (t
programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for
new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount
of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability
of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance
Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (t
Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by
federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction
of generic versions
of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect
of lowering prices or reducing the number
of insured patients; the possibility
of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels
of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits
of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit
new drug applications for
new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for
new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages
of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory
programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (t
programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development
of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase
program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate
of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
Effective January 9, 2006, the
Federal Reserve Bank
of New York will implement the following changes to the System Open Market Account (SOMA) securities lending
program:
For its part, the
federal government, from the earliest census in 1790 to the creation
of New Deal social welfare
programs, has long relied on aggregate as well as individual data to distribute resources and administer benefits.
With the ending
of the stimulus funding and the repayment
of the principal on assets maturing under the Insured Mortgage Purchase
Program, the
federal government's
new borrowing requirements are falling dramatically.
However, unlike the present «pilot»
program which invites all companies with any
new pre-commercial product to apply for its innovation to be trialled within government, the CICP should catalyze Canadian competitiveness through «smart assistance» by focusing on addressing the identified future needs
of government agencies and departments through closer collaboration with
federal agencies and industry associations.
In this webinar, Clean Energy Canada and our guest panelists, Clare Demerse,
Federal Policy Advisor with Clean Energy Canada, Tyler Hamilton, award winning journalist and Canadian author, and Ben Thibault, director
of the Pembina Institute's electricity
program, will discuss
new research on Canadian clean energy spending and deployment, and discuss what these findings mean for...
The
new lawsuit against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
program was assigned to the same judge who ruled for the challengers earlier, U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen, who sits in the
federal courthouse in the Texas border town
of Brownsville.
In this webinar, Clean Energy Canada and our guest panelists, Clare Demerse,
Federal Policy Advisor with Clean Energy Canada, Tyler Hamilton, award winning journalist and Canadian author, and Ben Thibault, director
of the Pembina Institute's electricity
program, will discuss
new research on Canadian clean energy spending and deployment, and discuss what these findings mean for renewable energy developers, clean tech innovators and policy makers across the country.
The
new Women - Owned Small Business (WOSB)
Federal Contract
Program will be fully implemented over the next several months, with the first contracts expected to be awarded by the fourth quarter
of fiscal year 2011.
By utilizing newly established
federal immigration
programs, we can once again make Ontario the destination
of choice for
new Canadians.
The House passed a six - year re-authorization
of the
Federal Aviation Administration, updating
programs and including
new...
According to D. Steve Boland, managing director for consumer lending at Bank
of America, the company's
new loan product gives eligible borrowers a much - needed alternative to the
Federal Housing Administration's
program:
B.C.
New Democrats support the call for a federal review of the TFW program and a new provincial registry to track numbers and sectors of temporary workers in B
New Democrats support the call for a
federal review
of the TFW
program and a
new provincial registry to track numbers and sectors of temporary workers in B
new provincial registry to track numbers and sectors
of temporary workers in B.C.
The first warning shot occurred a couple
of weeks ago after some governors
of the U.S.
Federal Reserve Board indicated that the time has come to consider scaling back the quantitative easing (QE)
program that is pumping $ 85 billion a month in
new money into the economy.
This week the United States Treasury began selling $ 100 billion in
new bonds to begin financing
of what is the biggest
federal spending
program since World War II.
The platform states they would pay for this
program by consolidating fragmented support for childcare and by «using a combination
of existing
federal and provincial
program funding, plus
new funding.»
The
New Nationalism he put forward in his quixotic Bull Moose campaign for the presidency in 1912, with its sweeping
program of federal regulation
of the economy and guarantees for social welfare, set the blueprint for the big government crusades
of Progressivism, the
New Deal, and the Great Society.
Overseen by the Division
of Family and Children
of the state's Family and Social Services Administration, FaithWorks provides assistance to faith - based organizations in applying for state and
federal grant dollars to support
new or existing
programs geared to helping people attain self - sufficiency.
Three - quarters
of African - Americans said that religious groups should receive state and
federal financial support to extend existing social welfare
programs or to start
new ones.
Dean Burch, then Chairman
of the
Federal Communications Commission, indicated at the Senate hearing that the broadcasting industry «s response should be «immediate and decisive,» and that their response should include sharp reductions in «all gratuitous and needless violence» in the
programs children watch, and «the creation
of substantial amounts
of new diversified
programming, not just the usual diet
of cartoons, to open the eyes and expand the minds
of young viewers.»
More Californians Preparing for Severe El Nino Flood Risk: Residents Purchase 28,000
New Flood Insurance Policies in California: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today released new data on National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Policies, showing an increase of more than 20,000 new NFIP Policies written in California during the month of November 2015
New Flood Insurance Policies in California: The
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today released
new data on National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Policies, showing an increase of more than 20,000 new NFIP Policies written in California during the month of November 2015
new data on National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) Policies, showing an increase
of more than 20,000
new NFIP Policies written in California during the month of November 2015
new NFIP Policies written in California during the month
of November 2015...
The
new contract spells the end
of the district's short - lived foray into the National School Lunch
Program, which provides
federal reimbursements in exchange for offering healthy free or reduced - cost meals to low - income students.
A brand -
new study in the journal Pediatrics (released online today) found that regulating the sale
of «competitive foods» (any food or drink sold outside the
federal meal
program) may help keep students at healthier weights.
And speaking
of farm - to - school, the USDA just announced the availability
of new federal funds for the 2015 Farm - to - School Grant
program.
WITS is part
of the First Lady's «Chefs Move to Schools» planning team, so it was all the more surprising when the NYC DOE revoked authorization for the
program, claiming the WITS fresh, scratch - cooked meals don't meet the
new federal school meal regulations.
Most criticism
of the
federal lunch
program in recent years has centered on health and nutrition, but documented abuses in school districts in North Carolina, Ohio,
New Jersey and elsewhere have prompted questions about accountability.
But persuading lunchroom workers and students to accept the
new rules isn't half as difficult as protecting the whole
federal school lunch
program from the scythe
of the
new Republican majority in Congress.
Last week the Associated Press ran a widely disseminated article indicating that: some schools around the country are dropping out
of the healthier
new federal lunch
program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses at meals packed... [Continue reading]
In June
of 2013, the USDA announced the Smart Snacks in School initiative,
new federal guidelines that limit the amount
of calories, fat, sugar, and sodium in snacks sold in the more than 100,000 schools that participate in the National School Lunch
Program.
These are just some
of the reasons anti-hunger advocates want
New York City to join this expanding
federal program that allows all kids in a given district to eat for free.
The
new standards, which go into effect July 1, mark the first time the U.S. Department
of Agriculture
program will directly dictate nutrition for any food sold in schools during the school day — not just the traditional lunches and breakfasts long subsidized through the
federal school lunch
program.
School districts that comply with the
new standards will receive an additional
federal payment
of 6 cents for each lunch served, a pretty big incentive to get with the
program.
Also at 6 p.m., Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. holds a workshop designed to help Bronx residents successfully apply for affordable housing featuring a panel discussion moderated by HUD Regional Administrator Holly Leicht, who oversees
federal housing
programs throughout
New York and
New Jersey, Bronx Museum
of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, the Bronx.
Federal programs that aid Upstate
New York will be preserved as part
of a bipartisan deal in Congress for a $ 1 trillion spending bill, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.