Sentences with phrase «portion of the federal program»

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She'd also use federal dollars to fund a national paid family and medical leave program, which would give every worker some portion of their paycheck for up to 12 weeks.

Direct federal program spending is smaller, as a portion of the economy, every year.

Medicaid: A federal entitlement program that reimburses states for a portion of the costs associated with providing acute and long - term care services to certain low - income individuals.

Private variable - rate loans constitute a small portion of overall student loan debt, while most student loans are part of federal programs that guarantee a permanent fixed rate.

The program uses the larger meal pattern of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program to ensure adequate portions for all participating kids, and sticks to finger food - type items that are easy to deaprogram uses the larger meal pattern of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program to ensure adequate portions for all participating kids, and sticks to finger food - type items that are easy to deaProgram to ensure adequate portions for all participating kids, and sticks to finger food - type items that are easy to deal with.

As for their salaries, the «operation of the program» is funded through (a) federal reimbursement, which is derived from taxpayer dollars and (b) cash payments from district parents who can afford to pay for all or a portion of their children's meals.

But schools also are deterred by USDA regulations that require students to pass by a cash register or «point of sale» station after they have been to the salad bar to ensure that they have served themselves the correct portions of fruits and vegetables required under the federal lunch program.

For entrée items, sodium levels must be less than or equal to 480 mg of sodium per portion for meals outside federal meal programs.

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.

Questions during the off - topic portion of the press conference included his opinion of the expected Democratic candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election and whether he'll campaign for Gentile, the prospect of Department of Homeland Security losing funding, religious organizations renting City school facilities for prayer / worship services and the related lawsuit, a NY Post report criticizing a newly - created NYPD training program, reported terror threats against shopping malls, the absence of a Lunar New Year message from the mayor and his non-attendance at the Lunar New Year parade, his reaction to Governor Cuomo's comment that their relationship will be «the best relationship between a mayor and governor in modern political history,» his scheduled trip to Albany on Wednesday and delays in federal funding of Sandy rebuilding.

Previously, they had a portion of their premiums paid under their old health care plan, the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.

New York is the only state where counties pay for a portion of the Medicaid program, which is a partnership between the state and federal governments.

According to Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I - Montauk), a portion of Drinking Water Protection Program money goes toward paying the salaries of certain county employees, positions that are also eligible for state and federal reimbursements.

The city determined that it would be able to use a portion of its federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant Program — Disaster Relief funds to cover this $ 28 million investment in SIUH's resiliency pProgram — Disaster Relief funds to cover this $ 28 million investment in SIUH's resiliency programprogram.

No corner of the health care system would be harder hit than Medicaid, the federal - state health insurance program for the poor, if Republican leaders in Congress round up the votes to repeal major portions of the Affordable Care Act.

R&D programs are contained within the budgets of various federal agencies, in some cases representing a major share of the agency's budget and activities, in others, a relatively small portion of a much larger set of programs.

It is the product of a long and contentious debate in Congress that included efforts to eliminate the Transportation Enhancements program (TEP), which for about 2 decades has required states to spend a small portion of their federal transport funds on 12 types of activities, including bike and walking paths, but also «archaeological planning & research,» and «environmental mitigation.»

In the last three months of 2009, the education portion of the federal economic - stimulus program paid for 329,551 school - related jobs, such as teachers, librarians, and counselors, according to the latest reports that states and school districts filed with the U.S. Department of Education.

A significant portion of respondents (71 percent) backs a voluntary national testing program that the federal government would administer to fourth - and eighth - grade students to measure the performance of U.S. public schools.

Officials of the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the sheriff's department of rural Charles County were among those trying to discover why the center portion of the 16 - foot - high bleacher crumpled without warning as the school's junior class assembled for a back - to - school program.

Not only are CNCS programs an extremely small portion of the federal budget, they are also known for being some of the most efficient and effective uses of federal funds.

The bill, first introduced last week by Rep. Jim Banks (R., Ind.), would set up education savings accounts for parents in the armed forces who could divert a portion of funds that would have been sent to a public school on their child's behalf under the federal Impact Aid program to different schooling options.

Most federal education funding formulas allow states to set aside, or reserve, a small portion ranging from 1 percent to 5 percent of state allocations to implement programs and support districts.13 Even though 95 percent to 99 percent of funding flows to school districts, these set - asides are a significant source of SEAs» revenue.

On average, the federal government contributes about 10 percent to the total amount spent on public education, but these dollars account for a larger portion of many high - poverty districts» budgets.11 For example, Los Angeles Unified School District and Chicago Public Schools — both high - poverty districts — receive about 15 percent of their budgets from the Education Department.12 These dollars serve essential purposes, such as supplementing services for low - income students, defraying the cost of individualized education programs for students with disabilities, and compensating for a loss of property tax due to federally owned land.

Principal Sonya Swafford says the magnet program, particularly the health portion, which is backed by a patchwork of federal grants, has brought the school a sense of purpose and community.

The groups are concerned about additional components of the proposed Senate bill, including elimination of the Federal Maintenance of Effort portion, which would provide districts with more flexibility in how they fund their programs, and the enabling of portability of Title I funds, which would allow funds allocated to poor performing schools to follow its students to other schools they choose to attend.

The Tennessee Promise Scholarship is a last - dollar award, meaning the program covers the remaining portion of tuition and fees after deducting proceeds from for federal and state aid sources.

Some federal student loans also qualify for programs like Teacher Forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which forgive a portion of your loan if you serve the community for a certain amount of time.

It is a federal student loan forgiveness program, designed for eligible teachers teaching in elementary and secondary schools to forgive all or a portion of the outstanding principal and interest on federal Stafford loans, or on consolidated loans that hold federal Stafford loans.

The new Build America Bond Program allows state and local governments to issue taxable bonds in 2009 and 2010 for government capital projects and receive a direct federal subsidy payment from the US Treasury for a portion of their borrowing costs.

This rollover will be subject to federal tax requirements, and you will need to provide Franklin Templeton with acceptable documentation from the prior program detailing which portion of any rollover contribution consists of a return of principal and which portion consists of earnings.

Gillis appropriately focuses a substantial portion of his article on federal programs that, even in the face of clear evidence of rising seas in a warming world, perpetuate coastal development:

Crawley, the former Program Manager at the federal Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA, a precursor to the Department of Energy), oversaw a significant portion of the federal research that went into the development of shale gas fracturing technologies.

The program was originally appropriated $ 6 billion in federal funds to provide reserves to cover expected losses on a portion of the loans issued by the agency.

In the meantime qualified applicants can expect faster processing times of six months or less when invited to come to Canada in four key economic streams: the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Canadian Experience Class, and a portion of the PNP.

While there is certainly room for better coordination across programs, and potentially even opportunities for streamlining, the fact is that current federal investments are insufficient to reach a sizable portion of low - income children.

Starting in fiscal 2020, MIECHV grantees would have to adhere to an «applicable percentage» rule that ensures a certain portion of the program would be paid for outside of federal dollars.

However, states typically cover only a portion of the costs, as early education programs combine funding from a variety of federal, state, and local sources.