Sentences with phrase «programs guarantees funding»

Northwestern University's Hochberg says many have the mistaken perception that walking through one of these programs guarantees funding at the end.

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That effort largely focuses on reducing Energy Department spending energy subsidies and stopping the agency from issuing any more loan guarantees — the same program that funded Solyndra.
If the government were to structure its new $ 400 - million program as a coinvestment fund, as is available in several U.S. states and Canadian provinces, three important outcomes are guaranteed.
The Stanford - StartX fund does not invest in every company accepted into the StartX program, but any StartX company that applies for the fund and gets 30 % of its capital from institutional investors is guaranteed a cash infusion from the StartX fund.
With the new funds totaling $ 15 million, Better Mortgage will expand a nascent program of offering homeowners a guaranteed interest rate within 20 minutes of filling out an online application, said Chief Executive Vishal Garg.
Investments in SMART529 are not guaranteed or insured by the State of West Virginia, the Board of Trustees of the West Virginia College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program, the West Virginia State Treasurer's Office, Hartford Life Insurance Company, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., the investment sub-advisors for the Underlying Funds or any depository institution and are subject to investment risks, including the loss of the principal amount invested, and may not be appropriate for all investors.
Citigroup received the largest taxpayer bailout in the history of finance from 2008 through 2010: $ 45 billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds; over $ 300 billion in asset guarantees; and more than $ 2 trillion in low cost loans.
For the first time, the Treasury Department rushed to guarantee the principal in money funds that bought into a temporary insurance program.
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That includes funding awards to boost entrepreneurship in communities, the Business Smart Toolkit from the U.S. Small Business Administration and the National Association for Government Guaranteed Lenders — which will assist new entrepreneurs in building a credit - ready business — and the expansion of the The Innovation Corps program, which provides entrepreneurship training for scientists and engineers.
The state programs reviewed by the court in 1971 contained provisions intended to guarantee that funds going directly to schools or teachers would be used to defray the costs of instruction or services that were in no sense religious but rather «secular, neutral or nonideological.»
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.
«I would imagine that many schools would simply not operate the program without a guaranteed, adequate level of funding
By eliminating the National School Lunch Program's guaranteed federal funding, states run the risk of running out of money in an economic downturn and putting hungry kids at risk.
In supporting de Blasio's plan, Klein said hiking the city income tax on those earning at least $ 500,000 will ensure a future funding stream for city prekindergarten programs and «will guarantee 50,000 4 - year - olds the opportunity to enroll in this life changing program
The state should further streamline the various pre-k programs and guarantee ongoing funding for providers who are meeting quality program standards that are independently validated.
Its demise seemed all but guaranteed in October, when President Trump followed through on a threat to halt payments under Obamacare's cost - sharing reduction program, which a court had ruled to be unconstitutional and which was the source of more than $ 900 million a year in Essential Plan funding.
«I learned a lot about how effective or ineffective the state party is,» Dadey said, adding that Cox had «guaranteed» Antonacci that he would have help in reaching the $ 200,000 threshold to qualify for the state's matching funds pilot program — in which the Onondaga County comptroller was the lone participant — and then did not deliver on that promise.
«Instead of informing a group of handpicked agencies that they are guaranteed funding, regardless of need or performance, this administration has to put out a call to any company that provides services for public benefit to describe their programs
The fate of the EURYI program is yet to be determined, although it is guaranteed funding for 5 more years.
The bill also contains authorization for DOE to fund a loan - guarantee program designed to restart U.S. rare earth - mining operations.
The measure would also eliminate the loan guarantee program as Trump requested, although it would provide funds for administrative expenses for continued monitoring of issued loans.
Through awards of loan guarantees, DOE is trying to shore up U.S. companies with today's technology at the same time that it targets R&D funds from the stimulus program toward «game changing» technology breakthroughs for the future.
The malaria researchers want the president to initiate an «aggressive malaria vaccine program» and raise federal funding from the current $ 25 million to $ 500 million a year; in addition, the U.S. should commit to buying $ 500 million a year worth of vaccines once they've been developed, to guarantee the industry a market.
Cities and states have a diverse and dizzying array of programs: Head Start and other government - funded programs for low - income families; private programs of many stripes and price points; free or low - cost classrooms in public schools, sometimes guaranteed and sometimes secured by lottery.
Educators will not be guaranteed full federal funding for special education programs if the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee has his way.
The welfare bill that passed the House in March has been roundly condemned by Democrats and child advocates, who say removing the programs» funding guarantees would hurt poor children.
Add to that the realization that there's no guarantee Congress will renew the program's funding in next...
«Although this will increase the guarantee capacity of the fund, including capacity for charter schools which tend to maintain weaker credit profiles, the program's substantial assets continue to provide strong coverage and default tolerance, which is reflective of the Aaa rating,» Nichols said.
This bill would increase the capacity of the Permanent School Fund Bond Guarantee Program available to public charter schools.
Today the charter school movement achieved an important win: the State Board of Education voted to give qualifying charter schools earlier access to the recent increase for Permanent School Fund bond guarantee program.
Both perspectives make legitimate points: that a centralized universal system of pre-K would more likely guarantee high quality (e.g. David Kirp in The Sandbox Investment) and that a decentralized, patchwork of state funded pre-K programs would avoid the bureaucratization of early childhood education (e.g. Bruce Fuller in Standardized Childhood).
They have more time to address their needs for reducing class sizes over the four school years, and they have a guarantee that significant funding will be committed to the program enhancements teachers.
During this past regular session, TCSA was able to accomplish much for students including passage of bills to safeguard funding of charters with the Minutes of Instruction bill and separately, legislation that increased the capacity for the Permanent School Fund Bond Guarantee Program.
The program was created in 2006 when he Legislature reduced property tax rates by one - third, and guaranteed that school districts would have the ability to maintain at least the same level of per - student funding for weighted average daily attendance during the 2005 - 06 school year.
The Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) was enacted in 1973 by the Florida Legislature as its method for funding public education in a manner that would «guarantee to each student in the Florida public education system the availability of programs and services appropriate to his or her educational needs.»
How can we guarantee our children's success when our state has cut funding for their schools, closed their classrooms, and eliminated much - needed programming
The House Public Education Committee unanimously voted out HB 467, the bill that would increase the capacity available for charter schools through the Permanent School Fund (PSF) Bond Guarantee program.
Representative Murphy introduced HB 467 in the Texas House to expand the capacity of the Permanent School Fund Bond Guarantee Program by $ 3 Billion for public charter schools.
HB 467 expands the capacity of the Permanent School Fund (PSF) Bond Guarantee Program for public charter schools.
Last session, Rep. Murphy filed two of TCSA's legislative priorities: HB 3018, which increased public charter school access to the Permanent School Fund (PSF) Bond Guarantee Program, and HB 1276 / HJR 85, which exempted property leased to -LSB-...]
Last session, Rep. Murphy filed two of TCSA's legislative priorities: HB 3018, which increased public charter school access to the Permanent School Fund (PSF) Bond Guarantee Program, and HB 1276 / HJR 85, which exempted property leased to a public charter school from ad valorem taxation for the duration of the lease.
If enacted, the funds would be transferred from an energy loan guarantee program enacted as part of the $ 787 billion stimulus bill.
The Title XI Loan Guarantee program provides funding to promote the growth and modernization of U.S. shipyards and the U.S. merchant marine.
Authorizes DOT, upon request, to allow a state to use its apportionment of national highway performance program funds to pay subsidy and administrative costs of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program secured loans, loan guarantees, or credit for surface transportation projects for a state, local government, public authority, public - private partnership, or any other legal entity.
Some of the programs don't require mortgage insurance, but will charge an «upfront guarantee fee» or «funding fee.»
By implementing this Program, the University of San Diego School of Law makes no guarantee as to the future funding or permanent existence of this pProgram, the University of San Diego School of Law makes no guarantee as to the future funding or permanent existence of this programprogram.
However, he warned those who may be counting on nothing but government programs that Canada's Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement are funded from general tax revenues.
Investments in CHET Advisor are not guaranteed or insured by the State of Connecticut, the Connecticut Higher Education Trust Program, the Connecticut State Treasurer's Office, Hartford Life Insurance Company, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., the investment sub-advisors for the Underlying Funds or any depository institution and are subject to investment risks, including the loss of the principal amount invested, and may not be appropriate for all investors.
This Challenge / Guarantee is not applicable to Jumbo Loans, which are loans for $ 424,100 and greater, and does not apply if borrower is declined by R P Funding for not meeting credit or income program guidelines.
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