Sentences with phrase «provide block grants»

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his leadership team are seriously considering voting on a bill that would scale back the federal government's role in the health care system and instead provide block grants to states.

House Republicans are discussing a bill that would potentially provide block grants for the state's Medicaid program.

The federal government also provides block grants to Congressional districts through HUD.

When President Trump was on the campaign trail and announced his proposal to provide a block grant for vouchers, he said that the funding distribution would «favor states that have private school choice.»

Not exact matches

Block grants would give states a set amount of money to cover people on the Medicaid program and provide flexibility in spending decisions.

His work there — allegedly a study on cyberbullying — was funded by a block grant provided by the Russian government.

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.

The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.) is amended --(1) in section 658E (c)(3)(C) by adding at the end the following: «Provision of diapers for use by eligible children within the State who receive or are offered child care services for which financial assistance is provided under this Act is a direct service and shall not be included in administrative costs.»

The measure would block grant Medicaid, ending the open - ended entitlement and, advocates fear, limiting what services New York could provide.

Of immediate concern is providing states with a lump sum for Medicaid spending — a system known as block grants — as opposed to an open - ended entitlement.

Assistance received from HUD supports many programs and services county - wide, including those provided by Erie County's Community Development Block Grant (herein referred to as «CDBG») Consortium areas.

$ 250,000 will be provided annually for lead issues through raising the Rental Registration Fee, additionally $ 205,000 in Community Development Block Grants will be provided.

In his speech, Poloncarz says even more can be done to promote projects in small villages and communities, improve Main Streets and continue to provide transportation to senior citizens in rural areas, but he says that could be threatened thanks to the proposed elimination of community development block grants by the Trump Administration.

Trump's plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will propose giving each state a fixed amount of federal money in the form of a block grant to provide health care to low - income people on Medicaid, Conway said.

Through funding provided by the Erie County Community Development Block Grant Program, eligible households wishing to connect their houses to new community sewer and water lines can receive up to $ 5,000 to help with associated costs.

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;

At 10 a.m., the Division of Community Services holds a public hearing to allow interested members of the public to provide comments on the Department of State's proposed revisions to the NYS Community Services Block Grant Application and Plan for federal fiscal years 2016 and 2017, 123 William St., Manhattan; 99 Washington Ave., Albany and 65 Court St., Buffalo.

During the Southold Town board's work session Tuesday, town special projects coordinator Phillip Beltz provided members with a breakdown of how the Community Development Block Grant money would be spent in 2014.

The County of Erie, New York (the «County») is currently seeking proposals from qualified organizations / firms interested in providing housing counseling and referral services to residents in the Erie County Community Development Block Grant Consortium.

One $ 262 million program has been tweaked to let universities — who receive block grants based on an assessment of faculty productivity — provide infrastructure for established as well as newly hired professors.

Although the response to Varmus's proposal was generally favorable (see «Scientists Block NIH Plan to Grant Ph.D. s»), some questioned NIH's ability to provide the broad range of courses necessary in a degree - granting program.

Charged with providing access to treatment programs, SAMHSA is encouraging medication - assisted therapy through the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant as well as regulatory oversight of medications used to treat opioid addiction.

The budget also provides # 1.6 billion «quality - related» funding, which is given as block grants to the best - performing university departments, and # 100 million for the various academies, including the Royal Society.

The Senator's bill, which was introduced on Feb. 3, would provide $ 177.9 million for the program next year, up from $ 144 million in fiscal 1981, the last year that the program existed outside of the block grant.

Before it was repealed in 1981, when the Congress passed the education block - grants law, esaa provided categorical grants to school districts implementing desegregation plans.

While the Bush administration has retreated somewhat, its «No Child Left Behind Act» does provide states with block grants that can be used for class - size reduction.

Judge William Collette of Ingham County Circuit Court has blocked the state from providing funds to the schools until he decides whether the charter - school law that led them to be granted «public» status conforms to the state constitution.

The Emergency School Aid Act, a $ 149 million federal desegregation program that provided funding to Montclair, was wiped out along with 25 other federal programs when Congress passed a package of education block grants in the summer of 1981.

Firstly, there is the block grant provided by the funding councils, which pays for core staff and physical infrastructure such as buildings and facilities.

On Friday, the Trump administration is filing a request to block abortion - providing facilities (or facilities that share space with an abortionist) from receiving federal family planning funding through the federal grant program.

Principals urged Congress to fund discretionary programs that provide principals with direct instructional leadership support and a newly - authorized Title IV block grant program that will help schools provide a well - rounded experience for all students through arts - integration and use of technology, as well as address issues such as providing school counselors, physical education programs, student mental health services, drug use prevention, and social and emotional learning.

$ 200 million in one - time funding for College Readiness Block grants to school districts and charter schools serving high school students to provide additional services to help students transition to higher education.

The centerpiece of Brown's plan is the Local Control Funding Formula, which rolls virtually all of the state's current maze of spending on schools into a more simplified block grant system where districts with higher numbers of English learners and students receiving subsidized meals would be provided additional dollars.

Although only parts of the bill have been shared publicly, a key difference between it and Brown's is that one of two block grants that would be provided to districts with high numbers of English learners and economically disadvantaged students would be eliminated.

The new initiative has incentives for states to treat the block grants solely as a funding stream and to provide minimal oversight of the schools that students attend with the voucher funds.

If elected California governor, both the attorney general and the former eBay executive want to expand charter schools, consolidate categorical programs and simplify the per - pupil funding system into block grants that provide extra support for disadvantaged children.

(District of Columbia) A new federal block grant aimed at helping schools provide a «well - rounded education» can be used in a wide variety ways — from nutrition and health care, to music and foreign language instruction, according to new guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Education.

And for his part, President Donald Trump proposed allocating $ 20 billion in federal education money to create block grants aimed at providing low - income children with more educational choices.

ESSA establishes a block grant in the new Title IV, the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants program (SSAEG), which authorizes activities that provide students with a well - rounded education, support safe and healthy students, and support the effective use of technology.

The National Reading Panel (NRP) study in 2000 identified the specific components necessary to teach reading, and the subsequent passage in 2001of the No Child Left Behind Act and its accompanying Reading First initiative mandated that schools be accountable for providing scientific, research - based reading programs (with financial block grants to states that adopt such curriculum).

SNA has issued a new call on Congress to oppose any school meal block grant proposal and provide greater support to school nutrition programs, which contribute to the health and academic success of students.

The guide provides background information on common barriers and challenges; best practices for serving homeless families; a summary of requirements of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (Pub.

On Friday, the Trump administration is filing a request to block abortion - providing facilities (or facilities that share space with an abortionist) from receiving federal family planning funding through the federal grant program.

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob «Jack» Lew wrote in an opinion article for The New York Times that Obama is willing to cut financing in half, saving $ 350 million, for community service block grants that cities and towns that allocate to grassroots groups for them to provide basic necessities for poor people.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included several key funding opportunities for energy efficiency projects at the local level, including for the first time monies for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.1 Funding was additionally provided for state energy programs, weatherization assistance, and efficient transportation efficiency among other initiatives.

Today the women's health care providers who jointly filed suit last month on behalf of their patients have filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate an injunction granted by U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel on October 28 blocking a Texas provision requiring doctors who provide abortions to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital — a requirement that leading medical associations oppose and only results in women losing access to safe medical care.

The Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) is a federal block grant that provides funding for states to improve access to quality child care for high - need children and families.

In addition to child care and preschool services, Early Head Start and Head Start offer prenatal education, job - training and adult education, and assistance in accessing housing and insurance.50 However, Early Head Start presently serves only approximately 3 % of low - income families.51 The Child Care Development Block Grants Act of 2014 and subsequent appropriations also provide child care subsidies for low - income working families and funds to improve child care quality, in addition to new and needed protections to keep children safe and healthy when they are being cared for outside the home.52

The rider took effect beginning with the 2006 funding cycle, and the consequences were immediate: That year alone, more than 41,000 fewer women were provided with reproductive health care funded by three main pots of federal money — Title V (the Maternal & Child Health Block Grant), Title XX (the Social Services Block Grant), and Title X; together, the three provide services for women not eligible for Medicaid.

Of these 12 programs, only four provide substantial funds to serve children: special education preschool grants, also known as Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA; Head Start; the Child Care and Development Block Grant, or CCDBG; and Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds.