Sentences with phrase «rural health grant»

Lawmakers began funding dozens of different programs with money from HCRA, paying for worker retraining (which pleased health care unions) and rural health grant programs that were good for residents — and lawmakers — in rural districts.

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Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

According to a G.A.O. report, which was done at the request of Representative William H. Natcher of Kentucky, chairman of the appropriations subcommittee on labor, health and human services, and education, two - thirds of rural districts that receive federal drug - free school grants say the money covers more than half of their total drug - education program.

To achieve the greatest impact, the Foundation targets its grants toward specific areas such as health, food systems and rural development, youth, education, and higher education, and philanthropy and volunteerism.

For example, many rural areas have a severe shortage of doctors, dentists and nurses, and they have special grants and scholarships available to repay student loans for health professionals who agree to work there.

Similarly, the Foundation for Rural Service travels to rural communities to offer internet training, help improve community health care access, including telemedicine, and provides grants for computers for rural residRural Service travels to rural communities to offer internet training, help improve community health care access, including telemedicine, and provides grants for computers for rural residrural communities to offer internet training, help improve community health care access, including telemedicine, and provides grants for computers for rural residrural residents.

Most grant recipients here are community clinics, county health services departments, teen clinics at urban high schools, rural health care operations.

Baugh added that some rural health clinics «might not be able to absorb those Planned Parenthood patients if they do not have access to the grant money» that is appropriated for federally qualified health centers.