Sentences with phrase «taxpayer funded grant»

No more shady deals») on the taxpayer funded grant to the Kalashnikov USA company involving Pompano Beach and Broward County.

Jagadish Shukla, a George Mason University climate professor with a rare aptitude for snaffling millions of dollars in taxpayer funded grants but rather less of a skill — you suspect — when it comes to producing research of any damn use to anyone.

Could it perhaps be that having become embroiled in «the largest science scandal in US history» and now being under investigation for «double - dipping» and the potential misuse of $ 63 million worth of taxpayer funded grants, Shukla feels somewhat less confident of holding the moral high ground?

Not exact matches

Local B.C. Liberal MLAs dismissed concerns raised by doctors, local representatives and the public from the very start, and instead of listening to the community and ordering a full environmental assessment of the creosote incinerator, their government issued permits and announced taxpayer - funded grants for the company.

But when they want grants funded by the taxpayers, they have to play by the rules.

Please note that Preemptive Love Coalition is basically funded by US government grants i.e. the USA taxpayers.

Please peruse the referenced 2012 IRS Form 990 submitted by Preemptive Love Coalition to see where they get their funding i.e. US government grants i.e. US taxpayers.

With the help of Rep. Charles Rangel, a politically powerful uptown nonprofit is getting a $ 2.6 million taxpayer - funded grant despite serious concerns about the organization's finances.

Also at noon, Laura Curran, Democratic Candidate for Nassau County executive, will pledge to end the county practice of having signs and other taxpayer - funded resources branded with the county executive's name, Grant Park, 1625 Broadway, Hewlett.

«With the conceded disparate funding, compounded by the fact that taxpayers within the poorer school districts end up subsidizing, at least in part, the tax credits granted to taxpayers within the wealthier districts, I find that plaintiffs have stated a viable equal protection claim,» Lynch wrote.

Healy, the former Republican chairman, blamed the glut of candidates on the state's public campaign financing system, where candidates collect $ 250,000 in small - dollar donations to receive millions in taxpayer - funded election grants.

Here's another ad from Democratic Sen. Dave Valesky, in which he attacks his GOP opponent, Andrew Russo, accusing him of having a «double standard» when it comes to taxpayer - funded grants to community groups.

The governor has said he'd prefer to set up a separate source of funding, not from taxpayer money, to pay for a matching grant system.

All municipalities that take HUD grants are being funded by taxpayer money appropriated by the Federal government which is now $ 17 trillion in debt.

McKinley and Aniello Rega were among dozens of mesothelioma patients sent to Silver by Columbia University cancer doctor Robert Taub in exchange for $ 500,000 in taxpayer - funded research grants, prosecutors say.

Taub testified that he sent Silver up to 50 cancer patients and, in exchange, got $ 500,000 in taxpayer - funded grants.

A nonprofit with questionable finances is receiving a $ 2.6 million taxpayer - funded grant from the Rangel - sponsored Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone.

Officials at local agencies receiving the grant money said that the funds paid for crime - fighting activities that would otherwise come from local taxpayers or, in this era of tightening budgets, not be funded at all.

When Malloy received a state grant of $ 6.5 million in taxpayer - funded public financing in 2014 under the clean - election program, he signed a legal agreement with the SEEC promising to abide by Connecticut's ban on state contractors» contributions.

In exchange, Silver, who was one of Albany's three most powerful politicians, funneled $ 500,000 in taxpayer - funded grants to Columbia University's Dr. Robert Taub.

Of the $ 1.5 billion in taxpayer - funded grants announced last March, the vast majority went to nonprofits — most of them hospitals — that unlike the private firms must accept patients regardless of their ability to pay for care.

These projects are funded through state and federal grants, benefitting Oneida County without cost to taxpayers

Fundraising in the form of small - dollar donations is critical for candidates planning to participate in the state's Citizens» Election Program, which offers millions in taxpayer - funded election grants to gubernatorial candidates who raise at least $ 250,000 in qualified contributions.

That ban on contractors» money was approved by the legislature along with a public financing system under which taxpayers pay for grants to fund state candidates» campaigns.

The passage of the RTI is expected to grant Ghanaians access to official information in the custody of public and private bodies performing functions that are funded by the taxpayer.

The feds say that arrangement was part of an illegal quid pro quo in which Silver funneled $ 500,000 in taxpayer - funded research grants to Taub, who is avoiding prosecution by agreeing to testify against the Manhattan Democrat.

Morinello, a retired Niagara Falls city judge, said if he wins the election, «All municipalities, school districts, not - for - profits and taxpayers will be notified of what funds or grants are available and the process by which they can apply.

Miller supported the creation of regional councils that nominate local businesses and projects to receive taxpayer - funded grants and loans.

Both candidates this year chose to participate in the state's public financing program, meaning that they are limited in what they can spend on their own races to the $ 6.2 million taxpayer - funded grant they received through the Citizens Election Program.

Columbia University cancer doctor Robert Taub got $ 500,000 in taxpayer - funded research grants from Silver for steering dozens of asbestos patients to the pol's law firm, Weitz & Luxenberg.

«Many states already have laws in place granting state income tax credits for donations to certain funds, and the IRS has allowed taxpayers who take advantage of these credits to deduct their payments as charitable contributions rather than as state taxes,» the analysis stated.

Several Republican candidates have already hit the level of $ 250,000 in donations, of less than $ 100 each, required to qualify for millions in taxpayer - funded grants through the state's public campaign financing system.

The feds say Columbia University cancer doctor Robert Taub steered patients to Silver as part of an illegal quid pro quo in which Silver funneled Taub $ 500,000 in taxpayer - funded research grants.

Foley is participating in the state's public financing program, meaning he is limited in spending to the $ 6.2 million taxpayer - funded grant he received through the program.

He discussed his experience with crafting school budgets, and the impact even a small grant can have on lessening taxpayer burden while helping to fund much - needed improvements.

By taking up women's energy and lowering productivity, harassment wastes valuable grant money and taxpayer funding.

Stamper would like to see the federal government put out requests for proposals and provide grants to develop best practices curriculum at the national level, although given the way our police forces are organized, he says, local agencies would still have to pick up the tab for actual training, which means fund appropriations from city or state politicians and taxpayers.

The statement clarifies Bucshon's comments by explaining that the draft legislation «is consistent with the plan approved by the National Science Board that requires NSF staff to provide clear justifications for why grants are worthy of American taxpayer funds.»

Lorsch reviewed the new NIH policy called Grant Support Index (GSI), which aims to more widely distribute taxpayer funding of science by limiting additional grant support for already well - supported principal investigaGrant Support Index (GSI), which aims to more widely distribute taxpayer funding of science by limiting additional grant support for already well - supported principal investigagrant support for already well - supported principal investigators.

At a Science Committee hearing held earlier this year, NSF Director France Córdova agreed with a legislative effort to uphold a national interest standard for taxpayer - funded research grants.

He told me that as someone who accepts taxpayer - funded grants to support his work, he feels obligated to be clear about what he does.

• The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee in the House of Commons should monitor and report on higher education funding and provision each year, assessing the impact of changes on disadvantaged students, as well as mature and part - timers; • Better co-ordination between higher education ministers from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to rationalise student funding policies across the UK; • An investigation by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) into the impact of the latest changes to grants and loans, to ensure value for money for students and taxpayers; • Stronger evaluation of university spending of # 750m a year on outreach and access programmes to maximise their impact.

Advanced learners in low - income households would be eligible for a taxpayer - funded grant for education expenses under a program proposed by three lawmakers this week.

«I voted against HB 4 because it establishes an entitlement grant program that will place an increasingly heavier financial burden on Texas taxpayers and decrease the State's ability to adequately fund public education,» she added.

Voucher programs grant taxpayer - funded scholarships to families to send their children to nonpublic schools.

Nowhere in the state's General Statutes is there any provision for scholarship grants to come from any source other than taxpayer funds, Hobgood noted.

Yet, Pell recipients can take their taxpayer - funded grants and attend religious schools like Notre Dame and Brigham Young.

Of course this all assumes the plan is to get funds only from students in the future and no longer using taxpayer dollars (Pell Grants, etc) to fund the colleges.

The agency, commonly known as PHEAA, was founded in the 1960s to provide taxpayer - funded grants to needy Pennsylvanians attending colleges, universities, and trade and business schools.

Funding from the grant will be drawn from Delaware's taxpayer fund.