Sentences with phrase «use of block grants»

Essentially, the CDEP scheme is predicated upon the use of block grants (that total the equivalent of the unemployment benefits that would otherwise be available to Aboriginal people within certain communities) being made available to community controlled organisations.

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(Reuters)- A U.S. judge blocked Obama administration guidance that transgender public school students must be allowed to use bathrooms of their choice, granting a nationwide injunction sought by a group of 13 states led by Texas.

Similar kinds of cases are under way in other parts of the country, including a case on appeal in Chicago after a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction barring the government from blocking grant money typically used to help local police combat violent crime and help victims.

The bill divides federal healthcare funding to the states using block grants — a lump sum of sorts paid up front to states — rather than the current percent match of actual spending.

Many practical proposals were presented, including requests for more community development block - grant funds, the use of empty federal buildings, the release of surplus food from federal depositories and relaxation of SSI restrictions.

Indeed, efforts in the House, if successful, would begin to dismantle the national school meal program through the use of state block grants, a proposal that's been sharply criticized by anti-hunger groups and the School Nutrition Association.

Bensenville — Village officials are seeking a community development block grant to improve three areas in the northern part of the village that also could be used for recreation by the Park District.

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.»

U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska granted a 10 - day temporary order blocking NYC's ban on the use of public schools for worship services.

SURA uses federal money from its Community Development Block Grant to buy insurance for its employees, a cost of about $ 50,000, said DelVecchio.

And in a move sure to make the de Blasio administration happy, the Legislature rejected Gov. Cuomo's proposal to require $ 27 million in federal block grant funding be used exclusively on child care programs, a move the city says would have forced the closure of 65 senior day care centers.

The loan involved the use of federal block grant funds awarded the city to combat poverty and blight.

Because the Rural Transit Service receives funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, the HUD income guidelines are used to determine eligibility of non-elderly and non-handicapped persons for the service.

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 program.

Katko's rejection of the replacement bill comes after the White House and Republican Study Committee agreed Friday to changes, including using block grants to pay for Medicaid, rather than a cap system.

Federal housing officials have issued yet another critical review of Buffalo's use of Community Development Block Grant funds.

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.

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Using a framework like Tony Bryk's five essential supports for school improvement or Greg Anrig's five common strategies of successful School Improvement Grants, states can determine which schools have some or many building blocks in place for improvement and which schools do not.

Grants for Chapter 1 compensatory education, Chapter 2 block grants, drug - free schools and communities, vocational education, education of the handicapped, and math and science teaching, among a host of other programs, all rely on funding formulas that use censusGrants for Chapter 1 compensatory education, Chapter 2 block grants, drug - free schools and communities, vocational education, education of the handicapped, and math and science teaching, among a host of other programs, all rely on funding formulas that use censusgrants, drug - free schools and communities, vocational education, education of the handicapped, and math and science teaching, among a host of other programs, all rely on funding formulas that use census data.

The bill would give states the option of using the funds now distributed through a host of federal programs — amounting to about $ 24 billion a year on the whole — as a single block grant to states for public and private school vouchers.

Kansas switched to a block grant in mid-2015, preventing a meaningful comparison of current education funding with the formula used previously.

Washington — An independent assessment of the Education Department's initial review of how federal block - grant funds have been used charges that many of the 23 jurisdictions whose programs were evaluated by the department have not adequately monitored local school districts» use of Chapter 2 money.

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.

The Republican has pushed for school choice using federal block grants and for giving private lenders control of the student loan system, as well as calculating students» loans based on the kind of jobs they'll likely be able to get.

Scenario # 1: DeVos moves quickly to implement President - Elect Trump's plan to use $ 20 billion of federal funds for block grants to states to support vouchers for poor children to attend private schools.

The rest of the money allocated to schools would be rolled into uniform block grants used by the local administrators as they see fit.

One of those formulas, the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula — the state's main education equalization aid grant — hasn't been faithfully used in years and has left communities and districts with a system of unpredictable block grants.

(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.

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.

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Dr. Thompson has won numerous grants to support his research, continuing education, and teaching, including a U-M-Center for Research on Learning and Teaching Faculty Development Fund to support «Teaching Private Piano Lessons using Video Game Piano Transcriptions,» a UMOR Small Grant to Support Major Conferences to help fund «Hosting the 5th annual North American Conference on Video Game Music at U-M in 2018,» a U-M Center for Japanese Studies Faculty Research Grant to support «Recording of Recently Composed Japanese Oboe / Piano Duos,» an SMTD Faculty Block Grant to support «Translation of Japanese Video Game Piano Collections,» and multiple Arts at Michigan Course Connection grants that have allowed integration of live performances into his classroom teaching.

Every year, the Bren School receives funds from the Graduate Division, which are known as block grants, that are used as recruitment incentive awards in the form of payment for fees, non-resident tuition, and / or stipends.

The three legislative proposals will: Create legislation encouraging the state departments of Administration, Children & Families, Workforce Development, Justice, and Health Services to use a portion of the federal block grants... Continue Reading

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And this particular collection also highlights the contradiction between intellectual property law, which grants companies complete and effectively perpetual control over beloved pieces of culture, and modern fandom, which uses that same culture as building blocks for new art.

The first reexamination request was granted in April and involves a Clear Channel patent for a system and method of creating recordings of live performances, locking musical acts into using Clear Channel technology and blocking innovations by others.

In this role, she uses public health surveillance data to inform the activities of Maine's Youth Suicide Prevention Program, Title V block grant, Children with Special Health Needs Program, and Office of Health Equity.