Sentences with phrase «using public private partnerships»

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Instead, the winning group will have a public - private partnership contract with the government which will allow it use of some state infrastructure, such as sites to build towers on and a fiber optic network owned by the state electricity firm.
The technology used in this purely private enterprise initiative is also widely applicable to public - private partnerships.
Funds are used to raise awareness about child hunger in the U.S.; create public - private partnerships that align kids with the resources they need; support nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals; and educate kids and their families on how to cook healthy meals with limited resources.
Public and private partnerships are encouraged to cover the cost associated with the purchase and placement of the defibrillator and training in the use of the defibrillator.
Cuomo wants to use private - public partnerships to construct a $ 5 billion bridge to connect Rockland and Westchester counties, and the administration has an eye toward construction starting in August.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli was cool to the idea of public - private partnerships in January, saying that while they could be put to a good use, the programs need vigilant oversight.
«I think this is an excellent opportunity to work with a public / private partnership to use a system that we already have in place, to expand use of the internet and to provide that opportunity for everybody here in Monroe County.»
This public / private partnership is designed to further spark children's interest in STEM careers by using hands - on learning year - round to engage, excite and educate students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
«What I really want to focus on, whether we win the big prize, or smaller size, is to make sure we are really using the money effectively in public - private partnerships to create jobs here in the Rochester area,» Robach told WXXI News.
Just last month, the Council, with an overwhelming majority and in partnership with the Mayor, passed a controversial bill that would use public funds to pay for security guards at private and religious schools.
Formed as a public / private partnership, Teachers Who Code will use the Girls Who Code model to equip New York City public school teachers with the computer science skills to educate students for high tech jobs of today and tomorrow.
This study is among several funded under a public - private partnership established in 2008 between NICHD and the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, a division of Mars Inc., to establish a human - animal interaction research program to support studies relevant to child development, health, and the therapeutic use of animals.
Postdoc Network Editor Laure Haak describes a partnership between the private sector and public institutions that hopes to enhance the quality of research at the selected universities by using generous stipends to attract outstanding postdocs.
Sanjay Gurunathan from Sanofi Pasteur, manufacturer of one of the vaccines used in RV144, said a new partnership of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, HIV Vaccine Trials Network, US Military HIV Research Program (MHRP), and Sanofi Pasteur — known as the Pox Protein Public Private Partnership, or P5 — will aim to increase vaccine efficacy from the 31.2 percent of the RV144 trial to 50 percent.
The methods used to correct market failure include: • Indirect Taxation • Subsidies • Government expenditure / state provision • Buffer stock control • Price controls • Legislation and regulation • Information provision • Competition policy • Public - private partnerships • Tradeable pollution permits These methods are used to correct the following types of market failure: • Negative consumption externalities • Positive consumption externalities • Negative production externalities • Positive production externalities • Merit goods • Demerit goods • Public goods • Information failure • Inequity
One chapter, by Ludger Woessmann (coauthor of «School Choice International,» research, page 54) uses international data to show that systems that make greater use of public - private partnerships (ideally combining public funding with private operation) perform better than systems that do not.
Most places that have tried public - private partnerships have used a system that blends the traditional process — holding a referendum for local approval to borrow money, then advertising for proposals and taking the lowest bidder — with aspects of public - private partnerships.
offers a detailed study of the school's first three years (2006 — 2009) revealing what the School of the Future can teach us about high school redesign, public - private partnerships, and the use of technology in school reform.
Part of the reason the intended public - private partnerships have not been more widely used is that the cost has been higher than expected, Barnes added.
«Because of this new public - private partnership, millions of Americans will have a new interactive tool they can use to find out how families can get involved in education and share ideas that work,» Mr....
Districts that are struggling to get voter approval to borrow money might explore alternative financial arrangements like purchase - lease agreements where a developer builds and leases a facility to a district, or public - private partnerships for shared facilities use.
Three more schools built under the same public - private partnership were then closed within the same week following checks which revealed missing header ties, which are used to bind internal and external walls together.
Create a national teacher corps similar to the public - private partnership model used by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
4) National: The Congressional Budget Office says that eliminating the tax exemption for new Private Activity Bonds, which are frequently used in «public private partnerships,» would save the government $ 30 bPrivate Activity Bonds, which are frequently used in «public private partnerships,» would save the government $ 30 bprivate partnerships,» would save the government $ 30 billion.
is a public - private partnership that uses the arts to help narrow the achievement gap, increase student engagement and improve the culture and climate in the country's highest poverty schools.
The $ 2.6 billion project is being built under a Comprehensive Development Agreement - a form of public - private partnerships used by the State of Texas - between TxDOT and the LBJ Infrastructure Group, which will operate and maintain the facility for 52 years.
Public private partnerships — or P3s as they are called — are widely used throughout the world to fund innovative infrastructure projects.
In selecting communities to participate in the program, the statute requires DOT to give priority to those communities where (a) average air fares are higher than the air fares for all communities; (b) a portion of the cost of the activity contemplated by the community is provided from local, non-airport-revenue sources; (c) a public - private partnership has been or will be established to facilitate air carrier service to the public; (d) improved service will bring the material benefits of scheduled air transportation to a broad section of the traveling public, including businesses, educational institutions, and other enterprises whose access to the National air transportation system is limited (e) the assistance will be used in a timely fashion; and, (f) multiple communities cooperate to submit a regional or multistate application to consolidate air service into one regional airport.
This project represents an effort by the State of Florida to bring a new technology to the United States by using an innovative public - private partnership that does not rely on Federal grant support.
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.
This study is among several funded under a public - private partnership established in 2008 between NICHD and the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, a division of Mars, Inc., to establish a human - animal interaction research program to support studies relevant to child development, health, and the therapeutic use of animals.
In late 2010, in a unique public / private partnership, a new Buncombe County Animal Shelter was constructed using public funds, right next door to a new Asheville Humane Society Adoption & Education Center, built with private donations.
His model demonstrates how a successful public - private partnership in the use and management of nature can be an asset for local and regional development.
2030 Districts are unique private / public partnerships in designated urban areas across North America committed to reducing energy use, water use, and transport emissions
A market - based approach using publicprivate partnerships (PPPs) has been developed to meet the fast - growing demand for infrastructure in Dubai.
This paper focuses on participatory methods for technology development and diffusion in urban agriculture, including use of multiple sources of knowledge in the identification and screening of promising technologies, the development, participatory testing and adaptation of the most promising technologies under local urban farming conditions, use of adult education techniques in technology evaluation, participatory diffusion of the results of the technology development and adaptation process; public - private partnerships in technology development and diffusion in urban agriculture.
2030 Districts are unique private / public partnerships in designated urban areas across North America committed to reducing energy use, water use, and transport emissions Overseen by Architecture 2030, 2030 Districts are in the vanguard of grassroots collaborative efforts to renovate hundreds of millions of square feet of existing buildings and construct high - performance infill development and redevelopment.
Methane to Markets, launched in 2004, is a public / private partnership that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by promoting the cost - effective, near - term recovery and use of methane, while providing clean energy to markets around the world.
Alternatives that have been used successfully in other schools or otherwise proposed include a certain number of seats of lower tuition for those experiencing financial hardships, public - private partnerships for projects and initiatives in the areas of legal technology and artificial intelligence to provide salaries while in law school, and a tuition forgiveness program for those who enroll in post-graduate access to justice programs.
The deal makes Croydon the first local authority to use an asset - backed public - private urban regeneration partnership, with the pair creating a 25 - year union with 50/50 ownership.
Represented the City of Norwalk, Connecticut, in conjunction with a mixed - use redevelopment project involving a public - private partnership among the City, the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency, and Seligson Properties.
Bob Bauer, senior partner in the commercial real estate, infrastructure, and corporate / commercial practices at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, sees parallels between the promise to involve the private sector in Ontario gaming and the public - private partnership model that Ontario and other provinces have used for major infrastructure projects.
Michael has extensive experience representing owners and developers with redevelopment of urban properties, municipal economic development incentives, public / private partnerships, and land use issues.
Represented regional multifamily developers in a private public partnership for the redevelopment of five distinct development «blocks» in the City of Rockville, Maryland with a mixed - use project comprised of public and private mixed - use improvements.
Rochester real estate partner Bruce Baker and New York City global finance counsel Alex Yim were quoted in this feature on the increasing use of public - private partnerships to fund projects in cities across the U.S.
The Kinship Treatment Foster Care Initiative Toolkit (PDF - 1,659 KB) Foster Family - based Treatment Association (2015) Promotes the use of public - private partnerships to assist children in kinship care with their social, behavioral, and emotional challenges (treatment needs) while they remain in a stable environment with a relative or adult.
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The 56 - acre Brookleigh site is owned by the Housing Authority of DeKalb County (HADC) and is being redeveloped through a public / private partnership between NorSouth and HADC as a mixed - use, mixed - income community built around a central park.
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