Sentences with phrase «with block grants»

Tillman also seemed to expand on a 2016 GOP proposal to fund administrator salaries with block grants, suggesting the state should substitute such grants for many of its funding allocations.

There is currently a bill in the House that would replace the major federal education law with block grants, including for vouchers.

With the Senate joining the House in advancing bills that would replace dozens of vocational - education and job - training programs with block grants, educators are trying to assess the likely impact of handing most authority over federal funding in those areas to states and their governors.

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.

Legislation to replace scores of programs with block grants was debated, and hearings were held on proposals to scrap the Department of Education.

Democrats, who had railed against the impact of the legislation on a state like New York, which could have seen a gradual reduction in Medicaid spending with a block grant system, were cautious in their responses.

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Based on an impressive database of intensive interviews with executives, it turns out that big failures and small egos are among the building blocks of great leadership,» notes Grant of this one, again due out March 6.

Early into his tenure, Trump signed an executive order that sought to block municipalities that failed to cooperate with U.S. immigration authorities from receiving federal grant funding.

An employee's options grant tends to be broken up into percentage blocks, with each block vesting annually over a set number of years.

Across the country, other states have been experimenting with similar programs to keep low - income working parents from falling off the child care cliff, in keeping with the recommendations in the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act passed in 2014.

The budget also proposes block granting Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) at pre-ACA levels along with a state option of per - capita cap funding.

In this particular instance it is not very difficult to imagine scenarios in the not - too - distant future in which there might occur resurgences of socialist policies and ideals: the failure of neo-capitalist regimes in developing societies and / or the formerly Communist countries in Europe to achieve economic take - off; the insight granted to sundry dictators and despots that, while socialism invariably immiserates the masses, it is a very good recipe for enriching those who claim to hold power as the vanguard of the masses; the «creeping socialism» (still an aptly descriptive term) brought on by massive government intervention in the economy in the name of some societal good, e.g., there could be an environmentalist road to socialism, or a feminist one, or one constructed (perhaps inadvertently) with some other building blocks of politically managed regulations and entitlements; or, last but not least, the actual restoration of socialism, by coup or by voting, in a number of countries, beginning with Russia.

The three projects are being supported with $ 1,275,000 from USDA's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, along with matching funds from recipients.

The tool was developed with partial funding from a three - year California Department of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant.

With the FBI's investigation into Louisville and the likely firing of Rick Pitino, Grant Newsome posted a GIF of Trey Burke's clean block in the National Championship game with the caption: «NCAA about to reject that 2013 Louisville Championship harder than Trey Burke.&raWith the FBI's investigation into Louisville and the likely firing of Rick Pitino, Grant Newsome posted a GIF of Trey Burke's clean block in the National Championship game with the caption: «NCAA about to reject that 2013 Louisville Championship harder than Trey Burke.&rawith the caption: «NCAA about to reject that 2013 Louisville Championship harder than Trey Burke.»

The stumbling block in nearly all these cases is not the transfer fee but, as we saw with Jenkinson in January, the buying club matching the current high wages that Arsenal have granted them up til now, a problem that could also occur with Jack Wilshere if he decides to find a new club.

I was more concerned with playing ramsay wide again, Which Wenger continues to do, i was concern with Ozils attitude in the game it was poor a lot of cussing and fussing when he lost the ball and complaining to referee, i was concern about our defense line, taking our goalkeeper for granted, not knowing to step forward to block shots and marking individuals properly.

However, they too are on the verge of sacking their manager, with Avram Grant told to win at least one of his next three fixtures else his head will be next on the chopping block.

To fund the project, the park district has received approval from the Rolling Meadows City Council to include their $ 450,000 grant request with the city's application for Cook County Community Development Block Grants.

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All around us are pockets - vast stretches, too - of deprivation so severe that you can travel blocks, even miles, through Chicago and some suburbs without seeing things that so many of us take for granted: grocery stores, basketball hoops with nets, Starbucks, wide lawns and houses whose windows are not boarded over or shattered.

The committee also finalized its proposal to replace the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) with a Family Nutrition Block Grant, as well as its proposed Child Care Block Grant, which would consolidate nine different federal child - care programs.

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.

As reported here back in May, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) has parted ways with its former House Republican allies over the latter's controversial proposal, contained in the House Education & the Workforce Committee's Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) bill, to block grant school food in three states.

Personally, I'm more concerned with this happening since the majority of Republican congressmen I have spoken to always ask me about how I feel about making NSLP a block grant, very similar to how Reagan dismantled the program in 1990 by cutting $ 1.4 BILLION from the budget.

The district also developed Prairie Park, at Belmont Avenue and Council Trail, with $ 61,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds from the village.

The «Contract with America» includes welfare - reform provisions to cut all child nutrition entitlement programs in favor of block grants to the states.

What's more, New York also stands to lose a big chunk of its federal Medicaid funding if Congress ever manages to get a deal on repeal and replacement of Obamacare, with the most recent proposal — Cassidy - Graham — calling for block granting those funds, in a move that would hurt New York more than any other state, Cuomo said.

Under the Barnett formula, the block grant to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is adjusted with reference to spending in England.

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.

It's a conceit that feels ignored in this budget, particularly with cuts to programs such as Close to Home, which Cuomo created and championed, and the proposal to block - grant funding for child welfare services, said Jim Purcell, chief executive officer at the Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) today announced a popular candy maker will be able to expand its facilities, hire additional employees and grow its business in its home town of North Tonawanda with the assistance of a $ 100,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Business Program award.

Advocates for Low - Income New Yorkers held a press conference today at the Legislative Office Building to urge Governor Pataki to stop playing politics with over $ 1 billion in federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds.

Reed, a Corning lawmaker who represents the Southern Tier, has also disagreed with Trump from time to time, on funding for the Great Lakes, Community Development Block Grants, the Appalachian Regional Commission and other issues.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) today announced a major northeast producer of wood construction material and supplies will be able to expand its production facilities and add jobs at its home in Oneida County with the assistance of a $ 120,000 Community Development Block Grant — Economic Development Program award.

The city of Auburn will not see any change in its 2018 - 2019 Community Development Block Grant funding from the federal government, despite struggling to comply with recently revised regulations attached to the grant mGrant funding from the federal government, despite struggling to comply with recently revised regulations attached to the grant mgrant money.

Rev. Peter Young, a pioneer of programs for people with substance abuse problems, was treated to a profanity - laced tirade by a Cuomo administration official as the state continues to block the nonprofit from applying for publicly - funded grants and government contracts.

«With unanimous support of the Erie County Legislature, my resolution calls on Governor Cuomo to fully fund all the provisions of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act and to continue his investment in our county's youth.»

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;

And we'll probably have block grants of Medicaid back into the states... Nobody is going to be dying on the streets with a President Trump.»

In a collaborative effort with another state agency, HCR has partnered with Empire State Development (ESD) to help retain and expand Amsterdam Printing and save 365 jobs by investing $ 900,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and $ 5.6 million in equity.

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After a stint as The News» computer assisted reporting editor, Heaney joined the paper's newly formed investigative reporting team and produced a series of investigations related to economic development, including the city's squandering of federal block grant funds, and, with colleague Patrick Lakamp, the failings of the state Empire Zone program.

Legoland opponents, seeking to block the sale of town - owned lands for the proposed $ 500 million theme park in the Town of Goshen, won a round in court this week, with an appellate court granting a restraining order on the sale of the nine acres for the park.

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.

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To both: Do either of you favor a block grant change in Medicaid, with the feds.

Republicans say that number is too high, and favor replacing the open - ended program with a fixed block grant system that would instead award funds per beneficiary.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner declared Syracuse a sanctuary city earlier this month and she's not backing away from that after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that would block federal grants from cities that don't cooperate with anti-immigration laws.