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DOT Grant Related Sites Some DOT operating administrations have posted information on their financial assistance programs. United States Coast Guard - Boating Safety Grant to States Maritime Administration - Ship Financial Assistance & Cargo Preference www.dot.gov /ost/m60/grant/grelate.htm

UCR Library Website : United States Federal Government The Federal Assistance Awards Data System (FAADS) is a quarterly compilation of financial assistance award transactions obtained from, and submitted by, the Federal government agencies under the requirements of Title 31, Section 6102(a) U.S.C. Amounts of money awarded to states in the form of grants, direct loans, insured or guaranteed loans, and other are listed. The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of United States federal government agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. The United States Code contains the general and permanent laws of the United States in effect as of a specified date. lib.ucr.edu /depts/govpub/federal.php   (6288 words)

Government < United States < North America < Americas < : news A newspaper said the identities of 2,600 C.I.A. employees and the locations of two dozen of the agency's covert workplaces in the United States can be easily found through Internet searches. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice indicated that the U.S. would look to resume military assistance to nations cut off for refusing to shield Americans in international court. Federal Times Google Google/Yahoo Guardian Guerrilla News Network IPS IWPR Independent JabberWonk Miami Herald MyAntiwar NYT New Standard Newsday OneWorld Online Journal Project on Government Oversight Republican 2004 Reuters Scoop Scotsman Seattle Times Spin Sanity Submerging Mkts Wash. www.schema-root.org /region/americas/north_america/usa/government   (329 words)

ATF Online - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives As part of the Justice Department, ATF is positioned to be even more effective, safeguarding the American public by enforcing Federal laws on firearms, explosives, and arson. Maine State Fire Marshal John Dean requested ATF assistance, and members of his office are working side by side with federal investigators. The government may monitor and audit usage of this system, and all persons are hereby notified that use of this system constitutes consent to such monitoring and auditing. www.atf.treas.gov   (814 words)

Administration for Children and Families Home Page The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services works to protect the health of all Americans and provides essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. HHS Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Wade F. Horn, Ph.D., presents Diane Granito of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department and founder of the Heart Gallery exhibit with an Adoption Excellence Award. www.acf.dhhs.gov   (255 words)

Employment & Training Administration (ETA) - U.S. Department of Labor First introduced by President Bush in his 2004 State of the Union Address, Community-Based Job Training Grants support workforce training for high growth industries through the nation’s community and technical colleges. The U.S. Department of Labor is providing assistance to individuals impacted by the Gulf Coast hurricanes. The 70 grants will fund projects in 40 states. www.doleta.gov   (571 words)

National Park Service: Recreational Use of Land in the United States (Federal Lands) Carlsbad Cavern is unduplicated in the United States. It is true that in 1872 this region was a part of the public domain of the United States within certain of its Territories and, therefore, the question of turning it over to a State for administration was not at that time directly an issue. Advisory assistance from other Federal bureaus is sought informally as the occasion demands. www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/recreation_use/chap3-1.htm   (571 words)

OAAAA-Glossary of Terms Its primary objective is to promote cooperation and communication within and among the aging network, the federal government, and other organizations and to provide technical assistance to its members and other interested individuals and groups promoting service development and delivery on behalf of the elderly. : The coordinating organization of the State Units on Aging (SUAs) of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States territories. The various needs of residents are met by different categories of nursing homes which are licensed by the states. www.ohioaging.org /got.html   (571 words)

ICE Internet Home Page A federal grand jury in Denver has indicted Pedro Castorena-Ibarra, 42, of Guadalajara, Mexico, for his role in overseeing an international criminal organization responsible for the illegal production and distribution of counterfeit identification documents in cities throughout the United States. The indictment follows a five-year investigation by ICE agents in Denver, with assistance from the IRS, the Social Security Administration Inspector General, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The investigation into this drug smuggling operation was conducted by Canadian authorities in conjunction with ICE, DEA, Customs & Border Protection, ATF, and other state and local authorities. www.ice.gov /graphics   (571 words)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs This site also contains links to information from other federal agencies and organizations that offer related benefits and services to survivors and dependents. In addition to the wide range of benefits VA offers for returning veterans, this site also includes links to other federal agencies and organizations that offer related benefits and services. Survivor Benefits - This web site is dedicated to providing information on benefits and services available to surviving spouses and dependents of military personnel who died while in active military service and to the survivors of veterans who died after active service. www.va.gov   (242 words)

ADA Home Page - ada.gov - Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act This report reviews and makes recommendations about the federal government's implementation of Section 508 through its web sites and other information technology. The ADA requires the Department to provide technical assistance to businesses, State and local governments, and individuals with responsibilities and rights under the law. Federal Government web site with links to agencies and capability to search www.usdoj.gov /crt/ada/adahom1.htm   (242 words)

David Baldwin's Trauma Information, Page 5 Disaster Agencies and Associations in the United States They may be used in the service of mental health disaster assistance provided authorship credit is given (where known), and no fee is charged to any recipients. From United States Institute of Peace Library: collected web links to general resources, maps, media, and Islamic studies. www.trauma-pages.com /pg5.htm   (242 words)

Federal Transit Administration - Safety and Security Section In addition, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) are working together on mixed rail corridor operations, which are addressed in this Five-Year Plan under the " Federal Register Notice - Financial Assistance To Eliminate Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Hazards on Designated High-Speed Rail Corridor (U.S. Department of Transportation - December 11, 1998) The subprogram areas are Railroad Grade Crossing Safety, Rail Vehicle Materials Safety and Train Control Centers Safety. www.fta.dot.gov /11227_11233_ENG_HTML.htm   (242 words)

OVC Partnership With United States Attorney's Offices Approximately 90 percent of the Fund, which totaled roughly $363 million in 1997, is distributed by formula to States to support victim assistance and compensation programs that provide services to victims of Federal, State, and Tribal crimes. U.S. Attorneys are also notified of awards made in Indian Country under the Children's Justice Act and the Victim Assistance in Indian Country Grant Program as well as OVC's demonstration and national scope training and technical assistance program. Many U.S. Attorneys' offices use this information to inform the public of their role in helping to support local victim service agencies, to prosecute Federal defendants, and to collect fines and penalty assessments which are deposited in the Crime www.ojp.usdoj.gov /ovc/publications/factshts/usao-fct.htm   (895 words)

Background of the Career and Technical Education Civil Rights Beginning in 1973, various civil rights advocacy groups, including the Legal Defense Fund of the NAACP, sued the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now the Department of Education) on behalf of a plaintiff, alleging that the federal government was not enforcing the federal civil rights laws in education. The Guidelines required that each state, including the State Education Department, develop and implement a compliance and technical assistance program to prevent, identify and remedy discrimination the on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability and age in career and technical education programs operated by school districts that received federal financial assistance. As a result of its investigation, OCR may seek voluntary corrective action or recommend that the Secretary of Education withhold all federal financial assistance to the district. www.emsc.nysed.gov /workforce/civilrights/Background.html   (577 words)

Legal Definition of Tenth Amendment United States, 505 U.S. There are numbers of ways in which the federal government is permitted to secure the assistance of state authorities in achieving federal legislative goals. Thus, "the Tenth Amendment confirms that the power of the Federal Government is subject to limits that may, in a given instance, reserve power to the States." New York v. Other decisions of the Supreme Court have recognized this proposition that the federal government cannot coerce States into performing the ultimately sovereign acts of legislating or regulating in a manner specified by the federal government. www.lectlaw.com /def2/t065.htm   (920 words)

Dominican Republic - FOREIGN RELATIONS For the Dominican Republic, a flirtation with Cuba served to keep the domestic left from criticizing the government; it also put pressure on the United States, which in the 1980s did not favor normalization of relations with Cuba. Politically, economically, and strategically, the Dominican Republic was more dependent on the United States than it was on any other nation. The Dominican Republic's most important relations were with the United States. countrystudies.us /dominican-republic/77.htm   (1422 words)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT CIF COMMERCE The list is to be provided to the Department of the Interior which will, in turn, make the information available to OCS oil and gas lessees and operators. As a preliminary matter, Federal agencies are strongly encouraged to obtain the views and assistance of the State agency regarding the provisions of the management program which are related to the proposal, and the information necessary to determine the consistency of the proposal. If the State agency issues a concurrence or is conclusively presumed to concur, the person will not be required to submit additional certifications and supporting information f-or State review at the time Federal applications are actually filed for the Federal permit activities described in detail in the OCS plan. enviro.nfesc.navy.mil /ps/envplan/policy/czma_guid.htm   (1422 words)

CHAPTER 74. RADIATION CONTROL (a) Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Authority may enter into agreements with the federal government, other states or interstate agencies for inspections or other functions relating to control of sources of ionizing radiation. (2) Promote an orderly regulatory pattern within the State, among the states and between the federal government and the State and facilitate intergovernmental cooperation with respect to use and regulation of sources of ionizing radiation to the end that duplication of regulation may be minimized; (1) Institute and maintain a regulatory program for sources of ionizing radiation so as to provide for (i) compatibility with the standards and regulatory programs of the federal government, (ii) a single, effective system of regulation within the State, and (iii) a system consonant insofar as possible with those of other states; www.delcode.state.de.us /title16/c074   (1963 words)

Charter School Law - Federal Charter School Resources Provides that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Requires that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity which receives or benefits from Federal financial assistance. Requires that no qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity which receives or benefits from Federal financial assistance. charterschoolaw.com /federal.htm   (1963 words)

Government Programmes in the United States -Department of Labor - Equal Employment Opportunities United States Information Agency jointly with CONSERVE: became the model throughout the Federal community for public and private sector linkage in making the Welfare-to-Work commitment a reality. Government Programmes in the United States - Department of Labor The Department of Labor’s Office of Small Business Programs is partnering with the Small Business Administration under a Memorandum of Understanding, signed March 1999, to increase the participation of women-owned small business in prime and subcontracting opportunities at the Department of Labor and to foster women’s business enterprises in the Federal marketplace. www.ilo.org /public/english/employment/gems/eeo/program/usa/dol.htm   (1963 words)

National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness The number of people experiencing homelessness exploded in the 1980s, as federal funds were withdrawn from low-income housing and social assistance programs for low-income families and the mentally ill. Current federal spending on housing assistance programs targeted at low-income populations is less than 50% of 1976 spending levels. Experts estimate that 3 million people in the United States are homeless each year. Lack of Affordable Housing: There is a severe lack of affordable housing in the United States. www.nscahh.org /hunger.asp?id2=8802   (930 words)

Chapter One In the 104th United States Congress, the Senate approved a major new approach to local assistance program evaluation. While each state is eligible to receive a minimum of 0.25 percent of total appropriations, the balance is allocated on the basis of state population as a proportion of the entire U.S. All Byrne funds must be matched by a 25% commitment of non-federal funds. Congress often requires, for example, that states pass certain state laws as a condition of eligibility for receiving federal funds under certain grant programs. www.ncjrs.org /works/chapter1.htm   (7052 words)

sg870123.txt The Second Bank of the United States, whose operations were at issue in M'Culloch, was in part owned and directed by the United States and acted as the fiscal agent of the federal government; the national banks at issue in Owensboro acted as the agents for issuance of federal currency. To the contrary, Section 615(b) authorizes Edge corporations to maintain "branches or agencies in foreign countries, their dependencies or colonies, and in the dependencies or insular possessions of the United States," and this provision plainly could have been read as prohibiting, by negative implication, the operation of agencies or branches in the United States. They receive no federal financial assistance, and the government is not liable for their obligations. www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/1987/sg870123.txt   (7052 words)

TMIP: Urban Transportation Planning In the United States: An Historical Overview For the first time urban transportation planning was funded separately: &; of 1 percent of all federal-aid funds were designated for this purpose and apportioned to the states on the basis of urbanized area population. The Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1970 was another landmark in federal financing for mass transportation. Operating assistance was to be matched 50 percent by the federal government (U.S. Dept. of Transportation 1976). tmip.fhwa.dot.gov /clearinghouse/docs/utp/ch7.stm   (5399 words)

AGO_1987_No_016 The Department of Transportation does not have the statutory authority to require precast/prestressed concrete products to be manufactured in the United States for the purpose of protecting local industries from unfair competition by foreign manufacturers.   By necessary implication, the Department is authorized by RCW 47.04.070 to comply with the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982,4/ which, as a condition to receiving federal highway funding, generally prohibits the purchase of foreign steel products with federal highway funds.   The Department also is authorized to act for the State and to enter into agreements with the Federal Government to secure aid for highway construction, and to adapt its procedures as may be necessary to conform with federal funding requirements. www.atg.wa.gov /opinions/1987/opinion_1987_016.html   (1131 words)

US Federal Government Grant Access to thousands of government grant programs providing assistance for home buying and ownership, home repair, small businesses, home improvement, land purchase, site preparation for housing, health, assistance and services for the unemployed, job training, federal employment, education, and much, much more. Federal and state jobs, forms, the U.S. Congress and president of the United States. Federal government grant Matthew Lesko US federal government cash money grant for small business, college and US government grants directory. www.formsbusiness.com /Federal-Grant/US-federal-government-grant.html   (685 words)

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Disaster Assistance; Cerro Grande Fire Assistance, GAO-01-594R, April 9, 2001 Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), entitled "Disaster Assistance; Cerro Grande Fire Assistance" (RIN: 3067-AD12). FEMA has determined that the final rule does not have federalism implications. Because of the emergency nature of the rule, FEMA states that it did not perform a cost-benefit analysis. www.gao.gov /decisions/majrule/d01594r.htm   (589 words)

Preventing Crime: What Works, What Doesn't, What's Promising In the 104th United States Congress, the Senate approved a major new approach to local assistance program evaluation. Points of view or opinions stated herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the United States Department of Justice. While each state is eligible to receive a minimum of 0.25 percent of total appropriations, the balance is allocated on the basis of state population as a proportion of the entire U.S. All Byrne funds must be matched by a 25% commitment of non-federal funds. www.ncjrs.org /works/wholedoc.htm   (18783 words)

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