Government Grants News, Information & Trends


Spirit of co-operation could set area governments up for more grant funds
The Newark Advocate
The Local Government Innovation Fund is a new state program with $45 million to offer entities, some in the form of grants, but mostly loans. To qualify for the funds, governments must find new and innovative ways to work together.

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Gov. Corbett Whacks Higher Education Funding
LoanSafe
“What Harrisburg can do for education is to set standards — both for our schools and our government,” Corbett told a joint session of the state House and Senate. But university administrators, suspicious union leaders and angry Democrats warned that ...
Overall impact of Corbett's proposed budget on Franklin CountyChambersburg Public Opinion
Steep cuts, no tax hikes in Corbett's $27.1B budgetPhiladelphia Inquirer
Corbett calls fiscal plan 'lean and demanding'Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Scranton Times-Tribune -Lebanon Daily News
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$5000 grant to help preserve downtown Killeen properties Posted On: Tuesday ...
Killeen Daily Herald
By Sean Wardwell Killeen may get a few new improvements, thanks to $5000 awarded to the city by a Texas Historical Commission Certified Local Government grant. The funding, awarded Tuesday, will be used for a citywide survey of historic properties that ...
Killeen receives downtown grant from Texas Historical SocietyKXXV News Channel 25
Killeen: $5000 Grant Preserves Historical PropertiesKWTX

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Insight: Komen charity under microscope for funding, science
Reuters
Planned Parenthood generates the bulk of its $1 billion in annual revenue from health services it provides and government grants. Donations accounted for $224 million in 2010, and the group's annual report did not identify how those specific funds were ...
Mitt Romney: government should cut off funding to Planned ParenthoodTheBlaze.com (blog)
The Komen funding disputeWashington Post
Komen Exec Quits in Wake of Grant Controversyfox4kc.com
Columbia Daily Tribune
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B.C. Ministers tout “modest” funding bump
Maple Ridge News
By Robert Mangelsdorf - Maple Ridge News The Liberal Party caucus was out in force Tuesday afternoon at Ridge Meadows Hospital as the provincial government announced a bump in funding to a grant program designed to help seniors.

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Proposed Regulation Grants Agencies the Discretion to Waive Small Business Set ...
MarketWatch (press release)
An interim rule from the Obama administration grants federal agencies the power to decide whether or not to set aside GSA Schedule contracts worth between $3000 and $150000 for small businesses. This proposed regulation is in obvious violation of ...

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Towns compete for Irene funding
NorthJersey.com
BY ZACH PATBERG Local officials and advocates are clamoring for a piece of the $12.5 million that Passaic County will receive from the federal government to clear flood plains and rebuild homes and businesses torn apart by Hurricane Irene.

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Federal grants for Bayonne programs reduced Cuts will have impact on local non ...
The Hudson Reporter
by Al Sullivan Local community groups that rely on federal Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) will feel the impact of a deal made in Congress earlier this year. Mayor Mark Smith said that the federal government is expected to cut Bayonne's ...

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Government of Canada Grants Funding to James Bay Joint Action Mining Committee
Marketwire (press release)
The financial assistance from the Government of Canada will enable the committee to pursue its mission. This $200000 in non-repayable funding has been granted through Canada Economic Development's Business and Regional Growth program.

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Government launches grants worth £1500 for small businesses...
Hertfordshire News
To kick off National Apprenticeship Week, 6-10 February 2012, over 50 businesses gathered at Oaklands College Smallford Campus to hear about the latest government incentives to hire Apprentices. Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, today announced as ...

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