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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"federal assistance"”.
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Federal assistance to education in localities affected by federal activities : with Shasta Dam as a basic study
This study is an effort to point out the need for Federal assistance to education in areas in which Federal activity causes an inequity of educational opportunity for children. The construction of Shasta Dam in Northern California caused an influx of both government and contractor employees …
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Building the Bridge: Connecting Federal Capabilities With Local Capacities in the Event of a Public Health Emergency
… in practice explored the various challenges the federal government faces with providing support to local governments and jurisdictions during a public health emergency. The federal government’s policies are expected to advance the public’s welfare and safety. A critical piece of these guidelines …
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Three Viewpoints on the Agricultural Problem, 1920-1933: An Analysis
… the first time the American farmer accepted the Federal Government as a regulating agency. He recognized the need for federal assistance as a necessary means to a more equitable share of the national wealth. In so doing, he surrendered his time-honored commitment to the principles of …
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Strategic indicators for characterization of water system infrastructure and management
… as industry players debate the role of the federal government in financing pending capital challenges. The two sides of the debate describe divergent paths, and the one taken will define the industry's near-term structure. One hand indicates a pending crisis that necessitates substantial …
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A Consequence of Crisis: A Historical Policy Analysis Examining the Relationship between Economic and Military Crises and the Development and Effects of Early Federal Policy in Higher Education during the Twentieth century, 1934 to 1963
… the effect of economic and military crises on federal policy growth in higher education from 1932 to 1963. By analyzing federal records, campus materials, newspapers and educational association journals, the papers demonstrates that economic crises led the federal government to institute …
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A Nominal Group Process Approach to Identification of Assessment Needs of Multi-Problem Elderly.
… Nevertheless, Congress continues to plan for Federal assistance in a piecemeal fashion, treating senior citizens as a categorical group (Etzioni, 1976). Government services ranging from food stamps to crime prevention comprise 134 separate Federal programs administered under five executive …
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'As Dry Leaves That Before The Wild Hurricane Fly': Negotiating Risk And Reality In The South Carolina Hurricanes Of 1752, 1893, And 1989
… individual benevolence or local, state, and federal assistance. </p> <p> Communities also functioned at the local level. In disaster situations communities leveraged resources, sustained those in need, and coordinated disaster recovery efforts. Communities also, however, reflected existing …
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STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 504: A HISTORICAL-COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
… or activities receiving or benefiting from federal assistance (Rehabilitation Act, 1973). Specifically, Subpart E of the rules and regulations for Section 504 addresses postsecondary educational services and prohibits discrimination in the areas of recruitment and admissions, academic and …
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The evaluation of extension methods and techniques as used by horticulture specialists in the United States
… In the signing of this act the policy of federal assistance to land-grant colleges for teaching, research and extension in agriculture and home economics became the national policy.
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Paying the Price of War: United States Soldiers, Veterans, and Health Policy, 1917-1924
… gained conditional access to their own direct assistance agency and a national system of hospitals. This dissertation explains why that drastic transition occurred, and how one group of citizens won the right to obtain publicly funded health services. The story of wartime health policies has a …
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Binding civil and civic infrastructure : the need for transparency and accountability in Baltimore's water crisis
With declining federal assistance for essential infrastructure upgrades, water and wastewater utilities have increasingly relied on customer revenue to fill funding gaps. This has led most recently to "water crises" in cities such as Baltimore and Detroit, where residents who cannot afford to pay …
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Supply, demand, and entrepreneurial ventures in the space launch industry
… a myriad of high-risk technologies, the lack of Federal assistance beyond early stage RLV technology development, and numerous other barriers to entry have greatly undermined successful RLV system development. Historically, the U.S. government has stepped into the fray of past transportation …
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A comparison of the energy commitments of selected poverty and non-poverty subjects in a rural Appalachian county
… Subjects in the poverty group were receiving Federal assistance in the form of food stamps. Subjects. in the non-poverty group were not receiving food stamps because of ineligibility due to family income.The study had six major hypotheses with a total of 24 sub-hypotheses. Four hypotheses were …
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Medicaid Discontinuity among Adults with Cardiovascular Disease or High Risk Conditions: Associations with Medication Adherence and Health Care Utilization
… disability benefits or participating in a federal assistance program, Medicaid managed care enrollment, and diagnosis of respiratory illnesses were the characteristics associated with lower odds of Medicaid discontinuity, whereas being married, residing in the South, having higher income, …
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Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Responders (SAFER) Grant Program: An Analysis of Fiscal Federalism and How Local Governments utilize SAFER Grant Funding
… (SAFER) Grant Program: An Analysis of Fiscal Federalism and How Local Governments Utilize SAFER Grant Funding. Thomas J. Layou ABSTRACT This dissertation presents a comprehensive analysis of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Responders (SAFER) grant program's impact on Virginia's …