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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"grant funding"”.
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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
… Adequate Fire and Emergency Responders (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) …
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A Case Study of Northern California: An Evaluation of Stream Restoration and the Success of Increasing California's Native Salmonid Stocks
… if the actions and millions of dollars of grant funding is having the positive impact on habitats and increasing populations of California’s Native Salmonid stocks. The case study identified the gaps in stream restoration projects as lacking standardization, and sustainable funding for the …
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The Design Plan for a Comprehensive Financial Literacy Program
… costs, are less likely to receive grant funding to assist with their educational expenses, and are more likely to be in debt, carrying higher student debt loads than previous generations. Further, students lack the financial knowledge needed to make sound financial decisions. Hence, …
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Childhood lead poisoning prevention: A program plan for Galveston County
… city, Galveston, was still 17.8%. Recent loss of grant funding further challenged Galveston County Health District’s efforts to address this crisis.\r\n Nationwide evaluations of childhood lead poisoning prevention programs have identified state-of-the-art programmatic elements consistently …
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Assessing West Virginia NIPF owner characteristics and preferred assistance topics
… Virginia State Division of Forestry provided grant funding for the project Improving Resource Management on Non-Industrial-Private-Forest lands in West Virginia through Assessment and Training.
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Critical District Supports for New Magnet Programs
… not receiving Magnet Schools Assistance Program grant funding and to identify the challenges new magnet programs face. The context of this study was a large school district transforming seven existing schools into new magnet programs. My study pointed to the importance of secured funding and the …
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THE EFFECTS OF UPWARD SOCIAL COMPARISONS ON AFFECT AND SUBSEQUENT TASK PERSISTENCE AND PERFORMANCE IN COOPERATIVE AND COMPETITIVE CONTEXTS
… which was presented to them as being part of a grant-funding project. It was predicted that whether participants cooperated or competed with a coactor would moderate motivation- and performance-related reactions to upward comparisons. Results indicated that participants persisted longer on a …
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To What Extent Are At-Risk Preschoolers Effectively Prepared For Kindergarten?
… to determine professional development needed, grant funding allocation, and program delivery model to use.</p> <p>The results of the study showed an academic difference in kindergarten between children who attended this school’s state-funded, play-based preschool at-risk program and children …
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Improving Data Collection to Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality and Morbidity in Malawi: Evaluating Chimwemwe mu'bereki, a Community Based Intervention
… sustainability of this necessary program through grant funding and evaluation. With more efficient collection and comprehensive data, AMHI can better serve program participants and villages, and identify areas to more efficiently and effectively reduce maternal and infant mortality and morbidity …
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Inpatient Glycemic Management: Glucose Control Relationship with Hospital Variables, Discharge Planning and Education
… three distinct sections: Two manuscripts and a grant proposal. The two manuscripts in this study were based on more current retrospective data at the time of the study. The first manuscript "Inpatient glycemic management: relationship among glucose control, clinical outcomes and costs" discussed …
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Characteristics Associated With The Effectiveness Of Resource Development Programs At Florida Community Colleges
As educational funding from traditional sources decreases and the cost of operating educational programs increases, community colleges are seeking ways to diversify funding streams and increase revenue. For many 2-year colleges, resource development, particularly the procurement of government …
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EGCG and voluntary exercise : an examination of treatment effects using the TgCRND8 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease
… Tg animals. This research was supported by NIH grant funding (2P01 AG18357).
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Through the Wire: Examining the Experiences of Formerly Incarcerated Students in Prison Education Programs and the Wraparound Services Needed to Support Their Success
… expanding equitable PEP access, restoring Pell grant funding, and strengthening collaborations between higher education and correctional systems. Future research should examine other marginalized groups, assess long-term reentry outcomes, and investigate institutional support for PEP …
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Using grant applications to measure the evolution of collaborative and non-collaborative research
… products or acquiring knowledge. Government funding agencies actively encourage collaborative work, supporting thousands of research projects. The increase in collaboration has led to innovative ways of measuring research dynamics, and the impacts of collaboration with respect to …
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Employment of People with Criminal Records: An Exploratory Study of the State of Georgia
… the best practices being used. An example is the grant funding being distributed by the federal government via the Second Chance Act of 2007 which has disseminated millions of grant dollars to state governments and nonprofit organizations for the implementation of reentry programs and services to …
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The waning of an innovative dual-language program in a culturally and linguistically diverse rural community
… teachers. For a little over fifteen years, immigrants from several countries, with cultures and languages different from longtime residents of the community, came to work in the small town’s factory. After approximately ten years of the official dual-language program, this qualitative study was …
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The potential and limits of the proactive land acquisition strategy: land reform implementation in Gauteng province of South Africa
… redistribution i.e. Settlement Land Acquisition Grant (SLAG) and Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) have been confronted with numerous challenges and they have been criticised for influencing group owned projects due to their grant funding models. SLAG required beneficiaries …
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Development of a funding model for allocating capital grants to the federal universities in Nigeria
The Nigerian University system enjoys the block grant funding policy, for both recurrent and capital funds. Unfortunately, the allocation of capital grants was never based on scientific parameters right from inception thereby necessitating the research work. The main aim and objectives of the …
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Examining the Use of Federal School Improvement Grant Funds and Academic Outcomes in Schools Denied Accreditation and Priority Schools within the Commonwealth of Virginia
… was to examine how federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds were allocated and what differences existed between allocation patterns and overall student achievement outcomes as measured by annual measurable objectives (AMOs) established by the Virginia Board of Education in schools denied …
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The congressional intent, implementation and utilization of section 202(d) linkage funds of the Comprehensive employment and training act as amended in 1978
… conclusions. It was concluded that the set-aside grant funding is not adequate to bring about the organizational changes necessary for collaboration of the two systems. Haphazard projects and programs may have short-term benefits; however, the overall, long-term problem still exists. …
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