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Quick Update: NSF and NIST Fare Well in FY 10 Final Approps Bill
17 hours ago ago from Computing Research Policy Blog
The House and Senate Appropriators are in their end game on the FY 10 appropriations process and yesterday released the " conference agreement " for an omnibus appropriations bill they've created that bundles all the outstanding appropriations bills save one (Defense). Included in the conference bill are the agreed upon funding levels for several key science agencies. NSF and NIST seem to do well. NSF will receive $6.9 billion in FY 10, an ...
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17 hours ago ago from OutGayLife.com
Yesterday, Congress released a consolidated appropriations bill, including the funding measures for the Department of Health and Human Services and the District of Columbia, that includes positive developments on HIV/AIDS and comprehensive sex education. The HHS funding provision includes an increase of $36 million for HIV prevention programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and defunding of the widely-criticized and ...
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22 hours ago ago from Financial Aid News
The conferees of the Senate and the House of Representatives met yesterday to approve the FY 2010 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill. Under the Congressional agreement, the total maximum Pell Grant would be $5,550 for the 2010-11 award year. The TRIO programs and GEAR UP programs would see increases - $5 million and $10 million respectively - over 2009 levels under the spending bill.
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19 hours ago ago from Letters in Bottles
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22 hours ago ago from C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition
Written by Catherine Knowles . Although the fiscal year ended on September 30, to-date Congress has only completed 5 of the 12 annual appropriations bills. This week, Congress moved forward with a couple of important steps and it looks like they are now on track to complete the remaining 7 bills before the end of the year. Yesterday evening, House and Senate appropriators met to consider a conference report. The report is an ...
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ACS Congratulates the State of Michigan; Women, Infants and Children’s Payment Program Named “Project of the Year”
3 hours ago ago from PopEater
The State of Michigan’s program for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits has been recognized for its innovation and success by being named “Project of the Year” by the Electronic Funds Transfer Association . Affiliated Computer Services, Inc . (NYSE: ACS) supports the state on the WIC program , which enables participating families to make WIC purchases through electronic benefit transfer ...
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46 minutes ago ago from U.S. News
Wyo. lawmakers mull response to pension value dive CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- Wyoming lawmakers plan to consider two bills next month that would increase contributions to the state's public employee retirement system. The Wyoming Retirement System saw that value of its investments tumble in the recent recession. The value of the retirement system's portfolio fell from $6.3 billion at the start of 2008 to $4.6 billion last January. Thom ...
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