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Campbell, Sheila; Tawil, Natalie – Congressional Budget Office, 2019
The federal government pays for a wide range of goods and services that are expected to contribute to the economy for some years in the future. Those purchases, called investment, fall into three categories: physical capital, research and development (R&D), and education and training. There are several economic rationales for federal…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Investment, Federal Aid, Grants
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2013
The Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship (TELS) program was designed to meet the unique needs of the state of Tennessee while also incorporating the hallmark elements of existing merit-based aid programs in other states. Developed through a process involving elected officials and members of the academic community, the TELS program aims to…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Scholarship Funds, Merit Scholarships, Public Policy
Greco, Michael D., Ed. – Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2006
The "CURA Reporter" is published quarterly to provide information about CURA an all-University applied research and technical assistance center at the University of Minnesota that connects faculty and students with community organizations and public institutions working on significant public policy issues in Minnesota. Items in this…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Metropolitan Areas, Community Development, Urban Areas
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Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 1982
Although fiscal year 1981 was a time of uncertainty for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), Congress did appropriate $218.2 million for the highway program and $87 million for area development, research and local development districts (LDDs), and administrative costs. Coupled with other federal funds and funds from state and local sources,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Development, Cooperative Programs, Demography
Economic Development Administration (DOC), Washington, DC. – 1977
Since 1967 the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has carried out an Indian program that emphasized economic development of Indian reservations and trust lands. In the past 12 years Indian tribes in 32 states have received community and industrial development grants to assist them in developing a viable economic base on their lands. Tribes…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Development
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 1983
Fiscal year 1982 was transitional for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), as it was the last year of the broad economic development program and a year of reduced funding and new limits on programs. In 1981, Congress had requested that ARC prepare a plan for completion of the Appalachian highway system and for a 3 to 5 year ARC finish-up…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Census Figures, Coal, Community Development