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Download full textOffice of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1989
The Library Literacy Program, Title VI of the Library Services and Construction Act, is the largest federal library program under which state and local public libraries can apply directly to the U.S. Department of Education to compete for literacy grant awards. State public libraries may use the grant funds to coordinate and plan library literacy…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Federal Aid, Financial Support
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh. Agricultural Experiment Station. – 1988
Agriculture and the rural economic bases in mining, fisheries, forestry, and natural resource extraction are experiencing major social and economic changes. The farm and rural crises of the 1980s are not short-term aberrations, but symptoms of long-term trends that were partially hidden by the relatively good times for agriculture and rural areas…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Experiment Stations, Land Grant Universities, Research and Development
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1984
Revisions and extensions of Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act are presented in this conference report of the U.S. House of Representatives. It is proposed that the Act be cited as the "Public Health Service Act Amendments of 1984." The texts of proposed amendments, including revisions of the language of the legislation, are…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Government School Relationship
Queensland Board of Teacher Education, Toowong (Australia). – 1988
This monograph presents abstracts of research studies conducted with the support of grants provided by the Queensland Board of Teacher Education. The following studies are summarized: (1) "The Effectiveness of Induction Programs for Beginning Teachers in Queensland State Primary Schools" (Elspeth Davis); (2) "The Development and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Williams, Martha – 1988
One of the major activities of the Urban Literacy Network (ULN) is a grants program aimed at supporting cooperative, collaborative approaches to developing resources and support systems for literacy in urban areas. Eleven grants were awarded in 1987-1988 in the following urban areas: Boston; Chicago; Denver; El Paso; Houston; Nashville; Oklahoma…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems
Freeman, Howard E. – 1982
Given the fundamental program changes that have occurred in the nation's social programs since President Reagan took office, federal evaluation activities need to be rethought and redirected. It is critical that the utility of programs be documented, economical delivery services be developed, and redundancy of interventions be reduced to optimize…
Descriptors: Accountability, Block Grants, Educational Finance, Evaluation Needs
Hansen, Kenneth H. – 1981
The responsibilities and prerogatives of state departments of education regarding the allocation of federal funds authorized under provisions of the draft version of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 are clarified in this report, and the resulting policy options available to state education agencies are examined. The law…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Block Grants, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Hearn, Norman E. – 1982
The consolidation of 42 federal education programs into block grants, under the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, will have varied effects that might help or hurt rural or small schools. Legislatures and district superintendents are presently unsure what to do with the block grants, since they are used to more specific federal…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Consolidated Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1982
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Association of American Universities are conducting an experiment in research grant administration designed to respond to the perceived needs of universities for more flexibility while assuring appropriate accountability for Federal research funds. The experiment delegates most grant administration…
Descriptors: Accountability, Chemistry, College Science, Federal Aid
National Childminding Association, Bromley (England). – 1984
This report includes the opening address and a verbatim report of talks given by the two main speakers at a seminar organized by the National Childminding Association (NCMA) to facilitate further discussion of the document "The Law on Childminding: Guidelines for Good Practice." Also included are a summary of the points raised in…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Certification, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1984
Characteristics of applicants and recipients of California Student Aid Commission (CAL) grants and trends in aid for 1980 to 1984 are discussed. Information is also provided on characteristics and patterns of specific aid programs: the CAL Grant A State Scholarship Program, the CAL Grant B Opportunity Grant Program, and the Cal Grant C…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Eligibility, Financial Aid Applicants
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1983
The purpose and direction of the Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) quality improvement program are described. The background and context for the Pell Grant quality control (QC) design study and the meaning of QC are reviewed. The general approach to quality improvement consists of the following elements: a strategic approach that enables OSFA…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Error Patterns, Federal Aid
Vogel, Ronald J. – 1977
A study was conducted in 1976 of applicants who submitted corrections or amendments to their Student Eligibility Reports (SERs) for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) Program. The objective was to review the applications corrections process and to determine factors linked to applicants' use of correction procedures. Attention was…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Walters, Pamela Barnhouse; And Others – 1978
The validity of information provided in applications to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program was studied, along with procedures used in recovering overpayments. The objective was to investigate misreporting and misuse of the BEOG program. A 1977-1978 study reviewed cases referred to the U.S. Office of Education by educational…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Novalis, Carol – 1977
The use of estimated income to analyze financial need of applicants to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program was investigated. Attention was focused on: how well applicants estimate their income; reasons for errors in estimation, and whether applicants supplying income tax returns supply true versions. For 1,547 eligible BEOG…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
