Aitkin Education Foundation awards thousands to schools – MessAge Media: Education
The Aitkin Education Foundation (AEF)A announced it recently awarded $3,000 total in grants to the Aitkin Public Schools.
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First Victorian New Energy Jobs Fund Grant Announced – Energy Matters
The first of 24 grants from round one of Victoria’s $20 million New Energy Jobs Fund program was announced by Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio yesterday.
Launched in December last year, the Fund is designed to support commercially ready projects in the state with the potential to create long-term, sustainable employment and support innovation in new energy technologies.
Minister D’Ambrosio said the South East Councils Climate Change Alliance (SECCA) will receive $330,000 in funding to support its work in providing energy efficient housing in Victoria.
SECCA is a network of eight councils that collaborates with government to deliver regional climate change projects designed to benefit more than 1 million residents in the south east of Melbourne.
The project to win the funding involves assisting Victorian homeowners in working with their builder to construct homes maximising heating and cooling, while improving energy efficiency.
“The South Eastern Councils Climate Change Alliance project provides expert advice on how to take advantage of new energy opportunities which could result in a potential reduction of up to 60% of household energy use,” said Minister D’Ambrosio.
“We’re proud to be rebuilding much needed confidence in the renewable energy industry following the neglect of Liberal governments at both state and federal levels over recent years.”
Up to $5 million was available for round one and applications closed in March. The New Energy Jobs Fund is part of the $200 million Future Industries Fund.
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Clarendon College is one of 67 colleges and universities across the nation and one of nine from Texas chosen to participate in an experimental federal program offering Pell grants to prisoners.
The college is partnering with two Texas Panhandle prison units as part of the Obama administrations’ Second Chance Pell pilot program, which will provide grants to roughly 12,000 adults incarcerated in U.S. prisons.
Instructors from the school will work with 100 students eligible for the grants in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Jordan Unit in Pampa and Roach Unit in Childress, offering them the opportunity to earn Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degrees.
Aimed at inmates who are eligible for release within the next five years, the Second Chance Pell pilot program is part of the Obama administration’s efforts to reduce recidivism and remove barriers to successful reentry.
“I think it will have a great impact on the offenders’ lives; they have an opportunity to make things better for themselves,” Clarendon College President Robert Riza said.
Courses will be administered via classroom-based instruction at the prison facilities and the college is also looking at interactive video conferences as another avenue.
Pell grants are need-based financial aid offered by the U.S. Federal Government to help low-income students afford tuition, books and fees.
Since congress passed an amendment to the Higher Education Act in 1994, prisoners have been barred from receiving such aid.
The announcement of the plan to give Pell grants to prisoners, which came last summer, drew criticism from some conservative lawmakers.
“This may be a worthwhile idea for some prisoners, but the administration absolutely does not have the authority to do this without approval from Congress,” U.S. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said following the announcement.
The Education Department used its “experimental sites” authority, which allows the department to waive certain federal prohibitions for experimentation purposes, to create the grant program.
A 2013 RAND Corporation study funded by the Department of Justice found that inmates who took part in correctional education were 43 percent less likely to return to prison within three years than prisoners who did not.
Researchers estimated that for every dollar invested in correctional education, four to five dollars are saved on three-year reincarceration costs.
“The evidence is clear. Contracts with seven colleges, including Clarendon College and Amarillo College, were not renewed.
Clarendon College began offering courses again at Jordan Unit in 2014 and currently has about 50 students enrolled there.
Texas Inmate students by the numbers
Alvin Community College: 380 students
Cedar Valley College: 120 students
Clarendon College: 100 students
Lamar State College Port Arthur: 243 students
Lee College: 1,134 students
Mountain View College: 40 students
Southwest Texas Junior College: 142 students
University of Houston Clear Lake: 85 students
Wiley College: 300 students
Source: Department of Education
AP marks 1st anniversary of Housing and Car Grants Project – Saudi Gazette AP marks 1st anniversary of Housing and Car Grants Project
RIYADH Marking the one-year anniversary of its “Housing and Car Grants” project, Alwaleed Philanthropies (AP), chaired by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, is delivering the 6th installment of housing units and cars to 1,697 beneficiaries. The grants are part of the foundation’s Housing and Cars project, which aims to provide 10,000 housing units and 10,000 cars to Saudi citizens throughout the Kingdom over the duration of 10 years. The “Housing and Car Grants” project is one of its largest initiatives and targets eligible Saudi citizens, based on criteria set by Alwaleed Philanthropies which are available on its website (http://alwaleedphilanthropies.org/apply-grant).
Coinciding with the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, Alwaleed Philanthropies is distributing 249 housing units and 249 cars to beneficiaries who are not eligible for aid provided by the Ministry of Housing.
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Deprived Kitare Disene community land philanthropic support Source: Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | Fred Quame Asare
Date: 04-07-2016 Time: 08:07:38:pm
Kitare Disene community is one of the numerous communities deprived of basic social amenities in the Nkwanta South district of the Volta region.
The community with a population of about 500 residents who solely earn a livelihood through fishing is located 31 miles away from Nkwanta, the District capital.
Kitare Disene is located in a remote area which is being faced with a challenge of access to potable water.
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MOUNT HOREB / BLANCHARDVILLE – Grant Leroy Nyhus, age 89, of the rural Mount Horeb/Blanchardville area died on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at the New Glarus Home in New Glarus.
Grant is survived by one daughter, Roxann (Michael) Robinson of Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Olga Bloczynski of Waunakee, Wis.; three grandchildren, Ryan Bollig of Mount Horeb, Wis., Carissa Hughes of Fitchburg, Wis., and Latasha Robinson of Mesa, Ariz.; and two great-grandchildren, Xandar and Justice Bollig.
The family would like to extend a sincere thank you to the New Glarus Nursing Home staff and Dr.
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