Commissioners will now ‘red-flag’ grant-funded jobs. Two Schuylkill County employees whose pay and benefits packages total $95,000 a year should have been laid off years ago when grants for their jobs ended, county commissioners said Thursday.

SALEM A handful of Salem-area schools recently received mini grants, up to $250, to fund classroom projects.

The Department of Homeland Security announced plans yesterday to dole out $3 billion in counterterrorism grants next year to state and local agencies with far-fewer strings attached than in past years, in a concession to sharply tightening budgets at all levels of government.

INDIANAPOLIS – The USA Track & Field Foundation has presented Elite Athlete Development Grants to seven athletes, Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and Chairman Bob Greifeld announced Thursday.

Maximum college grants boosted North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education is raising the state university system’s maximum student aid grant to $2,000.

Last week John Denham announced a massive reduction in student grants to plug a 100m hole in his budget after a miscalculation by his department. Some miscalculation.

Fire departments in Siloam Springs, Hickory Creek and Pleasure Heights received Arkansas Agriculture Department $1,000 grants.

Renovation plans for two branches of the Queens Borough Public Library are in the works, thanks to two hefty grants in the amount of $500,000 each, secured by state Sen. Serphin Maltese (R-Glendale), third from left.

Four Ventura County schools have won grants to spend on environmental and conservation education.

Organizations need to submit applications by Nov. 15 to be considered for next year’s grants from the Alliance to the Washoe County Medical Society, an all volunteer membership organization of physician’s spouses.

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The Department of Homeland Security announced plans yesterday to dole out $3 billion in counterterrorism grants next year to state and local agencies with far-fewer strings attached than in past years, in a concession to sharply tightening budgets at all levels of government.

Village to increase grants to $2,860 for its residents Facing tough economic times, many municipalities have struggled, furloughing employees and cutting back on services like garbage pickups.

The Governor’s Consortium on Hispanic Affairs has up to $150,000 in grants available to help Hispanics in Delaware learn English.

Over 2,000 students and their parents took part in a rally here Thursday as part of the ’save education’ campaign launched by those studying at four colleges in Himachal Pradesh to protest a cut in government grants.

The 2009 ESRI geographic information system (GIS) technology grants for the U.S. 4-H Youth Development Program are open for application until December 1, 2008. GIS greatly improves the ability of educators, students, and their institutions to answer personal and community questions with local and global implications.

Fire departments in Siloam Springs, Hickory Creek and Pleasure Heights received Arkansas Agriculture Department $1,000 grants.

The Norman Regional Health Foundation granted $31,000 in awards to help community members that Norman Regional Health System serves.The grants include the purchase of an Automated External Defibrillator or AED and other equipment for Moore Medical Center.

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