education grants for veterans

• $8m Sought for Vet Fund

Kloster said that in recent years Scocos and other state officials helped the fund's finances by cutting administrative costs and spending on education grants, as well as ending health-care grants to veterans for items the federal government was already covering.

• La Crosse Tribune
• August 28, 2009

• Sen. Clinton Hails Passage of Higher Education Opportunity Act and Her Measures to Increase College Access

Additionally, the conference report includes three new programs sponsored by Senator [Hillary Rodham Clinton]. The first will place help place 10,000 new teachers in disadvantaged communities over the next three years. The second will increase the college-going rates in disadvantaged communities by requiring the Department of Education to contract with a qualified not-for-profit with experience increasing the college-going rates in disadvantaged communities, who will then provide trend data by high school on the rates of college attendance each year. The third will provide tailored support for veterans going back to college - the Supporting Education for Returning Veterans Act- by authorizing grants to institutions of higher education to establish dedicated "Centers of Excellence for Ve...

• Culvert Chronicles, The
• August 27, 2009

• Notice of Submission for OMB Review; Application for Grants Under the Veterans Upward Bound Program

The Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) program provides grants to institutions of higher education, public and private agencies and organizations, community-based organization with experience in serving disadvantaged youth, combinations of such institutions, agencies and organizations, and secondary schools. The VUB program provides grants to projects designed to prepare, motivate and assist military veterans in the development of academic and other requisite skills necessary for acceptance and success in a program of postsecondary education.

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 21089, April 09, 2012
• Notices
• Education Department

• Legislators, Faculty, and Students Call for Renewed Investment in Public Higher Education

Our current economic crisis has been called the worst since the Great Depression, and most experts fear that more bad news is forthcoming," said Portantino, Chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee. "Our country has a long history of providing grants and benefits under the G.I. Bill of Rights for veterans, including for my father. It is time to renew that pledge during this critical turning point in our history. A renewed call to invest in our students under a bold initiative would put California and the rest of the country back on the right economic track. This economic model worked in 1945 and it can work in 2009. An educated work force and new entrepreneurs will rejuvenate our economy for decades to come. I am hopeful that with the broad support this resolution enjoys at the...

• Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif.
• September 01, 2009

• 5 CFR 581.104 - Moneys which are not subject to garnishment.

... of payments made by the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to sections 501-562 of title 38 o...(d) Grants;. (e) Fellowships;. (f) Education and vocational r...

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 5: Administrative Personnel

• The Viability of the Law Degree: Cost, Value, and Intrinsic Worth

• Iowa Law Review
• Nbr. 96-5, July 2011

• Debt Agreement Reached in Congress

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Democratic National Committee and Assistant Democratic Leader Rep. James Clyburn held a press conference call to discuss the importance and benefits of the debt limit agreement. During the call Rep. Clyburn praised the President for the agreement, calling it the responsible solution; one that ensures no one will be able to play political games with the nation's economic future. Seniors will continue to receive their Social Security checks, Veterans will continue to receive their benefits, and businesses relying on federal government contracts or funding can continue to keep their employees working. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100929/DNCLOGO)

...-security spending for infrastructure, education, Pell grants, for low income programs, CHIP, TANF,...

• U.S. Newswire
• August 02, 2011

• Governor Perry Announces Million Dollar Grant for Veterans and Families

The Fund for Veterans Assistance was created by the Legislature to provide grants to local communities to address veterans' needs and enhance or improve existing veterans' assistance programs. The fund is administered by the Texas Veterans Commission, which assists Texas veterans and their families with claims, veterans' employment services and veterans' education. This is a historic day for Texas veterans," Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars Adjutant General Ray Grona said. "The Texas WW Foundation would like to express our appreciation to Gov. [Rick Perry], members of the Texas Legislature, especially Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and Rep. Chris Turner, and the Texas Veterans Commission for this grant, which will improve the lives of thousands of our state's veterans.

• La Prensa; San Antonio, Tex.
• June 14, 2010

• Rep. Bob Filner Holds a Hearing On the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission

... now -- I believe a whole lot more education and training is needed by the people that do it. I... for the specially adaptive housing grants?. SCOTT: Well, I think we did address that specif...

• Political Transcript Wire
• August 21, 2009

• Sen. Daniel K. Akaka Holds a Hearing On Veterans' Benefits Legislation

...KEITH WILSON, DIRECTOR, EDUCATION SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF..., would veterans still be eligible for Pell Grants?. WILSON: Our understanding is they would. BURR: ...

• Political Transcript Wire
• August 26, 2009