Entrepreneurs receive MicroEnterprise Project start up grants
Two Cape entrepreneurs have been chosen to receive $2,500 in business start-up funds from North Fort Myers based Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida and Lee County Human Services to help launch their new businesses.
HHS launches Strong Start initiative to increase healthy deliveries and reduce preterm births
To help reduce the increasing number of preterm births in America and ensure more babies are born healthy, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced more than $40 million in grants
New Head Start director to meet the public on Feb. 15 in Covington
The Regina Coeli Child Development Center invites the community to a reception on Wednesday at 10 a.m. to meet Fred Taylor, the new director of the Head Start and Early Head Start program in Covington. After a brief program on...
Collaboration of state agencies helps small businesses develop
RENO -- Collaborative efforts between the Nevada Small Business Development Center (NSBDC) and the Nevada Microenterprise Initiative/Women’s Business Center (NMI) are demonstrating solid benefits to funding sources and the public. “More than ever state agencies must be efficient and results-oriented in how tax dollars are spent,” said Sam Males, NSBDC’s state director. “Working with top ...
Pacific Life Foundation Announces $2.4 Million in Grants to Nearly 200 Nonprofit Agencies in Southern California ...
The Pacific Life Foundation announced $2.4 million in grants, ranging from $5,000 to $100,000, to nearly 200 nonprofit agencies serving Southern California during an early Monday evening reception.
White House may compromise on contraception rule, source says
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The White House probably will announce a compromise Friday on a controversial rule requiring religiously affiliated employers to provide full contraception coverage to women, an administration source said. News of the possible compromise comes after days of escalating partisan and ideological rhetoric over the pending rule, which many Catholic leaders and other [...]