The phrase "acknowledged a program" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the recognition or acceptance of a specific program, often in a formal or professional context.
Example: "The committee acknowledged a program aimed at improving community health initiatives during their meeting."
Alternatives: "recognized a program" or "accepted a program".
The maker of a touch-screen voting machine that was widely used in Ohio has acknowledged a programming error that resulted in about 1,000 votes being dropped briefly in the primary election in March.
China has acknowledged a pilot program that uses drones as part of its stepped-up surveillance of its coastal areas, as well as in the South China Sea and the East China Sea.
North Korean officials reportedly acknowledged an atomic weapons program, but argued that it was justified by American threats.
As Mr. Ives acknowledges in a program note, "yes, yes, yes, he's Polish".
Ms. Monte acknowledges in a program note that Pinter's plays can be difficult because they "exist on so many parallel dimensions: reality, superreality, symbolic, metaphorical, dream life, internal and external".
In interviews, Mr. Westin, Mr. Goldston and Cynthia McFadden, one of the three "Nightline" anchors, all acknowledged an awareness that the program's performance remained under constant appraisal.
In an interview from Tallahassee, Mr. Feinberg defended the program while acknowledging a rocky start.
BB acknowledges a grant from the DAAD program "Promos" (German Academic Exchange Service).
TOKYO — Japanese corporations are expressing growing interest in enrolling more of their managers in executive education programs overseas, acknowledging a need to make their organizations more globally oriented at a time when their home market is projected to shrink.
Nor does the fact that USAID publicly acknowledges it has a program to promote democracy on the island exempt specific operations from oversight if they fit the definition of covert action.
