FIFA's leadership is answerable to only the national federations, and the ability of those federations to deliver for their home countries — by landing grants for development projects, for instance, or granting the right to host a soccer tournament — rests on the FIFA leadership's viewing them favorably.
The Belgian Survival Fund, created by the Belgian Parliament, provides grants for development projects in Africa to assist vulnerable families to become healthier and more productive, thereby increasing their household food security.
Bonnie K. Finnie, head of the corporation, which allocates federal grant money for development projects, said the allocation included a stipulation that there be long-term museum jobs for local residents.
Mr. Levy, of Hofstra, noted that the fragmented government on Long Island, with its many towns and special districts, often means competition for development projects or government grants — and that the quest to go green has created healthier rivalries.
Money is one thing the development corporation has -- as much as $7.3 billion, including $4.5 billion in money allocated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency that will be used for transportation projects, and $2.8 billion in Community Development Block Grant money allocated to the development corporation for housing grants and other development projects.
From 1989-1994, Dr. Fairchild directed the LA office of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation LISCC) and is credited with raising over $100 million in equity, grants and loans for community-based housing and commercial development projects and, generally, with building the non-profit housing and community development industry in the LA region.
Gov. George E. Pataki announced yesterday that state grants totaling more than $1.1 million had been awarded for preservation and waterfront development projects in Westchester.
Texas Tech's College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources has received state and federal grants for research projects including the fiber properties of cotton, the antibacterial properties of cotton fabric, and the development of chemical-warfare protective fabrics.
Nicaragua granted asylum on Tuesday to Alberto Pizango, left, a Peruvian indigenous leader wanted on charges of sedition for leading protests in the Amazon during the last two months over plans to open jungle areas to oil drilling and other large development projects.
