Sentence examples for declining appropriations from inspiring English sources

Facing the threat of sequestration and declining appropriations, federal science funding agencies from the NIH to NSF and DoD and others are considering how to deal with such downturns.

However, it is unlikely that the de Blasio Administration will be able to fund enough long-term rental subsidies to house every low income household that needs assistance; and with declining appropriations, the federal government is not going to be much help.

But others question the epidemiologic rationale, sustainability, absorptive capacity, accountability, and opportunity costs associated with huge vertical appropriations, particularly in light of virtually flat-lined or proportionately declining appropriations in investments that equitably reflect epidemiological priorities.

While tuition has risen at public universities, his report said, that has largely been to make up for declining state appropriations.

The university system in Georgia has approved six campus mergers in recent years, a response to declining state appropriations for higher education.

Like the public institutions, which are suffering from declining state appropriations and placing an increased financial burden on students, independent colleges must build new models for fund-raising in an effort to keep costs down, he said.

A state audit released in March stoked criticism of the university system for its pursuit of out-of-state and international students, who pay significantly higher tuition — part of an increasingly controversial national trend in which public universities rely on nonresident tuition to help fill budget gaps left by declining state appropriations.

Declining state appropriations, rising student debt, parent and student dissatisfaction with the increasing cost of degrees, and skepticism among employers about graduates' job readiness have raised troubling questions about the value and impact of U.S. higher education.

Mr. Duncan noted that in addition to state appropriations declining, which means schools are increasingly relying on tuition and local taxes, a quirk in the taxing system can limit financing for such colleges.

At public research universities, which enroll 4.1 million students, net tuition increased by $369 — but appropriations declined by $751 per student, and spending per student increased only $92.

Total state higher education appropriations declined by 7.5percentt nationally that year.