One of the first tasks of the new board will be to coordinate the distribution of grants, Mr. Thomas said.
In March 1995, Mr. Obama became chairman of the six-member board that oversaw the distribution of grants in Chicago.
The CHE consequently requires broad regulatory powers that are not reliant on attaching conditions to the distribution of grants to institutions, as occurred with Hefce.
But the daily Izvestia claimed the auditors were specifically looking at Filin's spending decisions, in particular those concerning the distribution of grants between dancers.
Allegations that Jasper had used his position to influence the distribution of grants to community groups have dogged the mayor's office as Livingstone prepares to confront Tory hopeful Boris Johnson.
As documented in a recent student aid policy analysis paper, "The Distribution of Grants and Scholarships by Race," white students are 40 percent more likely to win private scholarships than minority students.
Ms. Contini told the Journal that city staff had not been involved in the program and the distribution of grants, although the foundation's chief executive is the first deputy mayor, Patricia E. Harris.
Aleksandr Lukashevich, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said there were "serious questions" about the agency's work in Russia, including "attempts to influence the political process through the distribution of grants".
First, it should expedite the distribution of grants to study and design the exchanges, which would complement the work already accomplished by some states and jump-start it in others.
Renamed the Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the office will not merely oversee the distribution of grants to religious and community groups, but will also look for other ways to involve those groups in working on pressing social problems.
