The New America Foundation recently proposed overhauling the federal student aid system by expanding grant opportunities to reduce post-graduation debt loads.
The government should also expand grants to the Fisher House program, a public-private partnership that has "comfort homes" at every major military medical center.
Mr. Clinton said the budget proposal he would unveil next week, which requires Congressional approval, will include tax incentives of $2 billion over 10 years as well as expanded grants to encourage the private sector to donate computers, sponsor technology centers in poor neighborhoods and train those not yet connected to the Web.
It will enable the private research university in Baltimore to eliminate loans from financial aid packages for incoming students starting next fall, expand grants for those in financial need and provide relief to many current undergraduates who had previously taken out federal loans to pay their bills.
Under the revised program guidelines, greatly expanded grants were offered for home purchases made within two Baltimore City program areas that include the Homewood, Johns Hopkins@Eastern, Peabody, East Baltimore and Bayview campuses.
Hyundai's sponsorship will allow the lab to operate "for the next six or seven years at least and expands grants to artists," said Amy Heibel, who heads the lab.
In addition to running Morphologic Studios, which hopes to expand, grants willing, into developing 3-D aquariums and installations, Coral Morphologic is heavily tied, as is the Borscht Festival, to the local rock scene, currently lead by bands Jacuzzi Boys and ANR.
Among other changes, the state will double the land currently managed for vegetation thinning, controlled burns and reforestation from 250,000 acres to 500,000 acres, boost education programs for landowners on forest fires and expand grants to improve watersheds.
And New York is exploring options to expand grant-based aid at the state level to help students afford college without taking on more debt.
