The Education for All Fast Track Initiative catalytic fund subsequently approved an annual allocation of $9.2 million for 2006 and 2007 as seed funding to fill financial gaps in education in Tajikistan.
The support from the U.S. Government was intended to build on existing commitments by governments and other donors and fill financial and technical gaps that were preventing national programs from reaching full national scale.
Ms. Butts and Mr. Obama were both in line filling out financial aid forms, and the two bonded over that experience.
Because the market value of the completed buildings is always less than the cost of rehabilitation, other contributors are filling the financial gap with amounts still in negotiation.
It worries less about filling a financial gap and more about improving a country's "investment climate"—the policies, regulations and institutions that can be kind or inhospitable to the spirit of capitalism.
Odermann's self-run Latin Athletes Education Fund supplements partial athletic scholarships the players receive from their colleges, filling the financial gaps that otherwise would have kept them from accepting the scholarship offers.
I remember filling out financial aid papers and not knowing my social security number.
Filling out financial aid forms is definitely in the parents' purview.
My own organization, Semper Fi Fund, has been working with wounded service members since 2004, offering assistance and filling the financial gaps that government programs can't cover.
And while "free" may fuel a business' growth in terms of name recognition and word-of-mouth, the concept of "free" often runs out of gas when it comes to actually filling the financial tank.
