Sentence examples for securing a grant from inspiring English sources

Mr. Foley also involved the Irish government, securing a grant to repaint the outside of the historically registered building.

The next step was securing a grant from the Buhl Foundation in Pittsburgh to refurbish the buildings for six at-risk teenagers who, at 18, were too old for foster care.

But he said his four-year-term for robbery had been the catalyst for turning his life around, first by learning the guitar and then by securing a grant from The Prince's Trust to set up as a musician.

In a resolution approving the naming, the board of trustees recognized Thompson's role in securing a grant from the Mellon Foundation that led to the program's establishment in 2000.

The group struggled to find a way to fund her position, finally securing a grant from the law firm Greenberg Traurig. Lee Dancer, 39, feels lucky that he found Lucas.

The efforts of the club members included leading the petition for women's suffrage to the California legislature in 1910; securing a grant of $7,500 from the Carnegie Corporation for a public library, which opened in 1915 (now the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts); and petitioning Occidental College to accept women.

A former parish councillor secured a grant for the rest of the money they needed.

Latrice Kendall, a caseworker, helped her secure a grant to cover her back rent.

She secured a grant from the Philadelphia Theater Initiative for Mr. Irwin's commission.

She was recruited by Barbara Marciani, a career magnet teacher who had secured a grant for a project on community occupations.

Dean Pelton Jim Rashh) enlists the group to secure a grant for medical research; Abed (Danny Pudi) films the activities for a documentary.