The World Bank, often lambasted for its unwieldy bureaucracy and for its support for controversial projects in the developing world, accepts the need for improvement.
There is political support for these projects, bolstered by a national election in Canada that reelected a Conservative Party government.
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Every local politician wants a TIF in his district, and developers are eager to contribute to campaigns in the hope of securing support for their projects.
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The EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner, Olli Rehn, has already warned that Hungary could face a suspension of EU cohesion funds - support for regional projects.
The Programme not only provides support for media projects, but also seeks an accord to secure a healthy environment for the growth of free and pluralistic media.
Furious, Mexican politicians vowed to end reliance on U.S. gas for 20% of the nation's supply and announced support for LNG projects on the east and west coasts.
The Programme not only provides support for media projects but also seeks an accord to secure a healthy environment for the growth of free and pluralistic media in developing countries.
One good example for the SAI Platform from Coca-Cola is how the company has been connecting the sustainability dots between biodiversity and water in its support for wetlands projects in Europe.
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) is presently funding a four-year programme to boost the development of the IGCP in Africa through training workshops and direct support for individual projects.
Formulate project proposals and mobilise extra-budgetary resources to support operational projects for the benefit of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), with emphasis on multidisciplinary and science policy projects.
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It lends money to the public and private sectors for projects of European interest, such as cohesion of EU regions, support for small businesses, transport projects and research and development programmes.
For example, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pioneer and New Innovator awards provide support for creative researchers with ideas for projects that have the potential for unusually high impact.
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The company started out in 2001 making batteries for power tools, but got a huge boost from government support for clean-energy projects.
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With both elected and appointed governments in Italy, Spain and France charged with a strict goal of deficit reduction, support for solar and wind projects has become an easy target for spending cuts.
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In return, they provide monetary and political support for politicians' pet projects--from recycling to windmills--with the understanding that politicians will give them legislative back doors to recover the costs of these programs from customers or taxpayers.
Winning support from panels of experts in competition with hundreds of projects decade after decade, DARE illustrates the commitment of the National Endowment for the Humanities to support projects with broad and lasting significance throughout America.
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies will also dedicate research funding for projects that support the BRAIN Initiative.
Day by volunteering for projects that support veterans and military families, educate communities on disaster preparedness, promote education and provide economic opportunities to the underprivileged.
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Following that, 3C wants to see the creation of a global market for carbon emissions trading as well as government support for "clean" technology projects like carbon sequestration and wind farms.
The 40 highlighted projects for support from the plan include the Transpennine Express line between Leeds and Manchester, the Metro system in Tyne and Wear as well as improvements to the M25, M3 and M56.
They claimed dozens of community projects, including support for the homeless, activities for elderly people, subsidised meals for the local community, and activities for children and young people, would be affected.
Two executive committee members, Amos Adamu of Nigeria and Reynald Temarii of Tahiti, face a Fifa ethics committee hearing this week into the newspaper's claims that they were willing to offer their support in return for money for football projects.
The funds will finance a range of projects, initially including support for African artists, cultural and youth exchanges.
With many projects competing for financial support, scientists point out that the process must be seen to be open and fair.
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Over the last few years, SLO has become an imperative for corporations in the resource extraction sector that require support from local communities to secure financing and government approvals for their projects.
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The risk is that projects spend too long being scrutinised before getting the support they need and that for all the fanfare this week, in the end very few projects actually benefit.
If our elected officials truly want to modify a system in a creative way, why not at least allow small pilot projects for purely optional premium support programs for seniors who want to find cheaper insurance more tailored to their own needs?
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They wanted to generate new revenues for the museums to support current and future development projects.
The programme also raises funds and provides expertise to support preservation and digitisation projects in developing countries and for archives at risk.
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Since its founding in 2000 with backing from Swiss-based luxury good holding company Richemont, London-based Laureus Sport for Good Foundation has raised funds to support projects that improve the educational and athletic development of children around the world.
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