grantees do you mean grantees that were never funded before, is this like an increase in dollars that we've normally not seen at the school district. >> for every rfp cycle for us it's a new cycle of grantees. even if we have had a history with them for many years, because technically the funding is, the funding is just reset. it resets funding. . >> i don't know if you have an example actually. >> if we fund peer resources or the wellness center, let's say we grant the wellness center the new cycle a million dollars, but we had already been funding the wellness center a million dollars from the children's fund, do we count that million dollars as part of the in kind dollars that we expect the city it allocate to the school district via p ?oo ?a i'm going to risk, i believe wellness centers have been used as in kind towards peace. >> that would not be good. i mean financially it might be good, but to do it, it would really detract from the purpose of what peace is all about. as commissioner wynns suggested, it's actually raising the poor people's spending which i think is the goal. th

we have developed a 3 prong approach to supporting our grantees. and that's to do fiscal oversight in which our grantees receive a visit from us to assess their problematic quality and we do joint monitoring around physical health. we provided capacity building. so when our program manager so out in the field and they identify some weaknessesness we bring in a program crouch so increase the quality of their program. we have several workshops we send our agencies to attend some are administered by controllers officer. and 15 we do data and evaluation we want to make sure we're constantly learning from the field and we want to make sure we're asking all the right questions to get to the outcome. it's - to me it's a process we need to check. so in conclusion we very happy that the property tax revenue is continuing to grow and the children programs are growing along with it. we're still working with the controllers office to know what the children's projections are. the revenue will help the department to meet the revenue challenges. and we're existed

we have developed a 3 prong approach to supporting our grantees. and that's to do fiscal oversight in which our grantees receive a visit from us to assess their problematic quality and we do joint monitoring around physical health. we provided capacity building. so when our program manager so out in the field and they identify some weaknessesness we bring in a

for the current grantees and i'd like the numbers for the estimated youth for the applications submitted by organizations like what were the estimates in terms of numbers. >> projections? >> i think you can have actuals. >> you mean for the ones we're funding? >> yes and a colleagues any other questions at this point? all right. thank you. at this point we'll open up to public comment. i have a number of cards. please come up. no particular order. (calling names) if i put your names down wrong my apologies. >> good afternoon budget and finance commission apparently how will you make it on your own. this city is awfully big and you're all alone. well, it's city i know you can make it. you got the tools guest and make it happen and take it. and i know that budget love is all around no need to waste it. budget love no need to a waste it. you might just make after all. (clapping). you my city hall make it after all make it happen today all. (clapping). >> let me tell you that we have a policy we don't clap if you want to race our hand, please go ahead. >> i'm happy to be here all supervisors

and one group i belong to is a recipient of that grantee. and tonight i am here to talk about another community project. it regards greater activation of mcclair park, the city's second largest park, and encompasses district 9, 10 and 11. but usually on the low end of funding with the city. i have been working with the rec and park division and many divisions within rec and park, to bring more activities to mcclarin park, and one is to activate the community theater and work with the police patrol and citizens to create supervision and added security for the park to add events for the public at low fees. we are excited about this project, but funding of course in this situation is also in need. we hopeful that the three supervisors that surround the park will provide for more funding from the park and to bring these programs. lastly i would like to say that our parks are very dear to all citizens of san francisco. and in the southeast part of san francisco, we suffer from lack of funding, and urge that full funding for rec and park departmen

the grant as the contractor or grantee has delinquent tax debt and for other purposes. the speaker: will the house suspend the rules and pass the vote -- bill as amended. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 407. the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are success pnded, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the the gentleman from california, mr. issa, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 249, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 24, h.r. 249, a bill to amend title 5, united states code to provide that persons having serious delinquent

guest: about 25,000 of those are asylum grantees.host: this person on twitter says, "is asylum is year to get if a person has sponsorship quest co. --?" there is no sponsorship for a person applying for asylum. caller: i am interested in finding out the informants or translators that work with the troops in war areas. are they on a fast-track to asylum? guest: there is a special law protecting people who work as translators or other assistance for our troops in afghanistan. congress has made special provision for them. they don't go through this process is all. they go through a streamlined process. host: what does the special law say? guest: they have to be screened. come throughve to the asylum process and apply here and so forth. they apply from abroad, and if they are proved, -- if they are approved, -- for: so special status people who have helped in some sense with the efforts in afghanistan and iraq, for example. guest: there is an iranian here -- there is an irony here. of people togroup whom we give special detriments rather

comprehensive process to identify and deploy capabilities, put funding together quickly and require grantees to report on their progress. it is this kind of funding that has enhanced capabilities in cities like boston. since 2002, the boston urban area has received $300 million in federal grant funding, which is used to equip tactical teams. within the last year, the metro boston homeland security region used funding to provide training to improve their speed and efincy. also grants have supported integration with respect to joint exercises and training. fema has supported 12 comp are in e first o -- exercises boston. fema also has provided more than 5,500 boston area responders with training. homeland security grants provides training along law enforcement and fire service that are part of the massachusetts joint hazards assessment teams. these investments have proven their value time and again and it greatly aided in the incident two days ago. the proposal reflects this administration's strong commitment to protecting the homeland and the american people through the effective use of d.h.s.

we have strict prohibitions to our grantees and their institutions about engaging in lobbying activity with federal funds. we will very much stick by those particular restrictions and make sure they are adhered to. host: anna is from illinois on the republican line. caller: good morning. i would like to say that i believe this brain initiative obama'spresident' greater legacy, a greater legacy than kennedy ever imagined with his moonwalk. this is more important than investigating any black holes or dark space or any kind of space odyssey. this affects all people. the entire world. if it can even happen in my lifetime, it will be the that it investigation think the world has ever seen. guest: thank you for that inspiring description of the adventure where about to go on. of a unique sense opportunity, a historic one, in the same way that one might have thought of going to the moon. now going after what is the most mysterious scientific frontier, understanding the brain. host: a comment on twitter -- guest: some of the technology has been emerging, but only in the last couple of years. t

in addition, it's committed to ostering awareness about sexually exploited children through its grantee partner, the christy house, dedicated to helping children and families recover from abuse and bring to justice those who violate them. each year we set aside may 25 -- may 25 as a day when we focus on missing and ex-ploilted children. i thank the women's fund of miami-dade for its work to eradicate the abuse of children and to break the cycle of abuse through prevention and therapy. it is through the actions of compassionate members of our community like the women's fund and christy house that will stop these injustices against the most vulnerable of our society, our children. thank you, mr. speaker, for the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new mexico seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, at a time when our communities are dealing with the impact of climate change, cuts from the sequester will negatively impact our long-term efforts

. >> is in a the funding use by grantees to support local lobbying efforts?>> no, not that i'm aware of but i can check into that and get back to you. >> what is the department's policy on the use of federal grant dollars for lobbying? >> it's not permitted. >> with respect to using the fund to help implement the affordable care act in the insurance marketplace i understand that you and the rest of the administration are experiencing a difficult position because congress has refused to provide funding to support this critical program and help the mom plantation moved smoothly. hhs was forced to reallocate resources to provide short-term immediate funding. my question is can you please explain to us how the secretary has used her transfer authority to help implement the affordable care act? >> the secretary has used the statutory authority she has to transfer funds within hhs. she has used funding from the suspension fund as you mentioned and she has used some funding from the nonrecurring expense fund particularly for i.t. projects. those are the sources that

. >> is any of the prevention fund being used by its grantees to support local lobbying efforts of? >> no, not that i'm aware of but again i can check into that and get back to you spent what is the departments post on use of federal grant dollars for lobbying? >> is not permitted. >> with respect to using this fund to help government the affordable care act and government to help implement the interest markopolos, idou and thst of themistraon are in y difficult position. because republicans in congress have refused to provide any funding to support this critical program and help the application work smoothly, hhs was forced to leverage and reallocate existing resources to provide short-term and immediate funding. so my question is, can you please explain to us how the secretary has used her transfer authority to help government the affordable care act? >> the secretary has used the statutory authority that she has to transfer funds within hhs. she's used some funding from those ashes mentioned, and she's used some funding from non-recurring expense fund, particularly for i.t. proje

. >> is any of the prevention fund being used by its grantees to support local lobbying efforts? >> no. not that i am aware of. again i can check into that and get back to you. >> what is the department's policy on the use of federal grant dollars for lobbying activity? >> not permitted. >> with respect to use this fund to help implement the affordable care act and health insurance marketplaces, i understand you and the rest of the administration are in a very difficult position because republicans in congress have refused to provide any funding to support this critical program and help the implementation work smoothly, h.h.s. was forced to leverage and reallocate existing resources to provide short-term and immediate funding. my question is, can you please explain to us how the secretary has used her transfer authority to help implement the affordable care act? >> the secretary has used the statutory authority she has to transfer funds within h.h.s.. she's used some funding from the prevention fund as you mentioned. and she's used some funding from nonrecurring expense fund for

identify gaps, identified and prioritized capabilities, put funding to work quickly, and required granteesunding that has enhanced prepared this in response , texas.ties with west the boston area may have received federal grant funding. it has been used to equip and train response teams, specifically in prevention, detection, and resopnse. -- response. including more than one dozen exercises involving the city of years. othe sever as i mentioned, this incd a large-scale mass casualty exercise. due totmenover e past 10 years our state and local jurisdictions have greater capabilities to prevent and respond to incidents. our communities are better prepared. in conclusion, the budget proposal reflects this administration's strong commitment to protecting the homeland and the american people through effective and efficient use of dhs resources. membersn, rankig member, of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify. i look forward to your questions. >> i recognize myself for five minutes. thank you for your attention to the tragic events in west, .exas i want ask you about reports