Bobby,

Thanks for reminding me how federal funding works sometimes.  Would you spend
more time advocating on the state level than on the federal, if things
operate like this?

Thanks,
Anthony

In a message dated 1/21/01 5:29:43 PM Central Standard Time,
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>
> Anthony,
>
>     In most states, in order to receive Federal funds, each state must come
> up with matching funds. Generally, the Independent Living Center monies
> comes
> from the Vocational Rehab. Act. Sometimes when a state can not come up with
> full matching dollars the Feds cut that state's funding accordingly. The
> situation in North
> Dakota is unfamiliar to me. This is the only explanation I have unless North
> Dakota
> is out of compliance with some Federal regs.
>
> Bobby
>
> In a message dated 1/21/01 10:34:51 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << but I don't
> understand why they're just interested about cutting North Dakota's money
> and
> not other states because I asked them if they were looking at all fifty
> states and they said no just North Dakota.  I'm wondering how they can just
> take away from one state and not all fifty.   >>
>