vania-janet/multiturn-rag-retrieval-data huggingface dataset:
VA Funding Fee And Loan Closing Costs | Veterans Affairs
Note: The VA funding fee rate for this loan doesn’t change based on your down payment amount or whether you’ve used the VA home loan program in the past.
Other VA home loan types

Loan type
VA funding fee

 Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans (IRRRLs)
 

 0.5%
 

 Manufactured home loans (not permanently affixed)
 

 1%
 

 Loan assumptions
 

 0.5%
 

 Vendee loan, for purchasing VA-acquired property
 

 2.25%
 

Note: The VA funding fee rates for these loans don’t change based on your down payment amount or whether you’ve used the VA home loan program in the past.

Other loan closing costs
Who determines my loan details?
We don’t determine most details of your home loan.
Your home loan lender will determine these details of your loan:

Interest rate
Discount points (fees you may pay to your lender at closing to get a lower interest rate on your loan)
Other closing costs

These rates may vary from lender to lender. You should know that adding the VA funding fee and other loan costs to your loan could lead to you owing more money than the fair market value of the home. This could reduce the benefit of refinancing since your payment wouldn’t be as low as you may want it to be. It could also make it harder for you to get enough money out of the future sale of the home to pay off your loan balance.
Who pays for which closing costs?
The seller must pay these closing costs (sometimes called seller’s concessions):

Commission for real estate professionals
Brokerage fee
Buyer broker fee
Termite report (unless you’re using a refinancing loan)

You (the buyer) or the seller can negotiate who will pay other closing costs such as these:

VA funding fee
Loan origination fee
Loan discount points or funds for temporary “buydowns”
Credit report and payment of any credit balances or judgments
VA appraisal fee
Hazard insurance and real estate taxes
State and local taxes
Title insurance
Recording fee
2001 Budget Analysis:California Spending on Long-Term Care Services
and therefore does not represent the number of persons served on an annual
 basis.

c Includes Senior
 Care Action Network.

d In addition to
 total spending shown for supportive services, $14 million (General Fund)
 was appropriated for long-term care innovation grants in FY 2000-01.

e Caseload
 summation does not provide an unduplicated count of total users. Many
 individuals use more than one service.

f Caseload
 summation does not provide an unduplicated count of total users.

g Percentages may
 not total due to rounding.

The data demonstrate some important points regarding California's system of long-term care:

Public Spending on Long-Term Care Is Largely Concentrated on Nursing Facilities and the IHSS Program. About $2.6 billion will be spent during
2000-01 on nursing facilities (on a fee-for-service basis) and another $2 billion on IHSS. 
The State Spends Almost as Much for Institutional Care as for Home- and Community-Based Care Combined. California will spend $4.5 billion (all
funds) for all institutional long-term care and $4.7 billion (all funds) for home- and community-based long-term care in 2000-01.
More Persons Use Home- and Community-Based Services Than Reside in Institutions. About 250,000 individuals rely upon the IHSS program for
assistance. Although spending on nursing facilities is higher than spending on IHSS, only 65,000 individuals reside in nursing homes (fee-for-service).
Institutions Are the Most Costly Setting for Long-Term Care on a Per-Case Basis. Because institutional care generally involves higher levels of care and
supervision, it costs the most—on average $50,000 per case annually. In comparison, the annual cost of providing in-home care averages no more than $8,000
per case. Although a meaningful average for community-based care cannot be computed, the average costs of the individual programs also remain well
below the cost of institutional care. 
The General Fund Accounts for More Than Half of Long-Term Care Spending.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Earns Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement Award - NASA
From left, OSIRIS-REx team members Kenneth M. Getzandanner, flight dynamics manager, Rich Burns, project manager, Michael Moreau, deputy project manager all from NASA Goddard; Coralie Adam, lead optical navigation engineer, KinetX, Inc.; Michael Amato, manager of the Planetary Exploration line of business, NASA Goddard; Peter Antreasian, navigation team chief, KinetX, Inc. The team received the American Astronomical Society’s Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement Award “for exceptional performance and extraordinary perseverance in successfully delivering a sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth.”
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The OSIRIS-REx team includes members from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland; Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Colorado; the University of Arizona, Tucson; and KinetX in Tempe, Arizona.
OSIRIS-REx launched Sept. 8, 2016, and the mission had to overcome many obstacles on its seven-year journey to Bennu and back.
“Bennu’s small size presented unprecedented challenges for the team to navigate safely near the asteroid,” said Michael Moreau, OSIRIS-REx deputy project manager at NASA Goddard. “In addition to these known challenges, Bennu threw a number of curveballs during the mission’s encounter between 2019-2020.”
The asteroid presented its first surprise in December 2018 when NASA’s spacecraft arrived at Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx team found a surface littered with boulders, and no areas in which the spacecraft could safely touch down to collect a sample unless navigation performance was improved significantly over what was designed before launch. The team also discovered that Bennu was ejecting particles of rock into space.  
Despite the challenges, on Oct. 20, 2020, OSIRIS-REx descended to the surface of asteroid Bennu, touched down within three feet from the targeted point, collected a sample, delivering it to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023. The 4.29 ounces (121.6 grams) ultimately collected represents the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space and over twice the mission’s mass requirement.
2024 Public Comments to Preliminary Applications
The quality of the riding (both motorized and non-motorized) draws thousands of people to the area during the summer and fall seasons year in and year out. Investing in the maintenance of these trails is an investment in the economic well being of the entire area. Please consider my comments and those of others as you consider this grant request. Given the organization involved and trail system in question, you couldn't make a better investment. Fred Benz - 5/2/2024

We certainly need to keep these trails updated and safe. They bring valuable economic opportunity to the region, provides recreation for locals and visitors alike while also being mindful of the nature and watershed. Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship has proved themselves worthy of this grant and fully deserve it. Max Godino - 5/6/2024

These trails greatly improve quality of life for locals & visitors! They create employment opportunities & ensure sustainable trails for future generations! The SBTS is crucial to Sierra and Plumas counties for recreation & beyond! Rachel Dobronyi - 5/6/2024

Hi! I'm posting in support of the SBTS programs. They're creating employment as well as offering recreational activities for locals and visitors (tourist $ is critical for these small towns). Thanks! DOUG MANN - 5/6/2024

I am writing this in full support of the ground operation grant and plan for building and maintenance of motorized use trails. As a resident of Truckee my household love the current and planned multiuse trails in the lost Sierra. SBTS is a great organization and an incredible asset to our region! Andy Bell - 5/6/2024

 Southern California Mountains Foundation

The Living Desert 

Joshua Tree National Park supports The Living Desert's proposal for a comprehensive approach to address illegal off-highway vehicle (OHV) activities within Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP) through two rounds of scientific studies and behavioral change outreach strategies. The primary objective of this project is to reduce illegal OHV disturbances and provide evidence-based insights for effective management action. Illegal OHV disturbances degrade habitats and cause direct mortality of desert tortoise, a threatened species protected by the Endangered Species Act.
Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending 
The federal government provides funding to schools for improving academic achievement and providing support to high‑needs students. In 2023‑24 COEs received $31 million from Title I, Part A to support students in schools with high shares of low‑income students, and $17 million from Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 to support students who are neglected, delinquent, or at risk.
Special Education. Many COEs coordinate special education services within their region. These COEs receive funding for providing services to students with disabilities from various federal and state sources. The exact role COEs have depends on regional decisions about how funding will be administered and how special education services will be provided to students. In some cases, the COE serves as an administrative agent that initially receives funding and then passes funds through to school districts that provide the special education services. In other cases, COEs are directly hiring and providing services to students in the county. COEs also receive special education funding for students with disabilities enrolled in juvenile court and county community schools. 
State Preschool and Head Start. COEs operate a substantial number of preschool programs. About 71 percent of COEs operate State Preschool, the state funded preschool program for three‑ and four‑year olds. Many COEs also operate federally funded Head Start programs. 
Career Technical Education. Many COEs receive funding from state and federal grant programs to provide career technical education opportunities to students. For example, in 2023‑24, about half of COEs received funding from the Career Technical Education Incentive Grant totaling roughly $22 million. Additionally, in 2022‑23, nine COEs received federal Perkins V funding either individually or as part of a consortia, totaling about $1 million. 

COEs Also Receive Other Funds for School District Support Services. COEs also receive some additional funding outside of LCFF for specific services provided to school districts. 

Differentiated Assistance. The state provides COEs with additional funding for their differentiated assistance activities through a formula based in part on the number of districts in need of assistance. In 2023‑24, the state provided COEs $84 million for this purpose.
Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program. The state provides COEs with funding to coordinate support services to foster youth in their county.
Make An Appointment | VA New Mexico Health Care | Veterans Affairs
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For appointment reminders, text 53079.
For prescription tracking texts, text 53941.
For vaccine reminders and emergency texts, text 80728. 
Or you can call your VA health facility. Ask to connect with your care provider.
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You can login to your My HealtheVet account to make, change or manage your upcoming scheduled appointments. You will have to sign in or create an account using ID.me, Login.gov, DS Logon or your My HealtheVet login and password.
Mobile Apps
Annie for Veterans Mobile App
You can receive appointment reminders by downloading the Annie for Veterans app. You can view, schedule, cancel, or manage your VA health appointment using the VA Online Scheduling App or through your My HealtheVet account. You will have to sign in or create an account using ID.me, Login.gov, DS Logon or your My HealtheVet login and password.VA Online Scheduling Mobile App
Offering a secure, online way for you to request and self-schedule for your appointments at VA facilities and Community Care facilities, the VA Online Scheduling is a excellent alternative to traditional methods of appointment reminders. For your security, requires you to sign in with ID.me, Login.gov, DS Logon or your My HealtheVet login and password.
If you are having issues logging in, Call our MyVA411 main information line for help at 800-698-2411 (TTY: 711) 24 hours a day, 7 says a week.
By Phone
Call our VA Automated System or Primary Care
You can call 505-265-1711 (press 2,  then 1) to use the automated system.
Mailed Reminders
Postcard/Letter reminders in the mail
Veterans will receive a appointment reminder letter or post card in the mail for your records.
Print off your appointment schedule
You can always visit your primary care provider in person to request a print off for your records.
Vet Centers (Readjustment Counseling) Home
Vet Center counselors and outreach staff, many of whom are Veterans themselves, are experienced and prepared to discuss the tragedies of war, loss, grief and transition after trauma.

Vet Centers
Mobile Vet Center
Vet Center Call Center

Vet Centers
Life isn't always easy after a deployment. That's where we can help. We offer confidential support for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a relaxed, non-medical setting. Our services include counseling for needs such as depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). We can also connect you with more support in VA and your community. All services are strictly confidential.

Mobile Vet Center
Our 83 Mobile Vet Centers (MVC) are large mobile vehicles with space for confidential counseling and are used to provide outreach to eligible individuals in communities that are distant from existing services. MVCs can access records through encrypted connection. With this capability, MVCs are often called upon to support VA in its important mission of providing emergency services in response to national emergencies and disasters.

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1-877-927-8387 is a free, around the clock confidential call center where Veterans, service members and their families can talk about their military experience or any other issue they are facing in transitioning after military service or trauma and get connected to their nearest Vet Center. Our call center team is comprised of combat Veterans from several eras as well as family members of Veterans.

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In FY 2023, 115,404 individuals received readjustment counseling at VA's Vet Centers, totaling nearly 1.3 million service encounters. Additionally, teams engaged with 162,291 people through outreach activities. 

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Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Grant Program
2024 QZ Grant Update: 2024 Grant Webinar Video

Slides for 2024 Grant Webinar

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Tier 1 and Tier 2 Project Comparison
QZ Grant Review and Scoring Questions
If Awarded: Example of Early-Detection Mussel Monitoring Requirements for Grantees

Grant Status By Fiscal Year

FUNDING SUMMARY SPREADSHEET

2014-2023 Master QZ Grant Funding Summary

 
STATEWIDE MAPS

2023 QZ Grant Map Locations
2022 QZ Grant Map Locations
2021 QZ Grant Map Locations
2019/2020 QZ Grant Map Locations
2018/2019 QZ Grant Map Locations
2017/2018 QZ Grant Map Locations
2016/2017 QZ Grant Map Locations
2015/2016 QZ Grant Map Locations
2014/2015 QZ Grant Map Locations

PROGRAM INFORMATION
As part of its mission, the Division of Boating and Waterways manages the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Grant Program, which supports preventative plans that help protect California’s reservoirs from a dreissenid mussel infestation.
Through program funding, the State could avert significant damage to the water delivery system, which provides drinking water to millions of Californians and irrigation to a $40 billion per year agricultural industry. Preventive programs can also help keep reservoirs open for recreational activities, like boating and fishing.
Funding priority is given to prevention plans that are consistent with Fish and Game Code, Section 2302, which also takes into consideration the benefits of a regional-scale dreissenid mussel infestation Prevention Plan such as:
Assessing the vulnerability of the reservoir for the introduction of non-native dreissenid mussel species by, but not limited to:

Monitoring the number of visitors
Inquire as to the origin of visitors (relative to dreissenid infested waters)
Monitor outside equipment that is allowed (rentals)
Survey the duration of use (day-use, slipped/moored)
Monitor access (managed or unmanaged)
Prevention efforts being implemented
Education efforts being implemented

Develop and implement a program designed to prevent the introduction of non-native dreissenid mussel species by including, at a minimum, all of the following:
Getting Married in a California State Park
Established in 1823, the Mission Chapel is an intimate setting with great acoustics for live music, Mexican colonial style chandeliers and thick adobe walls decorated with colorful murals that moderate summer or winter temperatures. The Barracks Courtyard is right off the Sonoma Plaza and is a rustic, outdoor venue available for up to 250 guests (seated). The Vallejo Home and Gardens, a half mile west of the Mission, provides a lovely garden location with an outdoor venue for ceremonies and receptions of up to 300 guests. For more information contact the Special Event Coordinator at 707-939-6188.
Surrounded by hills and vineyards, Jack London State Historic Park offers a dramatic setting for up to 300 guests at its Winery Ruins. The site was originally part of the Kohler Frohling Winery; the buildings were later adapted by Jack London as a carriage barn and bunkhouse.
Travel along old brick pathways to a location cradled among Victorian era structures and become immersed in a small-town early California setting.  Tucked behind the historic Fischer-Hanlon home is the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park's intimate special event site. This venue in Solano County may accommodate 40 guests.The Gardens & Grounds at the Empire Mine State Historical Park are available by reservation for weddings from April 15th through October 15th annually on Friday, Saturday and Sundays only. Other dates and days are considered on an exception basis. Reservations can be made a year in advance for the next wedding season. Sutter's Fort State Historic Park, located on "L" Street between 26th - 28th Streets in mid-town Sacramento is a wedding and reception location for a couple looking for historic setting reflecting early California. The Fort is Sacramento's earliest European settlement and was the home to many emigrants and pioneers in the 1840’s. This rustic setting can accommodate 300 seated for outdoor weddings within the courtyard. For more information about options and costs or to book a wedding or reception contact the Facility Rental Coordinator at (916) 323-7626.
 
For San Francisco Bay area State Beaches: Looking for a beautifully natural backdrop for your wedding or special event filled with dynamic cliffs, pristine white sand beaches, picturesque lighthouses and tumbling waves near the San Francisco Bay area? Look to the San Mateo coast region!
Student-Built Robots Clash at Competition Supported by NASA-JPL - NASA
Hand-crafted robots, constructed over the past two months by 44 high school teams, duked it out at the FIRST Robotics Los Angeles regional competition.
Student-made contraptions of a metal and a little magic battled each other in front of cheering and dancing high schoolers at the annual Los Angeles regional FIRST Robotics Competition over the weekend, an event supported by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Of the 44 participating teams, five triumphed, earning the chance to compete this April at the FIRST international championship tournament in Houston.
The raucous event at the Da Vinci Schools campus in El Segundo saw six 125-pound robots racing around the playing field during each 2 ½-minute match as pounding music filled the room and a live announcer narrated the action. Working in alliances of three teams on each side, the robots jockeyed for position and banged into each other, using a variety of mechanical devices to retrieve large, foam rings from the floor and launch them into two target chutes. In the final seconds of each round, the bots could earn extra points by hoisting themselves off the ground to dangle from a metal chain.
“The energy in the room was amazing this year,” said Kim Lievense, the manager of JPL’s Public Services Office, who coordinates some 100 volunteers for the event every year. “These teams and their bots really left it all on the field, and it was so great to be there to see it yet again.”
The 24th year for this L.A.-area competition, the event is one of many under the umbrella of the nonprofit FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), which pairs students with STEM professionals. The competitions give students hands-on experience with engineering and problem-solving, team-building, fundraising, and other business skills.
Teams receive the rules of the game – titled “Crescendo” this year and themed around arts and entertainment – in January. Using FIRST’s technical specifications, students have just weeks to design, build, and test their robots, devoting hours after school and on weekends to the project.
“There were a lot of really impressive robots, and students, this year.