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National framework for AI assurance in Australian government: Guidance when building with AWS AI/ML solutions

AWS Public Sector Blog

This post outlines how AWS tools and services can support government agencies in adhering to Australia’s AI Ethics Principles when developing AI and machine learning (ML) solutions. The post includes a focus on implementation to help Australian governments responsibly innovate whilst maintaining cloud-based agility.

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Answers to the Most Commonly Asked Questions We Receive about Grants

Peak Proposals

2: I Need a Grant—Can You Please Send Money to My Bank Account? Do you provide direct services to individuals, or are you an advocacy organization? Related to the first question, the second most common question we get relates to cash donation requests. Are you based in one country but seeking funding for programs based in another?

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

They didn’t have competition in the conventional sense, but mainly competed in a limited manner with other government units, such as the Federal Housing Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to a certain degree with banks and institutional investors. 25] He resigned in 2004 due to accounting irregularities. [26]

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Empowering Change: How Grant Writing Certification Transforms Nonprofits and Communities

Grant Central USA

Grantmakers, whether government agencies, foundations, or private donors, rely on accurate and truthful information when evaluating grant applications. Secondly, ethical grant writing is a reflection of the nonprofit's commitment to responsible and accountable practices.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In Part 1 of this series, it was estimated that total closing costs for both buyer and seller accounted for at least 7 to 11 percent of the purchase price of a typical home, surpassing the average 6 to 7 percent down payment made by first-time homebuyers (FTHBs). 15 Credit reports.

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Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Q&A on Eight Key Policy Topics (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

As described in Part 1 of this three-part series, MH – a term which in this paper refers to the factory-produced structure that is later sited on a residential lot – accounts for approximately six percent of owner- and renter-occupied housing in the U.S., with a much greater market share of 14 percent in rural geographies.

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Government Mortgage Interest Rates: A Serious Discussion about the Intertwined Topics of Risk Adjustment and Cross-subsidies

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

14 Only when government gets involved – which is when policy and political concerns are combined with advocacy by ideological and economic interest groups – does one sometimes see something different, with the inevitably resulting cross-subsidies. 2] As measured by dollars outstanding.