She called for more Federal funds to increase economic developent, in part through stepped-up urban aid initiatives.

Many of the details in this aid initiative remain to be worked out.

The new African aid initiative grew out of last summer's economic summit meeting in Venice.

But everyone is saying "No" - no to any new foreign aid initiatives.

On January 31, 2008, Cornell announced a new financial aid initiative to be phased in over the following two years.

Cornell is seeking $125 million in gifts to support the financial aid initiative.

Above all, he was eager to visit the sites of foreign aid initiatives - agricultural training schemes, forestry and conservation projects - whose success has been various.

In 2008, Martin announced a financial aid initiative aimed at eliminating need-based loans for all undergraduate students from families with incomes under $75,000.

Congress wants the President to go first; the President, gauging the public mood, is reluctant to press a high-profile foreign aid initiative at this time.

Under such limited vision, one could justify not paying taxes to support mass transit, health care, social "safety net" programs or a variety of international aid initiatives.