block grant
noun
: an unrestricted grant made by the U.S. federal government to state and local governments to be used at their discretion to pay especially for social services that were formerly paid for through specific federal programs
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Trump previously has supported adding work requirements for Medicaid enrollees and converting Medicaid funding into block grants for states.
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Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
The city initially earmarked $75,000 of the 2024 block grant funds for a project at the Teen Action and Support Center.
—Campbell Roper, arkansasonline.com, 26 June 2024
Funding for the project comes from a range of sources, with $900,000 from a federal grant, and additional funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and community development block grants.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2024
The city’s support of urban core redevelopment has long relied almost entirely on an ever dwindling number of federal block grant dollars to underwrite development projects.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
The city initially earmarked $75,000 of the 2024 block grant funds for a project at the Teen Action and Support Center.
—Campbell Roper, arkansasonline.com, 26 June 2024
Funding for the project comes from a range of sources, with $900,000 from a federal grant, and additional funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and community development block grants.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2024
The city’s support of urban core redevelopment has long relied almost entirely on an ever dwindling number of federal block grant dollars to underwrite development projects.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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“Block grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20grant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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