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Recent Examples of block grant
Related, federal grants should be delivered as block grants so state officials have the final say in exactly how a grant is used.
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Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Though advocates claim block grants offer states greater flexibility, the primary result would be fewer medical services and fewer Medicaid beneficiaries.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Congress could fix the problems with federal homeless policy by restructuring federal homeless assistance into a block grant sent to state governments.
—Stephen Eide, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
The largest are Medicaid block grants, but states and cities also get federal grants to help them with transportation, education, energy, and numerous other functions.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
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Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Though advocates claim block grants offer states greater flexibility, the primary result would be fewer medical services and fewer Medicaid beneficiaries.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Congress could fix the problems with federal homeless policy by restructuring federal homeless assistance into a block grant sent to state governments.
—Stephen Eide, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
The largest are Medicaid block grants, but states and cities also get federal grants to help them with transportation, education, energy, and numerous other functions.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for block grant
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According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, as of February 2025, the war in Ukraine has left 12.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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For years, Tesla has faced criticism and investigations over the safety of its advanced driver assistance software following several crashes, including a fatal one, according to Reuters.—
Siobhan McAndrew,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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The United States, for instance, has allocated $119 billion for aid to Ukraine, according to a research organization in Germany, the Kiel Institute, not $350 billion.—
Andrew E. Kramer,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Without the money to pay staff, aid organizations including the U.S. Agency for International Development began laying off hundreds of employees.—
Meg Kinnard,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The indirect costs covered by NIH grants include lab, faculty, infrastructure and utility expenses in biomedical research, said Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell's office in a statement announcing the lawsuit.—
Steph Solis,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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The order also instructs the OMB director to find ways, within 30 days, to attach strings to grants that California gets from the federal government to entice the state to change its policies.—
Joseph Lawler,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Block grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/block%20grant. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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