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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One proposal suggests that the funding should be converted into block grants – which have fewer rules and federal oversight requirements.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Located between two Waukegan Housing Authority projects near downtown with a large percentage of low-income seniors, the city of Waukegan awarded a $60,000 block grant to the Waukegan Park District to improve Besley Park.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
One idea causing special concern among NIH supporters would give at least some of the agency's budget directly to states through block grants, bypassing the agency's intensive peer review system.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
Project 2025, the political handbook published last year by the conservative policy group Heritage Foundation, called for ending Title I and converting other federal education funding into block grants made to states.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Located between two Waukegan Housing Authority projects near downtown with a large percentage of low-income seniors, the city of Waukegan awarded a $60,000 block grant to the Waukegan Park District to improve Besley Park.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
One idea causing special concern among NIH supporters would give at least some of the agency's budget directly to states through block grants, bypassing the agency's intensive peer review system.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
Project 2025, the political handbook published last year by the conservative policy group Heritage Foundation, called for ending Title I and converting other federal education funding into block grants made to states.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Block grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20grant. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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