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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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The deal could mark the first major foreign policy win of the new administration—addressing Republican concerns about the costs of aiding Ukraine, while also providing a repayment mechanism that alleviates some of the political obstacles for future assistance.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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For example, our franchisee culture is one of mutual help and assistance.—
Doug Flaig,
Forbes,
28 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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Macans' job involved helping communities navigate state and federal grants to repair roads, bridges, buildings, dams, seawalls and other infrastructure.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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Charter schools are funded through a state charter grant fund, Pol said.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Block grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/block%20grant. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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