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Recent Examples of block grant
An additional $24 billion would help farmers that have experienced crop or livestock losses, and $12 billion would go toward community development block grants administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024
Polsky said there would be negative consequences of moving to a block grants program.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Trump did propose an ACA replacement plan in the 2020 budget which included repealing the ACA’s premium subsidies and Medicaid expansions, instead replacing them with block grants to states.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
That number doesn’t include block grant spending by states for items like SpaceX’s Starlink terminals and satellite internet service often purchased for use after natural disasters or other emergencies, FedScout CEO Geoff Orazem said.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024
Polsky said there would be negative consequences of moving to a block grants program.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
Trump did propose an ACA replacement plan in the 2020 budget which included repealing the ACA’s premium subsidies and Medicaid expansions, instead replacing them with block grants to states.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
That number doesn’t include block grant spending by states for items like SpaceX’s Starlink terminals and satellite internet service often purchased for use after natural disasters or other emergencies, FedScout CEO Geoff Orazem said.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for block grant
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Are their branches in your area for in-person assistance?Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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That could mean housing, food assistance, transportation or hygiene kits.Nate Perez, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Crews initiated the working fire protocol, which brought mutual aid from the Bristol and Meriden Fire Departments and station coverage from the Cheshire Fire Department.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
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The challenge isn’t just to use AI but to make generative AI for leaders an aid toward responsible and purposeful guidance in all three dimensions.Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta.Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Metro's pilot grant funding will support Heart of Nashville's launch over the next two years.Cassandra Stephenson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Block grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/block%20grant. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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