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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Santos asked how the district is preparing if the money remains frozen or is redirected to states as block grants, which would give Florida discretion over how (or whether) to target the same areas the grants were meant to fund.
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Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
Another is block grants to rural hospitals, which are struggling.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
But the impact on other resources, from block grants to employment programs for people with disabilities, is still unclear, Glomb said.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2025
For example, the agency gave over $519 million for 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and behavioral crisis response services, and a little over $1 billion for mental health service block grants.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 6 June 2025
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Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
Another is block grants to rural hospitals, which are struggling.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
But the impact on other resources, from block grants to employment programs for people with disabilities, is still unclear, Glomb said.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2025
For example, the agency gave over $519 million for 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and behavioral crisis response services, and a little over $1 billion for mental health service block grants.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 6 June 2025
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“Block grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20grant. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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