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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The analysis starts with the House bill’s plan to convert Medicaid to a block grant for states.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
There are no houses for humans on the property, so these structures will be new.
O’Connor is also looking to state, county and community block grants for the $3.5 million required to get the program on its feet.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
An idea exists to replace the federal funding of science by state block grants.
—Monica Driscoll, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Shrinking resources for assistance LIHEAP, created in 1981, provides funding to states as block grants to help low-income families pay their utility bills.
—Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
There are no houses for humans on the property, so these structures will be new.
O’Connor is also looking to state, county and community block grants for the $3.5 million required to get the program on its feet.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
An idea exists to replace the federal funding of science by state block grants.
—Monica Driscoll, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Shrinking resources for assistance LIHEAP, created in 1981, provides funding to states as block grants to help low-income families pay their utility bills.
—Conor Harrison, The Conversation, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for block grant
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“Block grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20grant. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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