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 effect of turning them to block grants would depend on how the state used the money; Baker notes the irony that state grants would be based on need, but the state would not be under any obligation to give the money to districts where that need exists.
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Peter Greene, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Annual block grants would give states a set amount of money, regardless of the number of enrollees.
—Phil Galewitz, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
Another potential source of funding could be a new, one-time discretionary block grant to school districts of $1.8 billion, Magnuson said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
The federal government is pushing for work requirements and block grants, which would cap funding and shift more responsibility to the states.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Peter Greene, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Annual block grants would give states a set amount of money, regardless of the number of enrollees.
—Phil Galewitz, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
Another potential source of funding could be a new, one-time discretionary block grant to school districts of $1.8 billion, Magnuson said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
The federal government is pushing for work requirements and block grants, which would cap funding and shift more responsibility to the states.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 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 7 May. 2025.
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