Thesaurus results for BLOCK GRANT

block grant

noun

as in assistance

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Recent Examples of block grant While in Uganda, Karlan and his team attend several of those meetings, digging deep into why people have not been tapping the block grant to the fullest extent. —

Fatma Tanis, NPR, 13 Dec. 2025 The Child Care Development Fund is the federal block grant that primarily funds the voucher program. —

Sophia Paffenroth Mississippi Today, Arkansas Online, 23 Nov. 2025 The project is being funded in part by a community development block grant of $355,500 and a grant from KABOOM! —

Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025 Connecticut’s Department of Agriculture argued the block grant option would give the state more flexibility for specialty crop operations, especially since the supplemental disaster funds might not cover many of the farmers and producers in Connecticut. —

Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for block grant

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The bill carves out a number of exceptions, including for people providing medical assistance or helping law enforcement.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
Features like heart rate sensing and hearing assistance add a layer of everyday usefulness, and the seamless Bluetooth pairing keeps things simple across devices.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026