block grant

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Recent Examples of block grant States would have to set up their own recovery programs and to coordinate with each federal agency if they were given block grants in lieu of FEMA involvement. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 July 2025 Trump also wants to consolidate federal housing aid, which includes programs such as Housing Choice Vouchers and public housing, into block grants — or finite amounts of money that states would administer. Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 23 June 2025 Capping Federal Medicaid Spending in Expansion States One of the proposals under discussion would convert Medicaid funding into per-capita caps or block grants, limiting federal contributions regardless of changes in enrollment or healthcare costs. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 Baker predicts the block grants would exacerbate the achievement gaps in most states. Peter Greene, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for block grant
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Noun
  • Kleinschmidt’s sessions, with their assistance in permitting him to air these childhood traumas and the interplay of insight and folly in Freudianism, was the stew out of which emerged the novel that made Roth a household name.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Salvation Army provides breakfast to the public, shelter, utility assistance, and a food pantry, among other services.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Accessibility and Sustainability The lobby, rooftop, spa, and restaurants are all accessible to guests using mobility aids.
    Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Sudan plunged into a civil war more than two years ago, sparking what aid organizations have described as one of the world’s worst displacement and hunger crises.
    Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Woodhouse then turned to a federal database to pull data on the average grants, loans and work study payments at each institution.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The Sundance Institute has announced a partnership with Rolex on its feature film program, with the watchmaker set to provide direct financial support and grants for Sundance’s foundational initiative.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025

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