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Recent Examples of block grant
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
See All Example Sentences for block grant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for block grant
Noun
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For assistance evacuating large animals, in Santa Barbara County please contact the County Animal Services Disaster Hotline at 805-681-4332.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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More than 660 families from across the country have received financial assistance from the foundation, Sommer said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Make sure to consider seeking the aid of a human therapist.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Amal Imam, the executive director of the Egyptian Red Crescent, told CNN the beds, along with the rest of aid rejected, had received pre-approval by Israeli authorities but had been rejected for containing metals and plastic.—
Becky Anderson,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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The school could reapply for the grant, but a new grant would not cover any items the school already purchased for the upcoming 2025-26 year.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Every nonprofit knows the pain of spending weeks on a major grant application only to walk away empty-handed.—
Scott Brighton,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Block grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/block%20grant. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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