block grants

noun

plural of block grant
as in grants

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  1. grants
  2. subsidies
  3. aids
  4. annuities
  5. entitlements
  6. allocations
Noun
  • Since 2021, the organization has received at least $25 million in grants from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which disburses city, county and federal funds to address the region’s homelessness problem.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As of July 7, 2026, GAO found that $110 billion in savings DOGE claimed from slashing federal contracts, leases and grants displayed savings estimates that were incorrect or lacked supporting evidence.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of grants
Noun
  • The ultimate goal of a venture is not to master the art of grant writing, but to build a product or service so indispensable that external subsidies eventually become unnecessary.
    — AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The subsidies offset the average premium by $16 in 2026, according to the federal Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).
    — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of subsidies
Noun
  • These invisible aids help prevent wheelspin and a driver’s loss of control.
    — Matt Degen, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
  • Charged has offered a fair bit of electronic aids on board, starting with ABS, traction control, hill hold (hill start assist), and hill descent assist.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 July 2026
Definition of aids
Noun
  • Other types of annuities could work as well, according to Warshawsky.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 29 July 2026
  • Savings, part‑time work or other income sources (like pensions or annuities) often need to play a role, too.
    — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of annuities
Noun
  • Picture multiple platforms each listing a tokenized equity tracking the same stock with different settling conditions, entitlements and reporting tapes.
    — Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Matt Tapp, director of acquisitions and entitlements at Griffin Riley, said Monday that the project represents several years of close collaboration with city officials.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of entitlements
Noun
  • This strategic move follows growing concerns over rapidly escalating enterprise AI budgets, with companies like Uber and Microsoft quickly exhausting their allocations.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Innamorato said these projects are just one part of the program that's increased its total allocations from $4 million to $5 million, all of which is federal money.
    — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of allocations
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