block grant

Noun

Meaning

a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs

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Synonyms

grant allocation appropriation annuity allotment grant-in-aid subsidy entitlement large sum of money grant of federal funds money granted by the government unrestricted federal grant annual sum of money from government global grant unrestricted grant

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Antonyms

loss debt penalize restricted grant grant for defined purposes grant for narrowly defined purposes

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Hypernyms

grant subsidization subsidisation

Examples

In 2003, I introduced and passed The Tornado Shelters Act, which allows local governments to use Community Development Block Grant funds to construct storm shelters in manufactured housing communities. Spencer Bachus

block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare Source: Internet

Asked during a recent phone briefing with reporters about Medicaid's legacy under her stewardship, Verma didn't mention the expansion, work requirements or efforts to turn Medicaid into a block grant program for states. Source: Internet

At the same time, that could scuttle the Trump administration’s efforts to make Oklahoma a test case for its plan to transform the entitlement program into a block grant. Source: Internet

He had once opposed Medicaid expansion, but then came to support the Trump administration’s block grant plan announced earlier this year. Source: Internet

But then there was welfare reform, which turned it from a cost-sharing model to a block grant. Source: Internet

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