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block grant
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block grant
n.
An unrestricted federal grant, as to a locality.

block grant
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain) an annual grant made by the government to a local authority to help to pay for the public services it provides, such as health, education, and housing
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Noun1.block grant - a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs; "block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare"
grant, subsidisation, subsidization - the act of providing a subsidy


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Monahan BOSTON - The state will be receiving less money for community development block grants from the federal government than last year, but Gov.
To better understand states' spending patterns for TANF funds as the Congress debates the program's reauthorization, the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means, asked us to provide information on (1) TANF balances, including the amount of funds transferred to states' child care and social services block grants, that remain unspent and (2) the extent to which these balances reflect reserves available for future use.
Block grants are intended to give state governments flexibility in the use of funds.
 
 
 
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