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Recent Examples of block grant
In the department’s budget request, the academic enrichment in grant is one of several to be folded into a single state undesignated block grant, to be spent however the state chooses.
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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
Another is block grants to rural hospitals, which are struggling.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Baker predicts the block grants would exacerbate the achievement gaps in most states.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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
Another is block grants to rural hospitals, which are struggling.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Baker predicts the block grants would exacerbate the achievement gaps in most states.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for block grant
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Polish and Dutch jets intercepted the drones, with assistance from Italian, German and NATO’s multinational forces, officials said.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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In EVs, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and real-time vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication depend on synchronized timekeeping for everything from sensor fusion to powertrain management.—
Markus Lutz,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other antioxidants in corn aid good vision.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Trump added that the federal government will start distributing less federal aid for disaster recovery and that the funding will come directly from the president's office, rather than through FEMA.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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And in July, US Congresswoman Shontel Brown of Ohio reintroduced legislation to create a new federal grant program for fibroid detection.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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CareQuest is evaluating how to use AI tools to monitor real-time progress on grant applications, implement planning and forecasting tools, and how to leverage other technologies that free up people’s time, minimize errors, and create efficiencies.—
Jack McCullough,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Block grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/block%20grant. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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