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Recent Examples of block grant
Though advocates claim block grants offer states greater flexibility, the primary result would be fewer medical services and fewer Medicaid beneficiaries.
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Robert Pearl, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Congress could fix the problems with federal homeless policy by restructuring federal homeless assistance into a block grant sent to state governments.
—Stephen Eide, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
The largest are Medicaid block grants, but states and cities also get federal grants to help them with transportation, education, energy, and numerous other functions.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
But the biggest change would be allocating K-12 education money directly to the states via block grants.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Robert Pearl, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Congress could fix the problems with federal homeless policy by restructuring federal homeless assistance into a block grant sent to state governments.
—Stephen Eide, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
The largest are Medicaid block grants, but states and cities also get federal grants to help them with transportation, education, energy, and numerous other functions.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
But the biggest change would be allocating K-12 education money directly to the states via block grants.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for block grant
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On the other hand, Anthropic itself is quick to sell its LLMs as a way for other companies to help employees that might have a little trouble communicating without AI assistance.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
4 Feb. 2025
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Marocco, who is also serving as the State Department’s head of foreign assistance, drafted the directive to freeze almost all foreign aid.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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And both government and healthcare employers could soon feel the effects of the Trump administration’s moves to pare federal payrolls and public aid that is critical for health services and social assistance.—
Don Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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These unprecedented changes have drawn significant criticism from humanitarian organizations, foreign governments, and political opponents, who claim that the Trump administration is abandoning America's historic commitment to global development and humanitarian aid.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Other senators expressed concern about a lack of new investment for local homelessness grants and funding for Prop 36, which is expected to increase prison and jail populations by about 3,300 people this year.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
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Finally, there is enormous uncertainty about the fate of federal grants, including those for taxpayer assistance.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Block grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/block%20grant. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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