block grant

noun

a consolidated grant of federal funds, formerly allocated for specific programs, that a state or local government may use at its discretion for such programs as education or urban development.

Origin of block grant

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby block grant

blocked shoe, blocker, block faulting, blockflöte, block front, block grant, blockhead, block heater, block heel, blockhouse, blockie

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British Dictionary definitions for block grant

block grant

noun

(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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Cultural definitions for block grant

block grant

A financial aid package that grants federal money to state and local governments for use in social welfare programs, such as law enforcement, community development, and health services. Block grants provide money for general areas of social welfare, rather than for specific programs. This arrangement not only reduces bureaucratic red tape (see also red tape), but also allows grant recipients more freedom to choose how to use the funds. A product of Republican administrations in the 1970s and 1980s, block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare. (See federalism.)

单词	block grant
释义	block grant noun a consolidated grant of federal funds, formerly allocated for specific programs, that a state or local government may use at its discretion for such programs as education or urban development. Origin of block grant First recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby block grant blocked shoe, blocker, block faulting, blockflöte, block front, block grant, blockhead, block heater, block heel, blockhouse, blockie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for block grant block grant noun (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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for block grant block grant A financial aid package that grants federal money to state and local governments for use in social welfare programs, such as law enforcement, community development, and health services. Block grants provide money for general areas of social welfare, rather than for specific programs. This arrangement not only reduces bureaucratic red tape (see also red tape), but also allows grant recipients more freedom to choose how to use the funds. A product of Republican administrations in the 1970s and 1980s, block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare. (See federalism.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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