block grant
noun
: an unrestricted grant made by the U.S. federal government to state and local governments to be used at their discretion to pay especially for social services that were formerly paid for through specific federal programs
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Years later, Clinton, signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act , which replaced direct welfare assistance with TANF block grants.
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Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
As a semi-autonomous Danish territory, Greenland has relied economically on annual block grant subsidies from Denmark and local fishing exports.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
But the other parties involved in the block grant program are skeptical of that quick timeframe.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
Experts determined that a block grant structure would cost as many as 6 million people their coverage.
—Time, 6 May 2025
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Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
As a semi-autonomous Danish territory, Greenland has relied economically on annual block grant subsidies from Denmark and local fishing exports.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
But the other parties involved in the block grant program are skeptical of that quick timeframe.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
Experts determined that a block grant structure would cost as many as 6 million people their coverage.
—Time, 6 May 2025
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“Block grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20grant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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