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Recent Examples of block grant
But abolishing the department would have less of a practical impact than radically overhauling the student loan program or turning a program like Title I into a block grant.
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Frederick Hess, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The same order also directed the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on how states can use block grant funds for children and families on educational alternatives, including private and faith-based options.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
The ranges depended on factors like the discretionary block grant and funding for transitional kindergarten.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
One proposal causing concern among some NIH supporters would give at least some of the NIH budget directly to states through block grants, bypassing the agency's intensive peer-review system.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Frederick Hess, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The same order also directed the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on how states can use block grant funds for children and families on educational alternatives, including private and faith-based options.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
The ranges depended on factors like the discretionary block grant and funding for transitional kindergarten.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
One proposal causing concern among some NIH supporters would give at least some of the NIH budget directly to states through block grants, bypassing the agency's intensive peer-review system.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for block grant
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The deal could mark the first major foreign policy win of the new administration—addressing Republican concerns about the costs of aiding Ukraine, while also providing a repayment mechanism that alleviates some of the political obstacles for future assistance.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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During an October meeting, the FBI employee gave Pang $3,000 as payment for Pang and the other individual’s assistance in the operation.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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On Monday evening, the Associated Press reported that Trump had at least temporarily paused all U.S. military aid to Ukraine.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Israel is currently blocking all humanitarian aid and goods from entering Gaza as its far-right government seeks to pressure Hamas into a new ceasefire deal to release more Israeli hostages, but without committing to permanently ending the war as Hamas is demanding.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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To date, the nonprofit has helped solved 15 cases and has awarded 228 grants since its creation in 2020.—
Sydney Cella,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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Yet with no grant funding available organizations like KOTM rely solely on community contributions to sustain their work.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Block grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/block%20grant. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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