A: categorical grant B: block grant C: program grant D: formula grant E: unfunded mandate
In a fiscal federal form of government, a block grant is a large sum of money granted by the national government to a regional government with only general provisions as to the way it is to be spent, in contrast to a categorical grant, which has stricter and specific provisions on the way it is to be spent.An advantage of block grants is that they allow regional governments to experiment with different ways of spending money with the same goal in mind.
Well, it depends. It is apparent that block grants are preferable to the states and governors, since they are more broad and less detailed on how the money can and should be spent, whereas a categorical grant is "categorized" and "specific" and is quite detailed in how the state is allowed to spend the money given from the Federal government.
A federal grant for states to afford increasing health care facilities would be an example of a
The President has the constitutional power to grant pardons.
Block grant - grant awarded for funding a specific purpose Categorical grant - same as a block grant but has more detailed restrictions in how the funding can be used
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Block Grants: Block grants leave it up to the grant receiver (for example, a US State from the Federal Government) to decide what to do with the money. Categorical Grant: Categorical grants are granted to the receiver (for example, a US State from the Federal Government) for a specific project or projects. Many times these projects include interstate (road) funding, education funding, or state job funding.
A block grant is essentially a group of categorical or project grants. A block grant can be advantageous in the sense that it allows regional governments to try different ways of using the money with the same goal in mind,
Tony Travers has written: 'Local government in Sweden' 'Tax reform in local government' -- subject(s): Local taxation 'Block grant distribution in 1982-3' 'The Wyndham report' 'Block grant distribution in 1981-2' 'Block grant' 'The method of paying block grant' 'Local income tax' '\\' 'An infrastructure fund for London' 'The weakening of local government'
Block grant. It is a type of grant that provides federal funding to states or local governments for broadly defined purposes, giving them more flexibility in how the money is spent compared to categorical grants.
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Ahhh...novanets fun aint it :P block grants
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