BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Block Grant
- money that the federal government gives to a local government to spend in ways that the recipient determines
Additional Resources
- HHS: states transfer $1 billion from TANF into block grant.(Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)(Brief Article)
- Almost $1 billion of the $2.6 billion states spent on the Social Services Block Grant in 2002 came from funding transferred from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TANF block grant, new government data show. Almost $1 billion of the $2.6 billion states...
- Research articles 2004-07-19
- Youth block grant okayed by key Senate committee.
- The Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources has approved the Youth Development Block Grant program that would replace several other programs and provide formula block grant funding to counties. The funding would be intended for youth services and development.Legislation that would swap funding for 22 categorical programs (including...
- Research articles 1995-07-24
- Senate funds local law enforcement block grant. (Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program)
- The US Senate appropriated almost $500 million for the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program LLEGB, which provides federal aid to safety initiatives that are specific to cities. Amendments that somewhat erode the program are discussed. Local governments scored a victory last week as the Senate appropriated...
- Research articles 1997-08-04
- NLC says CDBG funding must be maintained. (National League of Cities; Community Development Block Grant Program)
- Eddie Blankenship, chairman of the National League of Cities' Community and Economic Development Policy Committee, called on Congress to reauthorize and fully fund the Federal government's formula grant programs in testimony delivered March 16. Testifying before the House Subcommittee on Housing and Community ...
- Research articles 1994-03-28
- Senate starts to re-up Law Enforcement Block Grant.(Senator Michael DeWine is sponsoring a bill to reauthorize the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program for five years and to increase the funding to $750 million)(Brief Article)
- Senator Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) last week introduced legislation that would authorize the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant LLEBG program for the next five years and raise the funding level to $750 million each year - a significant increase over this years $523 million. The bill does,...
- Research articles 1998-04-13
- Senate approves 2006 HUD bill, rejects termination of CDBG.(Community Development Block Grant)(Brief Article)
- President Bush's plan to terminate the Community Development Block Grant appears dead following Senate action in late October. President Bush's plan to terminate the Community Development Block Grant appears dead following Senate action in late October.
- Research articles 2005-10-28
- Senate bill would save CDBG but propose cuts next year.(Housing)(Community Development Block Grant)(Brief Article)
- The Senate is joining the House of Representatives by proposing to save the Community Development Block Grant. But the program still may face cutbacks next year. The Senate is joining the House of Representatives by proposing to save the Community Development Block Grant....
- Research articles 2005-07-22
- Senate Appropriations Committee rejects Bush plan to kill CDBG.(Community Development Block Grant)
- The Senate Appropriations Committee last month joined the House in voting to save the Community Development Block Grant. The Senate Appropriations Committee last month joined the House in voting to save the Community Development Block Grant.
- Research articles 2005-08-15
- National group urges Congress to keep CSBG funding steady.(Community Services Block Grant)
- The community services block grant has successfully put decision-making at the local level and provided a model for helping low-income people "in a flexible, decentralized, non-bureaucratic and accountable way," said the National Associatio The community services block grant has successfully put decision-making at the local...
- Research articles 2004-04-26
- Key House lawmakers call for GAO report on CSBG management.(General Accountability Office., Community Services Block Grant program.)
- Controversy over management of Head Start programs is spilling over into the Community Services Block Grant program, as key House lawmakers this month asked federal investigators to probe the financial oversight structure of CSBG. Controversy over management of Head Start programs is spilling...
- Research articles 2005-04-25
- Senate panel falls in line with House, continues funding for CDBG in FY06.(Community Development Block Grant)
- The Community Development Block Grant's survival seems all but assured, as a Senate Appropriations subcommittee this month approved $3.7 billion to keep the endangered program alive. The Community Development Block Grant's survival seems all but assured, as a Senate Appropriations subcommittee this month...
- Research articles 2005-07-25
- Senate panel doubles house level, restores funding for CSBG in FY06.(Community Services Block Grant)
- Senate appropriators came through for community action programs this month, as a bill rejecting the administration's plan to end the Community Services Block Grant and instead continuing it at current funding cleared the Senate Appropriations Committ Senate appropriators came through for community action programs this...
- Research articles 2005-07-25
- House, Senate take up budget amid competing interests.(Special Report: The Future of CDBG)(Community Development Block Grant)
- The Community Development Block Grant program has had popular political support since its start in 1974. Advocates are counting on that goodwill this year as they design strategies to preserve the program. The Community Development Block Grant program has had popular political...
- Research articles 2005-05-06
- House approves funding bill halving CSBG funding; action shifts to Senate.(Community Services Block Grant)
- All eyes are on the Senate this week, as the fight to keep the Community Services Block Grant funded at current levels shifts to that side of the Capitol. All eyes are on the Senate this week, as the fight to keep the ...
- Research articles 2005-07-11
- Senate committee ups CSBG, strikes even start for FY05.(Community Services Block Grant)(fiscal year 2005)
- Community Action Agencies and other grantees would share $650 million in the Community Services Block Grant CSBG for the coming fiscal year, under a Senate Appropriations Committee plan that is more generous than either the House bill or the admini Community Action Agencies and other grantees...
- Research articles 2004-09-27
- HHS revives Medicaid block grant idea, but chance of passage is small for now.
- This week, the Bush administration said it still backs a plan under which states would have the option of taking their Medicaid dollars in the form of a block grant rather than as an open-ended match. But how hard it will push for the proposal in an...
- Research articles 2004-02-06
- National Community Action Foundation Welcomes GAO's Community Services Block Grant Recommendations
- WASHINGTON, July 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Community Action Foundation NCAF hopes a new Government Accountability Office GAO report exposing oversight faults in the Community Services Block Grant CSBG is a step forward in improving federal WASHINGTON, July 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Community Action Foundation NCAF hopes...
- Research articles 2006-07-13
- HHS's Health Resources and Services Administration plans a solicitation for logistical support for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program Activities.(Procurement Watch)(Health and Human Services Department)(Brief Article)
- HHS's Health Resources and Services Administration plans a solicitation for logistical support for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program ... HHS's Health Resources and Services Administration plans a solicitation for logistical support for the Title V Maternal and Child Health...
- Research articles 2005-04-15
- Welfare transfers bolster fed support for SSBG.(Social Services Block Grant )(Brief Article)
- States continue to rely on welfare transfers to support child care and other activities in the Social Services Block Grant, new data show. States spent $2.6 billion on SSBG in 2002, the most recent year for which data are available. Nearly $1 billion of...
- Research articles 2004-06-30
- House clears bill to increase access to housing block grant funding.
- Legislation designed to give tribes more access to federal housing funds has taken a major step forward in the House and now awaits action in the Senate. The measure, which cleared the House last month, would give tribes unrestricted access to funds under...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
