Difference between revisions of "Block grants"

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−	'''Block grants''' are [[federal]] funds provided to states without specific limitations as to how the money should be spent.  States then have discretion to spend on various areas such as law enforcement as they think best.	+	'''Block grants''' are [[federal]] funds provided to states without specific limitations as to how the money should be spent.  States then have a wide degree of discretion to spend on various areas such as law enforcement as they think best, subject to a limited degree of federal oversight.<ref>[http://www.urban.org/publications/310991.html]</ref>
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Block grants are federal funds provided to states without specific limitations as to how the money should be spent. States then have a wide degree of discretion to spend on various areas such as law enforcement as they think best, subject to a limited degree of federal oversight.^[1]

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