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block grant

/ˌblɔk ˈgrænt/
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Other forms: block grants

Definitions of block grant
  1. noun
    a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs
    block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare”
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    type of:
    grant, subsidisation, subsidization
    the act of providing a subsidy
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