block grant
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block grant — ➔ grant1 * * * block grant UK US noun [C] ECONOMICS, FINANCE ► an amount of money given by a government to particular areas of a country to spend on public services such as houses, roads, etc.: »Cuts in federal block grant funding have made it… … Financial and business terms
block grant — n: an unrestricted federal grant Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
block grant — n. a grant of federal funds to a state or local government for discretionary use in funding a block of programs, with or without guidelines … English World dictionary
block grant — block′ grant n. gov an unrestricted federal grant • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
block grant — noun count money that a national government gives to local governments to pay for services such as education and health … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
block grant — noun a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare • Hypernyms: ↑grant, ↑subsidization, ↑subsidisation * * * I. noun : a fixed grant of… … Useful english dictionary
Block grant — In a federal system 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. This can be contrasted with a categorical grant… … Wikipedia
block grant — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms block grant : singular block grant plural block grants money that a national government gives to local governments to pay for services such as education and health … English dictionary
block grant — subsidijų programa statusas Aprobuotas sritis Europos Sąjungos finansų politika apibrėžtis Negrąžintinos paramos programa, skirta pareiškėjų parengtiems paprojekčiams remti ir šios programos administravimo išlaidoms padengti. atitikmenys: angl.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
block grant intermediary — subsidijų programos tarpinė institucija statusas Aprobuotas sritis Europos Sąjungos finansų politika apibrėžtis Institucija, atsakinga už subsidijų programos įgyvendinimą, administravimą ir paprojekčių, finansuojamų iš subsidijų programos lėšų,… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
block grant intermediate authority — subsidijų programos tarpinė institucija statusas Aprobuotas sritis Europos Sąjungos finansų politika apibrėžtis Institucija, atsakinga už subsidijų programos įgyvendinimą, administravimą ir paprojekčių, finansuojamų iš subsidijų programos lėšų,… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
