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Noun: block grant  blók graant
  1. A grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs
    "block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare"

Derived forms: block grants

Type of: grant, subsidisation [Brit], subsidization

Encyclopedia: Block grant

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