Definition of «existing federal dollars»

The phrase "existing federal dollars" refers to funds that are currently allocated and available for use by various government programs, departments or agencies. These funds have been appropriated by Congress and authorized for distribution through the annual budget process. The term is often used in discussions about fiscal policy and budgetary decisions as a way of describing how existing resources can be utilized to support new initiatives or priorities without requiring additional funding from taxpayers.

Sentences with «existing federal dollars»

This will be done, according to the plan, by reprioritizing existing federal dollars. (magnetschools.info)
The GI Bill, Pell Grants, student loans, both Presidents Bush, President Trump, the 25 states that allow parents to choose among public and private schools, Congress with its passage of the Washington, D.C. voucher program, 45 U.S. senators who voted in 2015 to allow states to use existing federal dollars for vouchers, Betsy DeVos — or her senate critics? (tnedreport.com)
When Trump spoke at a Cleveland charter school in September, he pledged to funnel $ 20 billion in existing federal dollars into scholarships for low - income students. (mcall.com)
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