"Existing federal dollars" refers to the money that the government already has or is currently budgeted for various purposes or programs. Full definition
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)