The phrase "millions of federal dollars" refers to a large amount of money that has been allocated by the federal government for a specific purpose or project. Full definition
And once states accepted tens of millions of federal dollars for things they had always funded themselves, federal compliance rules came into play. (educationnext.org)
However, the state was put on «high - risk status» and could have lost millions of federal dollars if it did not administer a state science test. (chicagotribune.com)
This budget crisis is also putting at risk millions upon millions of federal dollars; in home visiting funds alone, the state is at risk of losing $ 40 million in federal funding. (theounce.org)