Sentences with phrase «idea of block grants»

The idea of block grants to institutions — where the institutions themselves dole out the money — has gone.

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Critics of the school lunch block grant idea warn that the measure does not provide enough funding to keep up with growing needs, does not guarantee a free lunch to needy students, and would prompt many schools to offer fewer complete meals or to drop their lunch programs altogether.

A common theme was the idea of giving states more flexibility to change the definition of essential health benefits, or block granting the ACA's funding to the states and let them develop their own solutions.

Of these 12 programs, only four provide substantial funds to serve children: special education preschool grants, also known as Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA; Head Start; the Child Care and Development Block Grant, or CCDBG; and Child Care Mandatory and Matching FundOf these 12 programs, only four provide substantial funds to serve children: special education preschool grants, also known as Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA; Head Start; the Child Care and Development Block Grant, or CCDBG; and Child Care Mandatory and Matching Fundof the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA; Head Start; the Child Care and Development Block Grant, or CCDBG; and Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds.