Sentences with phrase «sum block grants»
The money thus saved is to be returned in lump sum block grants to the states to distribute food aid as they see fit.
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The bill divides federal healthcare funding to the states using block grants — a lump sum of sorts paid up front to states — rather than the current percent match of actual spending.
Of immediate concern is providing states with a lump sum for Medicaid spending — a system known as block grants — as opposed to an open - ended entitlement.