What Is a Block Grant? A block grant is an annual sum of money that is awarded by the federal government to a state or local government body to help fund a specific project or program such as Medicaid ...

Cuts in federal aid for programs that target low-income residents are causing Moorhead officials to rally for more dollars from Capitol Hill. Federal allocations for Moorhead's Community Development ...

As Congress negotiates a bill to overhaul the federal budget, lawmakers looking to save money should note $30 billion in potential savings hiding in plain sight. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness ...

President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal includes the total elimination of the Community Services Block Grant, a little-known but vitally important source of funding aimed at reducing poverty for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump’s second term hit the 100-day mark on Tuesday, April 29 President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday ...

WITH MORE ON THE MILESTONE. DEB. YEAH, ASHLEY KAI BUY BACK THE BLOCK WAS ONE OF SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT WERE STARTED WITH FUNDS FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT. THE IDEA WAS SIMPLE ELIMINATE THE ...

Congress’s efforts to produce “one big, beautiful bill” that reflects President Donald Trump’s tax and spending priorities is about to kick into high gear as the House and Senate turn to crafting ...

In his July 28 op-ed column, "Ryan's stale ideas," E.J. Dionne Jr. criticized Rep. Paul Ryan's idea of "wrapping federal [anti-poverty] programs into a block grant and shipping them off to the states.

A federal judge in South Carolina ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to terminate an environmental justice grant program was “arbitrary and capricious and unlawful.” The lead plaintiff in ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seen in Washington, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal includes the total elimination ...