Block grant - grant awarded for funding a specific purpose

Categorical grant - same as a block grant but has more detailed restrictions in how the funding can be used

A block grant is essentially a group of categorical or project grants. A block grant can be advantageous in the sense that it allows regional governments to try different ways of using the money with the same goal in mind,

Preventive health and Health Services block grant.

Tony Travers has written:

'Local government in Sweden'

'Tax reform in local government' -- subject(s): Local taxation

'Block grant distribution in 1982-3'

'The Wyndham report'

'Block grant distribution in 1981-2'

'Block grant'

'The method of paying block grant'

'Local income tax'

'\\'

'An infrastructure fund for London'

'The weakening of local government'

Block grant. It is a type of grant that provides federal funding to states or local governments for broadly defined purposes, giving them more flexibility in how the money is spent compared to categorical grants.