Grants in aid are grants to states to achieve a public project or service.
Categorical grants are grants that are given to states for a SPECIFIC PURPOSE.
Block grants are given to states for a GENERAL purpose.
Grants in aid are grants to states to achieve a public project or service. Categorical grants are grants that are given to states for a SPECIFIC PURPOSE. Block grants are given to states for a GENERAL purpose.
Federal grants-in-aid used only for a designated activity are called categorical grants. If a state accepts a federal grant-in-aid, it must comply with federal restrictions on its use.
Categorical grant
Block Grants: Block grants leave it up to the grant receiver (for example, a US State from the Federal Government) to decide what to do with the money. Categorical Grant: Categorical grants are granted to the receiver (for example, a US State from the Federal Government) for a specific project or projects. Many times these projects include interstate (road) funding, education funding, or state job funding.
why do state officials prefer block grants as form of federal aid
categorical grants
may only use money for the single purpose specified in the grant-in-aid.
An example would be Head Start or the Food Stamp program.
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Revenue Sharing - Can be used for anything Block Grants - Has one general purpose, Central government gives money to state of "technology" can use for computers, phones etc. Categorical Grants - One specific things - Computers for Public schools.
Categorical grants are the main source of federal aid to state and local government, can be used only for specific purposes and for helping education or categories of state and local spending.Categorical grants are distributed either on a formula basis or a project basis. For project grants, states compete for funding; the federal government selects specific projects based on merit. Formula grants, on the other hand, are distributed based on a standardized formula set by Congress.During the development of the Interstate Highway System, congressional grants provided roughly 90% of the funding. Categorical grants may be spent only for narrowly defined purposes and 33% of categorical grants are considered to be formula grants. Examples of categorical grants include Head Start, the Food Stamp Program, and Medicaid.
A categorical grant is given to a state as federal aid. This type of grant can be used for education supplied by the state. A project grant is a federal grant that is awarded to a state that meets the criteria for issues such as, mental health.