The availability or lack of federal grants can affect the ability of state and local governments to fund projects. With higher federal grants the state and local administrators can afford to spend more than they could otherwise on things that will make their area better such as transportation infrastructure, education, and more.
The general term for federal money given to states or local governments are called grants. These monies may also be given to private corporations in the event of a bailout.
Income-taxing authorities are any entity to which the law imputes the right and power to collect income tax. These are the federal government, State governments, and local or municipal governments, where the grants of this power are made by the State to the local or municipal governments, and not simply exercised by local and municipal governments on behalf of the State.
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Grants in aid provide federal money for programs with local control.
Grants in aid provide federal money for programs with local control.
Block grants give states and local governments greater freedom in deciding how to spend the national grant money.
Several programs, including No Child Left Behind (2001) involve direct payments to local school systems, which are primarily funded by the local governments and regulated by the state governments.
It is very common for the Federal Government to make grants to the fifty states, and very common for states to make grants to local governments. Categorical grants are not to be confused with general grants or unencumbered funds, which can be applied toward anything in the state/local budget. Categorical grants could be for improving road conditions, health care, law enforcement, fire protection, etc. In that case, the funds could only be applied to the category of road repair, health care, etc., thus they are called cateogical.
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There are Federal government grants and state and local government grants. Federal grants are only given for safety reasons - eg. bringing your electrical wiring up to code, and improving energy efficiency. State and local grants can be anything, including beautification, energy efficiency, or preservation (in the case of monumental buildings).
To provide federal money for programs with local control.
To provide federal money for programs with local control.