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13 Cards in this Set
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Block Grants
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Money from the national government that states can spend with broad guidelines determined by Washington
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Operational Grants
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Money for state programs
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Capital Grants
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Money for specific building purposes
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Entitlement Grants
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Money for transferring of income to citizens
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Grants in Aid
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Money given by the national government to the states.
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Categorical grant
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Federal grants for specific formula that determines eligibility
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Categorical Grant
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Award Project grants awarded based on competitive applications
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Revenue sharing
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Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with states
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Distributional formulas
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Formulas now used to equalize distribution among the states.
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Conditions of Aid
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Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds
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Mandates
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Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal funds.
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Devolution
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The effort to transfer responsibility for many public programs and services from the federal government to the states.
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Trends in the 80's and 90's cause??
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>Increased state responsibility
>Retrenchment of federal system >Increased fiscal stress at the state and local levels >State Policy innovation and activism >Unfunded mandates > mandates requiring states tyo carry out certain policies without federal cash > Most federal money has substantial conditions attached to its receipt |
