block grant
noun [C] ECONOMICS, FINANCEDefinition
› an amount of money given by a government to particular areas of a country to spend on public services such as houses, roads, etc.: Cuts in federal block grant funding have made it more difficult for the city to support community development projects.
(Definition of block grant noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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